Can't they just charge an extra $100, then?

I can say I love mine that I have had since Dec. 2014. It is the v6 (Oh noes! so slooooooooows) and it picks up well if you know how to drive a stick, which I do. There is no doubt the V8 is faster, but I'm limited by the law and the thick patrols all over the place. The V6 lets me ride it hard, go fast, break…

just play the odds. It’s much more likely that it’s the dumbass with weed than a serial killer, so you don’t foster a dangerous situation with a ton of variables that force cops (who are just people) into situations that need 110mph decisions. Apply the same filter as the guns drawn argument. Do you want cops to die?…

I see the logic there, but it’s still long odds. You have to have the chase that needs the vehicle and then have the vehicle close enough to pursue and have no other means to track the vehicle (making the fast pursuit vehicle necessary). So 10% of chases * (10% likely get the fast car close * plus 9% county fast car…

You got your Australia in my United States of America!

you make good points about the fallibility of the chopper, but I think you may misunderstand the question. How often did the Speed and Prowess of the vehicle determined the outcome? For prowess, the loss is a given. The Crown Vic, Impala etc. are not particularly amazing handlers so it is obvious that it is the…

And the Aussie Ford Falcon, which is why they sorely need a replacement.

That would be wholly true if there weren't third party candidates. The fact that people limit themselves (falsely) to the two major parties and claim that anything else is "throwing their vote away" is on them and not on the system. The system has worked before, so it is not inherently broken. It seems the people are,…

I think it likely that the references were informative. Due to the victim's relation with an civil rights activist who was assassinated for racial reasons, it makes sense to provide context of the murderer to give information for readers to help determine if she was killed for the same reasons.

The soap thing isn't very accurate. While regular soap is like that, Proctor and Gamble introduced anti bacterial soap to the general market over a decade ago (from its initial use in hospitals, where it was used specifically because it kills bacteria on hands). Since then, if not most, at least a large minority of…

I am American. The difference between you and I is likely the fact that I understand our system of government and you do not.

Very interesting. I'll have to look at that more closely.

Excellent point, but a little flat.

Good point about the article title, it really tied the room together.

That isn't how it works. You can look at my other posts or read various dept. policies for examples of this. You may also look up 'selective enforcement' for further info on the matter. You can also recall the stink over 'profiling' in highway drug arrests for practical examples. Cheers!

I agree about loving riding. I miss it (I sold my bike a couple years ago), but I still entertain getting another one.

That is true that it isn't a protected class, but the idea for equal enforcement in American law has broadened beyond protected classes. You can even read most police dept. policies and see them littered with mandates to enforce rules and laws equally whether internal or external. The lack of it being a protected…

I agree with you.

These are some good points and I'll let you know how they are different from what others have refered to and is generally called 'selective enforcement.'

I'm glad you brought up how laws work, since we determined back in the 1800's that unequal enforcement of a law made that enforcement unlawful and that it could make an otherwise lawful law unlawful in its entirety.