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Originally Posted by beemk
what if he kills one of them before they find him? death threats shouldn't be taken lightly. if you let people go just because they speed away in a car then everyone will be doing it.
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Doesn't seem to me like chasing them down through the streets has ever been a deterrent. If it worked as you suggest, there wouldn't be car chases anymore would there? As for the death threats, they aren't really valid coming from an unarmed lunatic that's running away. I understand that the police do not have the ability to reason or think, but maybe their boss could put in in writing for them or something. Maybe work it into the daily pledge of police allegiance or something.
Guy holding a gun pointed at you issuing a death threat = an immediate threat.
Guy yelling "I'm gonna kill you" then running away laughing = crazy person non-threat.
So I stick by my first assessment. Set the fucker on fire right outside the police station, tase him while watching him burn, then shoot him to make sure he's dead when it's over. No need to waste gasoline and time chasing him through the streets. Just hit the bastard with a flamethrower and get it over with.