Do you think car chases should be banned?
442654
I'm not sure how you could ban them. You can put conditions on them, which I think they already do in most places. If they threaten the public they are supposed to back off. They can use helicopters to follow the car and radio the police so that they can try to apprehend the driver in a safer manner. I think really they have to look at the total picture to determine whether or not a car chase is safe or necessary. In some situations they might warrant the risk. In others, I think they create a very dangerous situation. But banned? No.
1176745
I think it is awful.  Surveillance should only be done on people where the government has just cause.  People deserve to have some degree of privacy unless they have committed an act that causes them to give up that right.
387212
Its okay as long as you are fully clothed and not running down the street with a boner chasing after the little kids who are also chasing the truck!\n\n(That was b o n e r!!!)
766090
Yes, resoundingly YES!  Not that I think it should be like a "witch hunt," but when they pull people over for any kind of traffic infractions, I think they should ALWAYS ask for proof of citizenship or legal residency, legal drivers' license, and proper insurance.  If, in the course of their duties, they find illegal immigrants, they should hold them and call INS for deportation.  This should be STANDARD procedure for ALL police in the USA.
693113
No. They should be immediately deported. Period. \n\nGiving them citizenship is ridiculous. If someone steals your car, do you then give them your car if they have been driving it properly on the right side of the road for two years. These people are felons. Deport all of them.
590068
Since poor diet causes just as much health problems as smoking does, should we also ban all high fat foods? Why don't we cut road deaths by fitting all cars with a speed limiter to 55mph? Why don't we ban dangerous and extreme sports, after all, they kill off quite a few people? Since violent imagery might set off one or two weirdos, let's ban all films that didn't get a U certificate, and any game with a rating that isn't 3+. \n\nThere, now, that's much safer for everyone, isn't it?
348524
I would but NO. And why? By keeping it illegal I think they are just trying to make a private thing. Ya know, people complain about the second hand smoke from cigs could you imagine the mass witch fest that would go on because of that & the fact o contact buzzes. Then wht about the job market? Don't already have enough problems with drunk driving too? It does sound great but the reality is just to impracticle. Maybe you are fine & still live life happily but many others would not. I just say becareful when you have it in tow & I do what you like in private. I've seriously thought about it.... More than once. The cops really don't bother anyone, people are just gonna be at the wrong place at the wrong time & catch the heat. That's just life. Most smokers aren't really winning at the game of life, really most of them aren't.... I guess there's just some it works for & say cool!
284307
Yes, and no because  @ Bristol sh*t happens, but I think he should be fined because when Little E had a run in with the press at Dega in '04, he got fined.  So Jeff Gaydon should be fined as well since he was on live TV.  Take the 1979 Daytona 500 into consideration.  When DW, Bobby and Davey Allison, and Cale Yarborough got in a fight, it was just entertainment. But Nascar is so strict now that you can't even go out and party before a race.  Like when Kurt Busch got drunk in Phoenix, Nascar suspended him for the last 2 races.  If it was some dude off the street, it would be no big deal besides loosing your drivers liscense.  You don't need a liscence to race.  Jack Roush and Mike Helton are idiots.  Kurt Busch is a very talented racer.  I feel as my temper rises, I get more sidetracked.
111157
to many controls put on the drivers takes away from the ability to race. and can make for dangerous situations. like restricter plate races.  where bumpdrafting is needed to pass puts the drivers in a very dangerous position. and the wrecks can take out severval cars at one time.
1073718
Pursuit driving is a double edged sword on one hand their are public safety issues. But on the other hand you have the issue that if you allow people who are committing crimes to drive off it will not be long before no one is stopping for the police. As far as using police helicopters they are wonderful tools if your department is big enough to afford one. The bottom line is if you pursue you are putting the public at risk BUT if you don't pursue and allow criminals to drive off haven't you  just put the public at risk also? Some food for thought it is not the officer that initiates the pursuit. The officer initiates a traffic stop the criminal by choosing to run initiates the pursuit.
124900
I presume (unlike the previous respondents) that you don't wish to oppose the view, but that you have been asked to for a debate, or perhaps you're looking for counter-arguments for a paper.\n\nWhy not consider these (obviously controversial) hypothetical points?\n\n1. Children removed from the street may have to be separated from their siblings.\n2. Children may endanger themselves if measures to remove them from the street resort to roundups by police.\n3. In certain cases there is the possibility that removing a child from the street could have a detrimental effect on the family for whom he is providing a small but very valuable income.\n\nThis is a useful passage from The Consortium for Street Children:\nMany images and stories portray street children either as helpless victims, dangerous criminals or heroic survivors. The reality is usually somewhere in between. They show incredible resiliency and initiative in the face of desperate circumstances. They have to be resourceful and strong in order to survive. But some do not survive. Others can only do so by breaking the law. We should respect their individual stories and characteristics. Each child is unique.
683456
I don't know about the rest of the country, but speed traps on highways are very popular where I live.  Some towns finance over half of their annual budgets with speeding tickets to out-of-town drivers.
489516
It is important to always protect the freedom of the press.  At the same time, I think it is wrong how the paparazzi harrass celebrities.  I don't consider following somebody everywhere they go and taking their pictures as a necessary part of freedom of the press.  This is just stalking people with a camera.  The paparazzi that harrass celebrities should be arrested.  It's also the fault of the public.  People should respect the privacy of celebrities and not support the gossip papers that give money to papparazzi.
371497
yes...thats ridiculous...states should ban car exhaust also if theyre going to take that route...
443421
NO, they should not be banned. \n\nThat is just plain absurd.
934996
Too many mouses here in Britain.\n\n£8 just to enter the city? Your having a fecking laugh.\n\nI suggest that everybody melts a congestion/speed camera today and send a clear message that we dont want these petty little men charging us for the right to use OUR cars on public roads.
744733
A  loud resounding AMEN, I am sick of hearing stories of people being be hounded by police for miniscule things. Most of them are poor and cant pay the unbelievable fines. Small towns are building their cities revenue by out of town speeders by posting rediculously low speed limits. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT FEAR THEIR GOVERNMENT THE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FEAR THE PEOPLE.!!!!!!!!!!   what can we do about it?????????