While I was driving home from church last night I noticed TV News vans near the interstate. It was due to this. It is a tragedy. Sometimes I wonder if it is really worth trying to catch these stolen cars, considering the risk.
You see those car chases on TV all the time. “World’s Scariest Police Chases.” Is it that these people pose a risk to those around them? Or do the law enforcement get caught up in the chase and forget the danger posed to themselves?
No doubt the 21 year old driver of this car definitely needed to be apprehended. She posed a danger to herself and those around her. But was it necessary to apprehend her on a busy interstate? Or should she have been apprehended later on when there were less risk to those around her? How erratically was she driving on the interstate? 100MPH? People drive that fast all the time. But was it really erratic?
And now she will probably receive a conviction for manslaughter and be locked up for a long time. 3 sets of lives ruined because of her.
We prayed for the families of the police officers at church last night. I was selfishly relieved that I didn’t know either of them. We have alot of police officers who go to church with us.