US Supreme Court rules on high speed chases

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patroldog hit the nail on the head. Law enforcement has been dictated by events that are few and far between. For example, traffic stops. The accusation of Racially Profilling someone has made officers stop conducting traffic stops. And Departments are making officers complete a form to find out why you stopped a vehicle. Then you have the Taser issue. Police departments are now forbidding them because of people saying they are causing suspects to die. But not one incident has the taser been shown to cause any deaths. And lets not forget defensive tacticts. Suspect shoots, punches, kicks, bites and spits at an officer and we are the ones accused of excessive force when we arrest someone when using force to effect the arrest. So departments and city leaders are changing policies when an officer can use force and for what crimes. Pursuits is just one of many tacticts that police use that are now being restricted because of public opinion. At this rate, we will be walking the beat with only a cell phone and prayer. Because our patrol cars, radio, flashlight and gun will be taken away because we look to intimidating.