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Are you in Washington State? I’ve been following the stories that have come out about Washington’s insane pursuit law. You are 100% correct. The criminals figure it out pretty quickly. There’s a story about a guy calling 911 on the trooper pursuing him. The idiot claimed the trooper was violating the law by pursuing him. Little did he know that he was a DUI suspect so the trooper could certainly pursue him. But this is the kind of thing that happens when you vote for Democrats.
My agency was one of the last in the area to stop pursuits. The policy change was extremely limiting and ended up getting moderated somewhat in subsequent years. It’s definitely increased the number of people who will run from a stop knowing we won’t pursue for only violations. The mindset change required finding workarounds and the agency ultimately green-lit preemptive PIT and more aggressive boxing/pinning vehicle before they could run. It’s not a perfect solution, but we can still do the job