In the form of a Washington State Patrol trooper who essentially, it appears, lost his life over a can of lighter fluid:
https://komonews.com/news/local/state-trooper-struck-by-motorist-airlifted-to-hospital
CHEHALIS, Wash. — A Washington State Patrol trooper was struck and killed by a driver fleeing from police Tuesday afternoon on I-5 in Chehalis.
Trooper Justin Schaffer, 28, was deploying spike strips during the chase when he was hit and killed by the suspect's truck, according to Trooper Will Finn. Schaffer leaves behind his wife, mother and father.
Authorities said police had been looking for the driver, a 39-year-old theft and assault suspect, since Monday afternoon. He was accused of stealing lighter fluid from the Pacific Mini Mart around 2:45 p.m.
Then on Tuesday, Thurston County deputies spotted the truck on I-5 near Maytown and began a chase on the southbound lanes.
I hope there is more to this story, that they didn't really engage in a chase like this over the theft of a can of lighter fluid. Washington, I believe, has a "do not pursue" law which stipulates unless it is someone suspected of a heinous crime, or armed and presenting a present threat to the community, that they call off any chase once it becomes a hazard to the public at large. I don't believe stealing lighter fluid qualifies as a "need to chase" level of offense.
Sometimes our LEO appear to be their own worst enemies. Laying spike strips is acknowledged as one of the very most dangerous things they do. One would hope they would reserve the practice for only the most dire of emergencies. This just doesn't seem like one. To risk, and subsequently lose this young man's life like this appears to me to be inexcusable.