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SneakAttackSax t1_itzkcb0 wrote

Reply to comment by pexelto in /r/SpringfieldMO random discussion thread by AutoModerator

Why aren't they allowed to chase them?

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BlueCoatYellowBoots t1_iu0x61j wrote

They're almost impossible to catch, easy to injury or kill if the bike contacts the cruiser and the bike becomes a missile if/when the idiot wipes out. Basically, cops don't chase motorcycles because it's difficult and dangerous.

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pexelto t1_iu3h0rb wrote

Yeah, this. Most cities now won't chase motorcycles because they're too fast to catch and if you do chase them, they end up splatting into something.

So, I get the police department's reasoning. But, they know they can't be chased, so they have no reason to get a valid license, plates, insurance, or follow any traffic laws.

However, when one of them eventually does become a meat marker, I'm supposed to feel all sad even though they traumatized the family they ran into and straddled them with a bunch of bills to pay because they don't have insurance.

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