fleeing from police

ikillbears · 10 Feb 2015 at 19:33

After seeing this on BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31349262

it made me think, in this day and age. why are you fleeing. especually in america where you are more than likely to recieve a bullet. Surely theyll also slap onto other crimes. why ??? just why ??? i guess we can take into account that this criminals mind may not be the sharpest. but surely they will never escape??

arknor · 10 Feb 2015 at 19:51

dacads · 10 Feb 2015 at 20:30

They'll shoot you either way in America, so may as well take your chances

Flack88 · 10 Feb 2015 at 20:35

Some people have lots to hide such as drugs or they are wanted. Not to mention in the USA the prison system is a lot more severe with punishments for breaking the law.

stopper · 10 Feb 2015 at 21:12

Flack88 said:
Not to mention in the USA the prison system is a lot more severe with punishments for breaking the law.

That's because police bail and the prison system in the states is big business, the revenue it gains will pay for the UK benefit system 10 times over.
Over there they NEED people to go to prison, probably why they give police officers strict conviction quotas.

ZXSpectrum · 10 Feb 2015 at 21:54

Because if they run they think they have a chance of escaping. So if they are gonna get caught for something they have done bad they have nothing to lose and every min not in custody is a min they are free/alive. Unless I am missing something it's that simple.

FunkyCowie · 10 Feb 2015 at 22:00

I used to watch them when I lived in LA. I miss those daily car chases live on TV.

holymonk · 10 Feb 2015 at 22:27

It's all a bit sensationalised in the us

Flack88 · 10 Feb 2015 at 22:32

stopper said:
That's because police bail and the prison system in the states is big business, the revenue it gains will pay for the UK benefit system 10 times over.
Over there they NEED people to go to prison, probably why they give police officers strict conviction quotas.

Yep that's spot on. Kinda messed up when you think about it, its pretty much the same as the military industrial complex.

StoutMeister · 10 Feb 2015 at 23:06

Birdman.

kwerk · 10 Feb 2015 at 23:21

A lot of vehicles actually get away, unless there's a helicopter to co-ordinate. Most PDs have quite strict rules on dropping pursuits so they don't get sued when bystanders get killed in a pursuit.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a9096/why-high-speed-police-chases-are-going-away-15532838/

C.R.A.Z.Y · 10 Feb 2015 at 23:40

stopper said:
That's because police bail and the prison system in the states is big business, the revenue it gains will pay for the UK benefit system 10 times over.
Over there they NEED people to go to prison, probably why they give police officers strict conviction quotas.

Not just the US, the Tories are privatizing our prison service as well :mad:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/nov/08/prison-privatisation-g4s-wolds

Kamwah · 10 Feb 2015 at 23:50

The anti-gun crap in here is hilarious.

Believe it or not, most police won't shoot you in the back.

chameleon · 11 Feb 2015 at 01:18

Nah, they'll shoot you in the front.

AHarvey · 11 Feb 2015 at 01:23

standard fight vs flight response.

Even if you know it may be a bad idea your instincts take over and flee, for a lot of people they then won't back down once the decision has been made.

Even innocent people flee from the police and do silly things.

Tefal · 11 Feb 2015 at 01:26

Flack88 said:
Yep that's spot on. Kinda messed up when you think about it, its pretty much the same as the military industrial complex.

Iirc all the us military body armour/helmets and a heck of a lot of their gear/clothing is made exclusively in US prisons.

Interestingly though they refuse the import of anything made in prisons in other countries lol

Blackjack Davy · 11 Feb 2015 at 02:55

FunkyCowie said:
I used to watch them when I lived in LA. I miss those daily car chases live on TV.

I was there for a week and there was a fatal shootout between some cops and some mexicans outside my hotel, couldn't get back in for a day due to forensics, etc. I actually walked past these guys in their car hours before. Ahh the memories.

jimhaumman · 11 Feb 2015 at 06:29

"take a money and run"

Freefaller · 11 Feb 2015 at 07:20

Kamwah said:
The anti-gun crap in here is hilarious.

Believe it or not, most police won't shoot you in the back.

No it's just because some of us feel that shooting people isn't an acceptable way of dealing with things.

Participant · 11 Feb 2015 at 07:22

Loads of people escape the police when being chased by them.

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