would you run?

[Hammer]

sounds like someone who hasn't lost someone close to them as a result of the people who we pay to protect us and kid who took a couple of dollars (which they apprehended by casually pulling up to his house a few hours later)

I have lost many people close to me in my life for many various reasons.
My point is that while the cases you point out are sad, and I wouldn't wish outcomes like that on anybody....

It does not mean that police chases are not warranted.

Would you think differently if someone close to you were killed by a suspect who might have been caught by an alert officer sooner in a cruiser that was chasing him, but was called off?

As I said before, I'm pretty sure the actual number of injuries from bystanders is not high and is not a major factor.

They may happen, but heck... We can die in our own home, mowing the lawn, tending to the garden....

I wonder what the serious injury to occurance ratio is if you compared doing home maintenance (like on your roof) to serious injuries to bystanders via police chases. I have a feeling your own home is more dangerous....

Sorry, but my vote is to get the criminals off the street.... (Something that is not done enough in my opinion...)

edit: i honestly fear the police more than i fear being a victim of a crime. i don't think that is how it is supposed to be.

Hmmm, you might not want to take a look at any crime statistics then. A person is much more likely to be the victim of a serious crime than the victim of a "Cop on a rampage..".
(Although bad cops do exist, I'll hedge my bets on the folks in blue thank you....)