[DavidI]

Police chases are very dangerous for everyone involved. We try to minimize the risk for the officer, public, and even the bad guy. When we rely excusively on technology, we will allow some bad guys to get away. Most police agencies only pursue felonies, contrary to public belief. With that said, some dangerous people are going to get away who would have been caught otherwise.

Using the GPS system allows officers to track a car. We cannot track the bad guy, not to mention when there are multiple bad guys. To try to catch them after they ditch the car, we would have to drive very very fast to make up for ground lost.

It is a balance that weighs heavily on all of us. With power comes great responsibility. The ones who may suffer because bad guys get away are the citizens that become the bad guys next and subsequent victims.

Most of us cops live far away from the cities where we patrol. This is practical because we would not want to run into people we have arrested while we are eating at McDonalds with our families. The people who are going to suffer are the ones who want the increased restrictions.

Just trying to give another perspective, David