WA ballot measure would erase restrictions on police pursuits

[RandySF]

Police in Washington would gain more leeway to pursue suspected criminals under an initiative supporters delivered to the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday.

The proposed ballot measure, Initiative 2113, would erase requirements in state law barring an officer from initiating a chase unless they suspect a person has or is committing certain crimes, such as a violent offense or driving while intoxicated.

Initiative supporters say those restrictions have emboldened criminals to flee authorities – in some cases, with deadly consequences.

“Police were only able to watch as the man who would strike my daughter in a stolen truck sped away,” said Amber Goldade, whose daughter Immaculee was killed by a man driving a stolen truck in Pierce County in 2022.




https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/12/14/wa-ballot-measure-would-erase-restrictions-on-police-pursuits/

[Demovictory9]

1. People also killed when cops pursue.

[SarahD]

2. Back to the good old days

When the cops flew through the streets, shooting at fleeing vehicles, running down bystanders and crashing into parked cars. They put limits on police pursuit for a reason, because people were getting killed. I guess people are nostalgic for the Keystone Cops.