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What we don't need are more of the "whatcha gonna do, i AM the police" ima bada$$ types that became a cop so they could shoot someone legally, are prejuidiced, and look forward to roughing somebody up.
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For the first time since you've been here, I agree with you. But I think you're overplaying the role a bit. You make it seem as if the entire city police department is a bunch of gun toting butt heads with an attitude problem. We've got plenty of self-obsessed power tripping morons here in the local IT department too. It doesn't mean we're all idiots, and it doesn't make our job any less important....
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the city police department claims that it isn't their police to use high-speed pursuit over smaller crimes, so he wasn't doing his job
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I'm not here to go over a specific case, or talk about a specific department's policy toward high speed chases. I'm talking about pursuit in general, and why I think it is warranted in many cases.
Anyone can say, "Oh look, how terrible..." at certain events but not look at the cold hard facts behind the pros and cons of certain actions and how they generally effect the public.
Makes me think of the high crime spike in Australia after they instituted their gun ban.
Same synopsis: "Guns are dangerous, someone might get hurt."
Ask an Australian where their feelings and good intentions got them...