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Lanky_Examination_43 t1_jass4ah wrote

Reply to comment by KittenKoder in WSP ended pursuit of speeding driver near Ellensburg. An hour later, 2 kids were killed in a wrong-way crash near Sunnyside by MarianCR

If the driver was going the wrong way on the freeway AN HOUR after the persuit ended, the crash had nothing to do with being pursued by WSP. Also, the driver was going 111 mph before the pursuit started. WSP is just a footnote here. The real story is a possible drunk/drugged driver was going 111 mph and then was going the wrong way on the freeway and caused a fatal accident.

It is also *highly unlikely* (actually complete nonsense) that police chases cause more deaths than criminal activity.

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KittenKoder t1_jastnna wrote

According to whom?

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Lanky_Examination_43 t1_jasuto4 wrote

Do you really think police chases cause more deaths than criminal activity? No. How many people die everyday from police chases?

According to this study it's less than 1 per day. If less than 1 person per day is dying due to criminal activity then your claim is correct. I'm sure illegal drugs alone kill more than that.

https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/10/2/93 (old article but I'm not spending a bunch of time on this)

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And you didn't refute my first comment about the article either.

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