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Originally Posted by martyh
w out here in the real world the police have to take risks both with there own lives and the publics
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The is no way that the Police can be allowed to take risks with the general public as that is akin to giving them carte blanche to do anything that they feel is necessary to apprehend a criminal even if it means killing the odd innocent bystander in the process.
This the UK not Chile or Brazil where such actions are acceptable.
Are we supposed to accept that because a Police officer has been issued with a warrant card that he can go out and kill innocent people in the course of carrying out his duty and then be let off with a pat on the back.
I dearly hope that this country never turns into that kind of Police state were the citizens are classed as 2nd rate and therefore it becomes acceptable for them to be killed by the people who are supposedly there to uphold the law.
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Flyboy the ANPR pinged that the was some kind of traffic offence that had been perpetrated by the driver being pursued, not a life of death warrant in any case.
The driver saw the incident in his rear view mirror and stopped and when questioned it was found that the warrant was invalid and out of date.
So a chase that should not have been instigated led to the death of a innocent 16 year girl because off incompetence by the police force for not keeping their system updated.
Also if you look at the video you will see that when Hayley the victim comes into view the is no time to brake from that ridiculously high speed as it would take around 800 feet to stop on a straight dry road, she never ever stood a chance and that is why he was jailed.
The protection of the public should be of paramount importance not the possibility of a feeling someones collar.
I have no doubt that many similar tragedies will happen if this kind of policing is allowed to continue.