(June 29, 2022 at 2:05 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(June 29, 2022 at 1:57 pm)Irreligious Atheist Wrote: Chicago going with Nudge's suggestion. Banning police chases on foot, unless: officers may give chase if they believe a person is committing or about to commit a felony, a Class A misdemeanor such as domestic battery, or a serious traffic offense such as drunken driving and street racing that could risk injuring others.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-police-are-no-longer-allowed-chase-people-foot-just-running-aw-rcna34599
That was my suggestion, actually, but I’m not nearly petty enough to mention it.
Boru
Pretty sure I remember you writing that you supported not chasing in the individual case of Patrick Lyoya, rather than as a rule of thumb. Nudge seemed to be more openly in support of it as a general rule than you were.
And I think this is good news in some ways. Not chasing people for being drunk in public? That's great. People should never have been chased for being drunk in public or high on any other drug, unless they're a real threat to others. Police not allowed to chase someone who's been driving with a suspended license? Not so sure about that one, but I haven't exactly spent hours looking into studies on this, so maybe I'm just missing the obvious.
