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Old 24-12-2009, 10:21   #422
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Re: This one's going down
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Originally Posted by Derek S View Post
I do disagree with the verdict but thats the beauty of living in a free country. Do you agree with all the verdicts decided upon in courts in the UK or do you sometimes think they get it wrong.



Its a balancing act. The safest thing to do would be never break the speed limit at all. If you've ever had a car nicked how would you feel if the Police had it in their sights but didn't follow the driver "Just in case"
I would rather that a child was not killed for the sake of piece of metal. I would rather that the police officer behaved in a responsible manner, in accordance with his job. If a police officer told me that the reason they did not recover my vehicle, was because to do so would have caused a greater danger to the public, I would have most certainly accepted it.

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
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agree 100% there ,i am sure that all officers would prefer to have a co-driver with them when engaging in pursuits of any kind ,but sadly in this case that didn't happen and the end result is a tragedy
Maybe we should also be looking at the way the police force operate in respect to these cases ,should drivers even be on there own? is it safe for drivers however well trained to operate the electronics in such cars whilst driving at high speed ,is it even legal?
the police are in a very hard position because they have to adopt a one rule for everyone attitude ,if a passing car is flagged as stolen then it must be stopped ,the officer doesn't know if that car is genuinely stolen or a error on the system ,he doesn't know if it's joy riders or a murderer escaping the scene or indeed a innocent driver who's car had been stolen ,then recovered but the system not updated quickly enough ,all of this must be taken into consideration imo and do go some way to explain the drivers actions
As far as I am aware, the ANPR system will tell the officer why it has been flagged. I am pretty sure that if it was an armed robber, or a murder escaping the scene, it would be a foolhardy exercise to pursue someone without knowing why. This will more than likely put that officer in greater danger.
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