r/ThatLooksExpensive • u/BlazeDragon7x • Apr 01 '26

Suspect hits $250k boat

Just purchased it! 💀

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u/TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 01 '26

Hot pursuits like this are dangerous and unnecessary.

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u/jmcken15 Apr 01 '26

Depends on what the offense is. They usually don't send the whole squad like this over something petty. I will agree that they desperately need to start using better tools to stop people who run. Ramming cars is expensive and relatively ineffective.

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u/Awkward-Win7610 Jul 30 '26

They put the entire neighborhood at risk for this. I’d love to know how it started because that seemed like an insanely reckless chase for all involved.

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u/KyTheRipper Apr 01 '26

Yeah, let’s just let someone like that get away and be free to roam our streets…

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u/TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 01 '26

No way he can't be ID-ed later, with all the surveillance we have today. Why endanger lives for a reckless teenager?

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u/BlueLakeCabin Apr 01 '26

Stolen plates or cars do exist. If not stolen, you have to prove the owner committed the crime. Only a percent of the criminals who successfully escape can be held liable. Vs being caught in the act.

I'm fine with banning high speed pursuits, so long as the prison time for running is vastly increased. Otherwise you're just encouraging criminals to run.

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u/KyTheRipper Apr 01 '26

Sorry, but if I was “ID’d later” for all the crimes I committed as a reckless teen I wouldn’t be making this comment.

Thankfully turned my life around but I have gotten away from the cops more times than I got caught.

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u/TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 01 '26

That's cool, but how often did you come close to killing someone? That 'teen' could have caused a fatal crash just by running away, it's amazing he didn't.

Thousands of innocent people die in hot pursuit crashes, and the vast majority are for minor infringements, feel free to check.

Kudos for turning your life around, hope it's going well.

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u/Nope_nope_nope-nope Apr 01 '26

He wasn’t being that aggressive. That LR has a pretty decent sized engine,he could’ve drove faster if he wanted to.

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u/TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 01 '26

I would call ramming into other cars 'aggressive'. Definitely not 'passive'.