I not questioning the duty of cops and in Georgia officers can still ditch a high speed suspect but recently charges are beginning to be filled and are sticking for excessive use of force. I am asking that persons use a little logic for the situation. There are ways to still apprehend and prosecute people who break the law why not use some of those tactics.
Do you think the store clerk recognized the kid who is probably a local around there?

Could the police get identification and serve the citation at the child’s house.

Could this same kid be prosecuted with out pushing this kid to further endanger himself?

If you answer yes or possibly yes to any of the above question you have to question the logic behind the chase.

To support chase at no cost are you wiser and more knowledgeable on the issue than the 1000’s of LAW ENFORCEMENT agencies around the US that admit and recognize a problem exist with giving chase?

 

BIG BLACK-----Exactly WHERE does your logic stop?

When a law enforcement officer is on a runaway pursuit of another ATV [or even a vehicle],he/she has NO IDEA WHO/WHAT is behind the helmet on the ATV.He does NOT know if the kid is 15yrs old OR 45 yrs old?He does NOT know if the runaway is packing a weapon,drugs,or maybe a convicted felon,wanted in 2 States?

You run,you lose-IMO!

 

Logic?
the kid could have chosen NOT to RUN!And we would'nt be having this goofy conversation.

Thats the LOGIC part of my conversation.

 

You have misunderstood me, I did not say let them get away with it. Many times in a chase the first few seconds is enough time to gather enough information to later identify the suspect. Let’s abandon the chase and find and prosecute them later.

 

He does not know and it is not even a considerable thought for the officer to have. He was chasing the suspect because he was operating a ATV improperly. That does not justify death.

Again do you have more info than LAW ENFORCEMENT agencies around the US that say themselves that chase should be abandoned when the danger exceeds the crime?

 

How many 14yr olds do you know that make rational decisions?

Again he(the 14yr old) should be cited but there are other ways to handle then to purposely run this kid on thin ice.

 

Not blaming the cops for his misdoing just expressing what (again) 1000's of law enforcement agencies are also expressing. Chase should be abandoned when the danger exceeds the crime. Use other alternatives to apprehend the suspect.

The parents cannot be the blame unless they are proven to be aware of this kid’s wrong doing.

I remember sneaking out of the house at night were my parents the blame, no

I remember going places on my 3-Wheeler (oops dated myself) I was not suppose to, were my parents the blame, no

 

I would expect you to be the first on TV to state if you were this kid's parents, "Well little sweetquad jr had it coming and I commend the police for their effort to take this severe criminal off the road and I apologize to the officers for the danger he put them in by making them give chase, the little jerk just gave all ATV'ers a bad name."

And then you read of Police Chiefs around the US explain alternatives to giving chase and still say, "Well he got what he deserved and I would not prefer those alternatives to what happened and I am satisfied with the job preformed by our outstanding police, they are so great in taking these little jerks of the road so the rest of us can enjoy the sport because we NEVER inappreciably operate our ATV."

 

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Originally posted by: sweetquads
One of the largest police forces in the nation does. The L.A. police department enacted a no chase policy in 99.

Las Vegas in 2003

For just a couple of big agencies.

 

I was a very good kid. I made good grades, all the teachers wrote home letters of my great behavior, I was polite and courteous to everyone never question my parents and their decisions but I was still a teenager. If I had got caught then my image could have been shattered. I did get in trouble from time to time for minor things like talking in class, and typical kid stuff but nothing major that would indicate any problems.

At 16 I got pulled over 1 or 2 times speeding 68 in a 55 and 56 in a 45 and pulled over and the officer let me go with a warning. Mainly due to the respect I gave him. Yes Sir, No Sir, etc… I took both of those warnings to my parents apologized and had my keys taken for a given time, longer the second.

I always have accepted my punishment and from actions as above my parents trusted and had great belief in my innocent behavior which for the most part was an accurate belief.

So how could they have suspected I would sneak out (really only a couple of times) and go places I shouldn’t? They had from seeing and hearing a greatly behaved child. They were not at fault.

When your kids do something I am positive you will publicly apologize for not being a good parent and knowing every thought in their mind to prevent such actions.