Originally Posted by moomooCow (Post 6604182)

The point they're going after is that if those guy stopped pursuing, would the criminal then slow down and drive at normal speeds?

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6604535)

Maybe, maybe not... based on other police chase videos I've seen. Sometimes they'll continue driving crazy even after they've stopped being followed.

But irregardless, if that's the point, should police not pursue fleeing criminals either?

Originally Posted by penner2k (Post 6604555)

The police would have called off the chase at those speeds.

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6604625)

You've got to be kidding me.

Originally Posted by moomooCow (Post 6604767)

Nope, they do that a lot of the times. If they chase and the criminal crashes and kills a whole bunch of people. They're sooooooooooo fucked. The thing is though, they have your plate and may even have a helicopter on you..

Originally Posted by tool001 (Post 6604837)

well, if the person they were chasing gets charged with speeding, they should too!

usually when police is chasing criminals, they add on charges for all the laws they brake while in persuit (i.e. speeding, running red-lights etc.)

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6604535)

Maybe, maybe not... based on other police chase videos I've seen. Sometimes they'll continue driving crazy even after they've stopped being followed.

But irregardless, if that's the point, should police not pursue fleeing criminals either?

Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 6604896)

"irregardless"???? wtf haha

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6604782)

Then why are there so much footage of police car chases?

I watch World's Wildest Police Chases like everyday...

What if you're driving a stolen vehicle? So what if they have your plate if it's not your vehicle? Once you reach speeds of 160kmph, they say... gee, it's too dangerous, we'll let him go?

Some major cities like Los Angeles might have police helicopters to help with car chases... but most places like Vancouver does NOT.

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6604782)

Then why are there so much footage of police car chases?

I watch World's Wildest Police Chases like everyday...

What if you're driving a stolen vehicle? So what if they have your plate if it's not your vehicle? Once you reach speeds of 160kmph, they say... gee, it's too dangerous, we'll let him go?

Some major cities like Los Angeles might have police helicopters to help with car chases... but most places like Vancouver does NOT.

Originally Posted by 604racer (Post 6604084)

What about that 300zx thread. Holly and Dustin followed a swerving, reckless driver. After phoning the police and giving the trucks info, they should have stopped following right? But they didn't. Should they be charged?

What about the guy who witnessed 2 guys robbing a car. He called police, the operator told him not to pursuit them. What did he do? He followed them. Should he be charged?

In both cases if they were driving at an excessive speed or not I don't think they should be charged, unless they caused an accident or something. I know the end does not justify the mean. But when people witness something like this, they don't just give what information they know and call it a day. They want to be there till the end. Put yourself in anyone of these 3 situations. Some guy steals a car. You call the police and you tell them the license plate number, make, model, and direction they are headed. Now do you just not do anything else? I would say most people would at least try and follow them. If they were driving at 120km/h and getting away, would you follow them at 60km/h? I doubt it. They would be long gone and you should have just listened to the operator and not pursued. I'm sure you would try and keep them in your view.

It might not make complete sense, but I'm tired. I also still have work to finish. All in all, this is a tricky situation. And everyone has their own opinion. Do I need a flame suit for this one?

Originally Posted by Turbo E (Post 6604371)

he could have merely followed rather than engage in hi speed persuit. him chasing the guy could have caused the criminal to try that much harder to flee and cause a huge accident.

Originally Posted by bengy (Post 6605077)

Spezza's brother wasn't driving the Porsche. OP fail!

Originally Posted by Timpo (Post 6605658)

here are some facts...

1. it was a happy ending
2. these guys weren't street racing
3. they were trying to save a girl who was screaming for help
4. it's not that they didn't obey to 911 operator
5. didn't cause accidents (lucky or not)
6. without those guys, there is no guarantee that police could have caught him before he was going to murder the girl or something.

I would say NOT guilty.

You guys are biased just because the guy was driving a Porsche 911 Turbo.

What if he was driving a 4 door family car like Camry, calling police and giving them information where they were, their license plates, etc? And trying to save the girl?

Originally Posted by Major153 (Post 6605072)

Ok - I agree that this is a controversial issue, but let me address your points.

It's one thing to "follow" someone, such as a reckless driver, because he is going to drive recklessly regardless. It is a COMPLETELY different issue, when you are "chasing" someone who is trying to flee. By chasing him, you are encouraging the guy to speed (170km/h). You are putting EVERYONE on the road in danger.

By the time, they "cause an accident or something" - it will be too late, someone could he hurt or worse. By chasing the dude, they might be cause the guy to panic and therefore take unnecessary risks to get away.

Any yes, I would stop the pursuit if I've already reported it to the police - the guy is going 170km/h. I'm not going to chase the guy in high pursuit and put myself, my passengers, the victim (who was hysterical), and everyone else on the road in danger.