To any law enforcement officer
visiting PursuitWatch
 First let me say welcome. Contrary to what some have said this is
not a police-bashing site. PursuitWatch does not support the
abolition of police pursuits. PursuitWatch promotes safer
pursuit policy and the elimination of unnecessary pursuits. As police officers, I would
ask you keep an open mind as you visit these pages. I am open to your suggestions and
criticisms and PursuitWatch will publish well written and
reasoned rebuttals to our positions. This should be an evolving learning process for all
involved. Please remember that when the suspect flees it is you, the police officer, that
we depend upon to make the critical life and death decisions that affect you, the public
and even the fleeing suspect. The suspect has already made a potentially deadly decision
and how you react to this situation is critical. It is at this point that we rely on your
training, professionalism and expertise to make the critical judgments that determine the
outcomes of these events. Sure-“If the bad guys hadn’t run this wouldn’t
have happened.” What is just as true is that once the suspect flees,
the police officers involved have virtually as much control of the outcomes of these events
as the bad guys.
John Phillips
President/Director
PursuitWatch.org
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