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votesparks

(1,288 posts) Mon Aug 10, 2015, 09:00 AM Aug 2015

Over 5000 Killed In US Police Chases Since 1979

More than 5,000 bystanders and passengers have been killed in police car chases since 1979, and tens of thousands more were injured as officers repeatedly pursued drivers at high speeds and in hazardous conditions, often for minor infractions, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

Full story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/30/police-pursuits-fatal-injuries/30187827/

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Over 5000 Killed In US Police Chases Since 1979 (Original Post) votesparks Aug 2015 OP

I never understood why cops would risk so many lives valerief Aug 2015 #1

valerief

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1. I never understood why cops would risk so many lives

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Mon Aug 10, 2015, 09:47 AM

Aug 2015

in a car chase until I became enlightened about what assholes so many of them are.

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