Pursuit or chase?

[Grahameeboy]

So many Police pursuits end up in accidents and death so I just don't agree with pursuits.....what is the end result and does it achieve anything?

[Lou Girardin]

What??? And keep the fun only for the dinosaurs?

Dinosaurs! Bloody young snapperwhipper.
You'll be begging us to buy you booze when we change the law.
We are the baby boomers, we can do anything we like.

[kickingzebra]

The age reversal for drinking in the US caused a noticeable change in teen behaviour.

I and my workmates noticed a lot more negative behaviour with younger teens after the drinking age was lowered in NZ - all alcohol related..
True.

I don't doubt that young guys drinking is a pain in the arse, but when I was 15 and at school, the law still said 20. And getting alcohol was not a problem. Hell, I was a goody good nerd, and it was easy, so what would it be to the dumb shit cap backwards WRX driver??

My point is, why the difference? 2 years difference is going to mean they are either working (responsibility) or on the dole for a few years (too stoned to care) But if you can get booze at 15, when the age is 20, then they are still going to have it when the age is 18. Maybe the difference is proliferation

[scumdog]

I don't doubt that young guys drinking is a pain in the arse, but when I was 15 and at school, the law still said 20. And getting alcohol was not a problem. Hell, I was a goody good nerd, and it was easy, so what would it be to the dumb shit cap backwards WRX driver??

My point is, why the difference? 2 years difference is going to mean they are either working (responsibility) or on the dole for a few years (too stoned to care) But if you can get booze at 15, when the age is 20, then they are still going to have it when the age is 18. Maybe the difference is proliferation

Yes, they may have it when they're 18 (hell, I did!)- but they didn't have it so openly and they knew they would get their arses kicked (literally at times)if they were caught with it, also there were less drunk 14 and 15 year olds (and even 12 year olds)around.

It's probably a combination of things but hardly any young people get busted for behaviour crimes (or in fact most crimes) when sober.

[madboy]

So many Police pursuits end up in accidents and death so I just don't agree with pursuits.....what is the end result and does it achieve anything?

IMO the cops have to chase. I don't necessarily agree with their tactics during pursuits, but they still have to give it a go. Most people I talk to that don't run would never consider a runner because they are scared they'll get caught. Reason they'll get caught is because they don't have the nerve (or stupidity gene) to take the big risks that you sometimes have to take to make the runner stick. If suddenly the rules changed and all you had to do to get away was wind it up to 80k in a 50 or 130k on the open road, how many bikers do you think would stop then? And car drivers? Chaos ensues. I think the small sacrifice here and there is better for the greater good of society.

As regards drinking age? Well, when I was "young" the drinking age was 20. So when I went to a pub or was in a public place pissed off my nut at 16 onwards, I was still a reasonably good boy because I didn't want to get busted. But now that it's perfectly legal for immature 18yos to act like complete dicks, they do. In the old days the immature ones wouldn't have either been able to, or dared to. Now they can. And it's those ones that are causing the problem.

[Hitcher]

When I was a lad growing up near Eltham (cue duelling banjoes), the local MOT cop (a big dude called Ray Whittaker) loved to chase offenders -- either until they gave themselves up, went home to Mum or ran out of gas. His record was a chase from Eltham to Feilding.

[Sniper]

the local MOT cop (a big dude

BDOTGNZA approved word?

[Hitcher]

BDOTGNZA approved word?

You have obviously never met Ray Whittaker.

[kickingzebra]

You have obviously never met Ray Whittaker.

nothing to do with good honest chocolate??
Just the good and honest bit right?

[boomer]

Dinosaurs! Bloody young snapperwhipper.
You'll be begging us to buy you booze when we change the law.
We are the baby boomers, we can do anything we like.

......wwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooooahhhhhhh Neddy! Whats this "We Business' white man??

[Lou Girardin]

We are baby boomers, hear us roar! (followed by hacking, coughing, choking)

[Skyryder]

Damn...u beat me to Google.

Yes, I don't believe the police was pursuing the car sexually or romantically, so it cannot be a chase

And if they were pursing the car sexually or romatically would it be 'chast' or chased. I suppose the definiteve answer to that would depend if they were carrying batons.

Skyryder