Their SOP is also usually to leave vehicles running with keys in on scene, so other officers can move them as needed to get other emergency traffic in and out. You can't go on a wild goose chase for Officer Schmuckatelli to make him move his cruiser so the ambulance can get in.
Both things make sense in their context, it's just crazy that there's nothing to mitigate the fact that any asshole can hop in a squad car and go.
Cop cars have a GPS and an uplink with at least the dash-cam and perhaps more cameras. They are installed to protect the police.
If some idiot wants to commit a serious crime and get videoed doing it, then let them. Turn up later when the car is stopped, arrest them and lock them up forever. Problem solved.
Except the policing, prosecution and jail part are all broken ... sooooo.
Their SOP is also usually to leave vehicles running with keys in on scene, so other officers can move them as needed to get other emergency traffic in and out. You can't go on a wild goose chase for Officer Schmuckatelli to make him move his cruiser so the ambulance can get in.
Both things make sense in their context, it's just crazy that there's nothing to mitigate the fact that any asshole can hop in a squad car and go.
The system is working as intended.
Cop cars have a GPS and an uplink with at least the dash-cam and perhaps more cameras. They are installed to protect the police.
If some idiot wants to commit a serious crime and get videoed doing it, then let them. Turn up later when the car is stopped, arrest them and lock them up forever. Problem solved.
Except the policing, prosecution and jail part are all broken ... sooooo.
Great plan until he blows a red light and kills several people
So ... the driver isn't responsible as long as the car is stolen? Is that the point you are making?
I'm trying to understand here. Am I close?