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-> RG>Yep, it has many of the Troops I work with rethinking the pursuit
->   >question.  We'll see how things go, but if it goes the way of 
-> making the   >officer responsible, me thinks the days of high speed 
-> pursuits of felons   >will come to an end.
-> I think many jurisdictions have already come to the conclusion that
-> they have to handle high speed pursuits differently, for obvious
-> reasons.  However, I recall years ago having coffee with a Washington
-> State Trooper and discussing his radar traffic work.  He indicated
-> that on the interstate that he worked regularly, once his radar
-> indicated a speeder passing him, (in a stationery position), he would
-> have to accelerate to from 80-100 MPH to catch the speeder.  Even this
-> type of situation can create a hazard.  I recall in Virginia one of
-> their troopers took off in pursuit of a speeder.  In the process, he
-> lost control of his cruiser (at very high speed).  He was charged
-> and convicted of negligent homicide.  Now thats a situation I'm very
-> uncomfortable with.
Thats one of the reasons we've started using the aircraft extensively
for speed.  The violation is well documented and the Trooper just merges
onto the freeway somewhere ahead of the car and stops it.
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