In the article High-speed police chases, you can read about the thousands of lives lost while a police officer is in pursuit of someone who only ran a red light, or stole a $20 dollar t-shirt. When a police officer begins to chase a car, the chances of someone getting hurt or killed increases for the reason that there is now more cars going way above the speed limit. Many of the victims are children, young teens, and elderly who can't react fast enough to a situation like that. Police officers are meant to keep the people safe, not put their lives at risk. Is putting a shoplifter more important than saving lives? It was such an interesting article and it taught me the effects of a police chase.