Good, the meds have kicked in.
My post was silent as to the culpability of the police. I think that they
have to bear some responsibility. I also think the person who was
recklessly avoiding arrest bears responsibility as well. That's the theory
behind felony murder. Could their be a better law? Absolutely, but as I
said, I'm not terribly offended by the concept.
S a n d y
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> Sent: 15 May, 2001 14:34
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: 5-year-old girl killed in police chase (salon.com)
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>
> On Tue, 15 May 2001, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
>
> > A consequence of cops enforcing the law is that they may have
> to chase law
> > breakers. The natural consequence that is that is danger to
> third parties.
> > Assuming that the cop's actions, under the circumstances, was
> reasonable,
> > who should bear the responsibility for injuries and property damage that
> > resulted from the chase?
>
> Whomever directly causes the damage. Simply saying 'they made me do it'
> isn't sufficient (even for cops). As in your example (which I cut out) if
> the cops shoot your partner in crime, that's the end of it. To charge you
> for it assumes that you're responsible for their actions. If so, then
> somebody else is responsible for my actions.
>
> There is a line where the danger the police put the innocent bystander in
> is not worth the effort of apprehending the law breaker.
>
> A police officer who partakes in a high speed chase in a neighborhood
> where there is high traffic is a bigger threat than the person running the
> red light. Why? Because their chase is going to perpetrate many more such
> incidents, something letting the law breaker go would not do.
>
> Putting on a badge does not decrease responsibility, it increases it.
>
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