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[–]Drewski[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

No legitimate person refuses to stop for police lights and sirens.

Tell that to the countless people who have been murdered or raped by police officers.

Your personal risk of being robbed, raped, and murdered would be significantly lower if police had been eliminating the subset of criminals who flee the police.

Like this pregnant woman? I'll take my chances.

Can you explain why you seem to worship the criminals who openly scoff at or attempt to escape from the police?

I don't, I just want the police to be held to the same standard of the law they are supposed to uphold.

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Those standards would hopefully include actively stopping fleeing criminals. Though we've seen plenty of video of cops casually watching burning, looting, and murdering while just standing there.

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Being pregnant is not a valid defense for criminal acts. A pregnant criminal should be shot just as often as a criminal who isn't pregnant.

I just want the police to be held to the same standard of the law they are supposed to uphold.

Then we agree, if black skin or pregnancy is not accepted as a reason for turning a blind eye.