Is there ever a justification for law enforcement to start a HIGH SPEED CHASE aka Hot Pursuit? I have never seen one. Have you? Perhaps a situation like occurred in south Alabama if someone was shooting from a moving vehicle it would be warranted. Even in this extreme case dispatching air craft to observe locate, and track is a great idea. Should a chief of police or Commanders of a Trooper ever authorize a high speed chase? Should individual officers engage in a high speed chase to to catch shop lifters, bank robbers, drug dealers, or a traffic violators. What is a clear and logical case when high speed chase is a great idea and should be engaged in by any law enforcement?
What about a high speed chase on the water by Marine Police, TVA Police or Game Wardens? When should high speed chase or hot pursuit be used?
Have you ever known anyone that was caught, got away or killed in a high speed chase in the North AL, Southern TN, or West MS area?
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