bubbabubba345 t1_iskhs2f wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:46 PM

Reply to comment by internet_emporium in Actually wtf is up with the dirt bikes by internet_emporium

Yes because chasing a dirt bike at 30+ mph in cop car through populated city streets is almost guaranteed to cause an accident or run more people over. Often times it’s better to just let them have fun and ride around, as chasing leads to more harm than good. On the same note, they would never catch them.

NorseTikiBar t1_isko5uk wrote on October 16, 2022 at 6:26 PM

Yeah, it's kinda weird to me that these people always seem to forget how quickly these bikes accelerate compared to cars, especially when you throw in a city grid system full of turns.

internet_emporium OP t1_isknpke wrote on October 16, 2022 at 6:23 PM

there’s a lot of fun things that are against the law… that’s not a good reason to let them get away with it

bubbabubba345 t1_isksrw5 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 6:56 PM

The reason to “let them get away with it” is exactly that, and it doesn’t endorse the cause either. As I said, chasing dirt bikes through the city would almost certainly result in injuries/deaths of bystanders (BECAUSE of the chase), and, there’s like a less than 1% chance that anyone actually gets caught because the maze of alleys and streets that DC is made up of.

Personally, I’d prefer to enjoy the show from my balcony every now and live my life.

internet_emporium OP t1_iskt85a wrote on October 16, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Well whatever, as an avid artist myself I will come graffiti your building since it doesn’t hurt anyone and I will have a blast while doing it… might cover a couple windows, but it’s chill, cuz I’ll be having fun

bubbabubba345 t1_iskvvjs wrote on October 16, 2022 at 7:15 PM

I mean if you wanna endorse high speed chases in densely populated neighborhoods, go for it. Just explaining to you the reason about why MPD doesn’t chase under most circumstances…

Sparqman t1_isl30mj wrote on October 16, 2022 at 8:00 PM

In this analogy, does attempting to stop you from graffitiing run the risk of shattering the all the windows and hurting the people inside the building?

internet_emporium OP t1_isl3cyo wrote on October 16, 2022 at 8:02 PM

No but now that you mention it shattering windows does sound pretty fun too.. I’ll just make sure nobody is behind them so they don’t get hurt. Win win.