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Drivers in Washington State Don’t Have To Stop for Cops Anymore...

In most cases, don’t the officers have the license number before they attempt a stop? At that point they know who they are. They can find them and add on a charge of failure to stop. It seems kind of simple, but maybe I’m wrong here.
Ya you’re wrong. Many times those driving aren’t the registered owner
 
Ya you’re wrong. Many times those driving aren’t the registered owner
Aren’t the registered owners still responsible for what happens with their car? Unless it’s stolen, don’t they know who’s driving their car?
 
The most radical form of human in America reside on the west coast.
 
The article is simply officers complaining because they have lost some control. The story becomes relevant once data is available so the state can determine if the new law has resulted in their desire outcome.
 
Aren’t the registered owners still responsible for what happens with their car? Unless it’s stolen, don’t they know who’s driving their car?
Yes usually when a car is used in a crime the people that loan it out make sure to confess that it wasn’t stolen and they gave it to the Person voluntarily
 
Nationally, about 40% of police pursuits end in a crash.

Over four decades from the '80's to 2018, 66,816 people were accused of eluding police in New Jersey. Of that number, 174 faced a murder charge after their arrests. That's 0.2%. Seven had been charged with murder prior to being accused of fleeing the cops.

In those 66,000+ pursuits, at least 201 people were killed. Those people include Umar King, 33, who was waiting at a bus stop after work. Keith Chipepo, 30, who was an emergency medical technician riding in an ambulance. And Rahmere Tullis, 3, who was walking to his second day of preschool.

Eric Larson, 24, was on his way home to his fiance and their two children in 2018 when a fleeing motorcycle struck his driver's side door and killed him. The cyclist was also killed. The chase hit speeds over 80 mph in a residential area of Jackson, NJ. It began after the motorcyclist failed to stop when turning right at a red light.

On average, police pursuits kill someone every day in this country. About a third are innocent bystanders.
 
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Nationally, about 40% of police pursuits end in a crash.

Over four decades from the '80's to 2018, 66,816 people were accused of eluding police in New Jersey. Of that number, 174 faced a murder charge after their arrests. That's 0.2%. Seven had been charged with murder prior to being accused of fleeing the cops.

In those 66,000+ pursuits, at least 201 people were killed. Those people include Umar King, 33, who was waiting at a bus stop after work. Keith Chipepo, 30, who was an emergency medical technician riding in an ambulance. And Rahmere Tullis, 3, who was walking to his second day of preschool.

Eric Larson, 24, was on his way home to his fiance and their two children in 2018 when a fleeing motorcycle struck his driver's side door and killed him. The cyclist was also killed. The chase hit speeds over 80 mph in a residential area of Jackson, NJ. It began after the motorcyclist failed to stop when turning right at a red light.

On average, police pursuits kill someone every day in this country. About a third are innocent bystanders.
So you’re saying that only a small percent of police chases actually apprehend a really bad person, and about the same percentage kill innocent by standers. Seems wise to stop chasing people thru crowded areas at a high rate of speed then, doesn’t it?
It’s almost like some power hungry LEO’s don’t like people not pulling over(not listening) and get pissed and put people in imminent danger. That can’t be true!
 
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