Evidently, it's for the safety of the rider.
So if your pride and joy was nicked, and the Police came across it being ridden along and the rider sped off after being asked to pull over, how would you feel if they just let him go.
Pursuit
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bikesnbones
Pursuit
Apparently, more and more constabulary's are adopting a non pursuit policy for motorcycles.
Evidently, it's for the safety of the rider.
So if your pride and joy was nicked, and the Police came across it being ridden along and the rider sped off after being asked to pull over, how would you feel if they just let him go.
Evidently, it's for the safety of the rider.
So if your pride and joy was nicked, and the Police came across it being ridden along and the rider sped off after being asked to pull over, how would you feel if they just let him go.
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dave the german
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That's been an ACPOS policy in Scotland for a long time (I had a quick search but couldn't find the info I had seen before).
There was a 'hoo haa' about chases in Aberdeen a couple years back, bunch of eejits stealing cars and posting it on Facetube etc.
Anyways, compensation culture as it is, I reckon there is so much fear they'll get sued by an innocent party, or even by the one getting chased, that it's a no-go.
Ok, there are some nasty accidents State side because they chase everyone, but over there the blame lies squarely with the chump who doesn't stop, not the police.
Harsh it may be, but I'd rather my bike and the c@#t who stole it crashed than they got left to 'run away'.
There was a 'hoo haa' about chases in Aberdeen a couple years back, bunch of eejits stealing cars and posting it on Facetube etc.
Anyways, compensation culture as it is, I reckon there is so much fear they'll get sued by an innocent party, or even by the one getting chased, that it's a no-go.
Ok, there are some nasty accidents State side because they chase everyone, but over there the blame lies squarely with the chump who doesn't stop, not the police.
Harsh it may be, but I'd rather my bike and the c@#t who stole it crashed than they got left to 'run away'.
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Traitor Z1000SX Owner
Bike gets stolen , Police give chase ,idiot thief unable to cope with circumstances and ploughs into -insert as found/Man/Woman/Father/Mother/Son/Daughter .Bottom line Death/grief and ruined lives.This incident started out as "just" a scumbag stealing something that is only an inanimate object but has now escalated into sheer horror for those that did not even have any involvement with the original crime.We all need to see the bigger picture here and the main focus aint the stolen bike .I have had several bikes stolen and was as pissed as anyone else but sometimes the victim of the thief is not best placed to make an informed and rational response (mine is along the lines of "string him up by the bo**ocks and let the Crows eat his guts"....not really what we want in a civilised society is it ?
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