▲ 301 ▼ Motorcycle police chase in Brazil (files.catbox.moe) submitted 5 months ago by favoredponcho@lemmy.zip to c/crazyfuckingvideos@lemmy.world 100 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip [S] 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Drusas@fedia.io 8 points 5 months ago (6 children) That is stupid as shit. Could've killed someone over nothing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -5 points 5 months ago (5 children) The problem is, you don't often find out why they're running until you catch them. He could have been wanted for murder for all we know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] axx@slrpnk.net 19 points 5 months ago Is it worth nearly killing several people to catch someone who's done "something"? In many countries this is considered to be irresponsible on the police's part. Society isn't an 80s American cop show. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) I'm sorry but that's bullshit. Unless they are actively suspected for committing a serious crime, there's no way this chase is justified. It's not worth risking the lives of innocent bystanders just because some unknown individual didn't stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) So the law depends on how fast you can evade capture. Good luck with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago I mean, yeah. Literally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago Hold on. Do you think it's legal to speed away from a police officer just because they don't pursue you in a highspeed chase through a highly populated area? That is still illegal. But in civilised countries the police will abort the chase due to concerns of public safety. It's not worth an innocent bystander being killed as a result of the chase. That doesn't mean the crime of fleeing goes away. Questions? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 8 points 5 months ago (6 children) That is stupid as shit. Could've killed someone over nothing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -5 points 5 months ago (5 children) The problem is, you don't often find out why they're running until you catch them. He could have been wanted for murder for all we know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] axx@slrpnk.net 19 points 5 months ago Is it worth nearly killing several people to catch someone who's done "something"? In many countries this is considered to be irresponsible on the police's part. Society isn't an 80s American cop show. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) I'm sorry but that's bullshit. Unless they are actively suspected for committing a serious crime, there's no way this chase is justified. It's not worth risking the lives of innocent bystanders just because some unknown individual didn't stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) So the law depends on how fast you can evade capture. Good luck with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago I mean, yeah. Literally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago Hold on. Do you think it's legal to speed away from a police officer just because they don't pursue you in a highspeed chase through a highly populated area? That is still illegal. But in civilised countries the police will abort the chase due to concerns of public safety. It's not worth an innocent bystander being killed as a result of the chase. That doesn't mean the crime of fleeing goes away. Questions? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -5 points 5 months ago (5 children) The problem is, you don't often find out why they're running until you catch them. He could have been wanted for murder for all we know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] axx@slrpnk.net 19 points 5 months ago Is it worth nearly killing several people to catch someone who's done "something"? In many countries this is considered to be irresponsible on the police's part. Society isn't an 80s American cop show. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) I'm sorry but that's bullshit. Unless they are actively suspected for committing a serious crime, there's no way this chase is justified. It's not worth risking the lives of innocent bystanders just because some unknown individual didn't stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) So the law depends on how fast you can evade capture. Good luck with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago I mean, yeah. Literally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago Hold on. Do you think it's legal to speed away from a police officer just because they don't pursue you in a highspeed chase through a highly populated area? That is still illegal. But in civilised countries the police will abort the chase due to concerns of public safety. It's not worth an innocent bystander being killed as a result of the chase. That doesn't mean the crime of fleeing goes away. Questions? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] axx@slrpnk.net 19 points 5 months ago Is it worth nearly killing several people to catch someone who's done "something"? In many countries this is considered to be irresponsible on the police's part. Society isn't an 80s American cop show. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) I'm sorry but that's bullshit. Unless they are actively suspected for committing a serious crime, there's no way this chase is justified. It's not worth risking the lives of innocent bystanders just because some unknown individual didn't stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) So the law depends on how fast you can evade capture. Good luck with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago I mean, yeah. Literally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago Hold on. Do you think it's legal to speed away from a police officer just because they don't pursue you in a highspeed chase through a highly populated area? That is still illegal. But in civilised countries the police will abort the chase due to concerns of public safety. It's not worth an innocent bystander being killed as a result of the chase. That doesn't mean the crime of fleeing goes away. Questions? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) So the law depends on how fast you can evade capture. Good luck with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago I mean, yeah. Literally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago Hold on. Do you think it's legal to speed away from a police officer just because they don't pursue you in a highspeed chase through a highly populated area? That is still illegal. But in civilised countries the police will abort the chase due to concerns of public safety. It's not worth an innocent bystander being killed as a result of the chase. That doesn't mean the crime of fleeing goes away. Questions? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago I mean, yeah. Literally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago Hold on. Do you think it's legal to speed away from a police officer just because they don't pursue you in a highspeed chase through a highly populated area? That is still illegal. But in civilised countries the police will abort the chase due to concerns of public safety. It's not worth an innocent bystander being killed as a result of the chase. That doesn't mean the crime of fleeing goes away. Questions? permalink fedilink source parent