Idiots. All of them. ACAB sure, but the shitheads involved in the sideshow kill people as well. This crash happened when they predictably attempted to speed away.
Yup. Everybody involved was stupid and reckless.
I agree that everyone driving is an idiot at fault here, but it is on the police to make the better decision in this situation. They should not be giving chase in a vehicle under any circumstances. Police are not there to stop crime, they are there to investigate and seek justice ( by job description, I know they don’t actually do that). They will even refuse to protect citizens from crime, but when the cop wants to have little fun and give chase them suddenly they think it’s their job. They need to pick a side to stand on.
The officer has the vehicle description and license plate, they should investigate.
I disagree with your assertion that the police are not there to stop crime. Detering and stopping crimes absolutely falls under their job description.
I would advise you look in to all of the times where cops let people get hurt because it is not their job to stop it. Most notably the NYC subway stabbing where the police officer locked themselves in the cockpit where it was safe and watched a madman stab another person several times.
Not being compelled to risk your life is different than it not being your job to stop/prevent crime.
It may be your job to collect shopping carts in a parking lot, and you may choose to go out in a thunderstorm to get those carts, but no judge is going to compel you to risk your life.
Much like a cop there is a risk of injury doing your job every day, so you can’t just never do the job, but some risks are above what people commonly consider normal. I think almost every example you are aluding to falls into that category and doesn’t preclude them from the job of preventing crime.
