ROFL

So criminals when done being chased turn into law abiding citizens who follow the law.

Was the kid driving like a crazed lunatic BEFORE the cops started chasing him, or after? The dispatchers told them to abandon the chase, this is why.

So from now on....cops should attempt to pull someone over and if they drive away....the cops should stop there. Got it.

Where is the dash cam vid?

I'm saying that a dangerous high speed chase through the middle of town is likely to get an innocent killed. Is an innocent's life worth catching the bad boy who stole his daddy's truck? Especially when you already know who he is and where he lives?

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/vid.../2816267433001

How about the Dad doesn't waste the police's time when the bad boy steals daddy's truck? The second he called the cops and reported his vehicle stolen....he opened up a can of worms.

What happens if they don't kill this kid? What do you think the Dad would say when they arrest the kid for attempted murder? Assault on a police officer? Grand theft auto?

You don't get it...you are still trying to lay the blame on LE for this guy being an idiot.

Sure, not blazing through town after a potential felon could/would reduce the potential to injure bystanders. However, each case is unique. The cops are not in the wrong for attempting to take this guy into custody. He is in the wrong for running and in the end took his life into his own hands when he chose to use the truck as a weapon.

There has to be more "unknown" to this story. No dumbass attempts to ram cop cars because his dad didn't buy him a pack of cigarettes.

The dad shouldn't have called the cops. I really don't care what the dad would say when they arrested his kid. But the dad did call the cops. They chased him and the chase got dangerous. They should have backed off and let him go and picked him up later. Catching a car thief isn't worth endangering innocent lives just so the cops get to play Starsky and Hutch.

Well as soon as that gets out.....every criminal will be driving through packed neighborhoods when the cops try and pull them over.

Honest question: do you get to refuse a call if you want to?

So i guess you wouldn't care if your wife or daughter got rammed and killed during the chase as long as they catch that car thief, or the guy with a half oz of weed in his car.

Yep....because that's where I was going with it.

But that's ok....because everyone is fully aware that when the cop backs off....the criminal goes back to following the traffic laws.

I don't think anyone would not care.

But it's not the cops fault. Its the ****ing dipshit acting like a madman.

Watched the vid. This is a simple case. Guy rams cop car....guy gets shot.