▲ 25 ▼ Nebraska cops chase stolen car into pole; two teens hospitalized (web.archive.org) submitted 2 years ago by DougHolland@lemmy.world to c/thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments Original link Great fun for cops and TV news, but no stolen car is worth the danger of a police chase.
[–] Ragincloo@lemmy.one -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) Honest question, how do you think it should be handled? If my car is stolen I wouldn't want the cops to just stand next to me and watch it leave. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WadeTheWizard@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago I fail to see how stolen and totaled in a police chase is in any way better than just stolen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DougHolland@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago Honest answer, I'm not sure. File an insurance claim, I guess. Trigger your on-board GPS. Install an anti-theft device. Each of the several people I've known who had their cars stolen got 'em back, operable and not totaled, so almost any strategy seems an improvement over a police chase. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WadeTheWizard@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago I fail to see how stolen and totaled in a police chase is in any way better than just stolen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago Honest answer, I'm not sure. File an insurance claim, I guess. Trigger your on-board GPS. Install an anti-theft device. Each of the several people I've known who had their cars stolen got 'em back, operable and not totaled, so almost any strategy seems an improvement over a police chase. permalink fedilink source parent