[JDM]

You know, this is actually a HUGE debate, and one that could change the world of policing as we know it. There are some departments, Minneapolis included, that will terminate a pursuit if the person driving the car isn't wanted for a felony. And they will even terminate that if speeds exceed 110 MPH. A lot of chases these days are terminated, more than you would know. On average, just between Ramsey County, and Eastern Hennepin County, on a good day, there's probably at least 1 chase, and it will usually end up in the officer giving up due to lack of back up.

I don't agree with those kids going to jail. Living with the death of a friend, when you know you were doing the same thing, is a horrible scenario. Especially at a young age. I HIGHLY doubt that if in MN, those kids would have faired the same, as I see MN a little more conservative than MO.


New devices are in testing modes, such as the EMP crawler. The lead pursuit car would have a device under his car, that would shoot out a device under the car bieng chased, and the device would emit enough EMP to shut down the car bieng chased.



So I don't think cops should be totally held responsible like these kids in MOST cases, as to be certified, you have to complete driving courses, and you're a little more educated than a High School kid (sometimes), but those kids should NOT have been handed down that punishment.


But I don't know any department that would continue a dangerous chase through residential streets at 130+ mph...

***There was actually a chase that came from Anoka, that went through Ramsey County, and the criminal ended up going down Grand Avenue. They called off the chase after the guy hit 80 mph on Grand. Quite a few people actually ended up calling in an excessive speeder, and the guy ended up crashing quite violently into a tree near his house. No one was injured, and the chase was long enough to involve Anoka Co Sheriff, Ramsey Co Sheriff, New Brighton PD, Roseville PD, Saint Paul PD, State Patrol, and Mendotat Heights PD.***