"Good info on running. I shouldn't assume that all cops have enough brains to give up before they get in over their heads. I think holding a suspect responsible for cops stupid choice to pursue at high speed for nothing more than street racing is a pile of . They do not EVER have to choose to put themselves in danger. I feel for that poor guys family but lets face it, there's a good chance he wanted to go fast and he picked on non threatening, non armed, fleeing prey to get his rocks off (speed rush or authority issues). He should have stopped and radioed.
I can't help loving to go fast. I try to do it as safely as I can. yeah I would feel terrible if my fun lead to a friend's death or a cop if either was stupid enough to drive beyond his own limits."
So you wouldn't mind if I chose not to pursue a criminal that just robbed you, or murdered a family member then, since I don't want to get killed chasing someone? And it's not "getting my rocks off"...I hate pursuits. It's definitely an adrenalin dump and a pulse quickener, but it's damn sure not something I like doing. Should we only pursue the crinimals that YOU think are important to catch? The ones that break the laws that YOU think is important? Pursue noone? Pursue everyone?
I go over the speed limit on my bike, and if I get caught it's on me. And if I decided to run and got caught, it's my fault too. Not the police because they decided to pursue me.