Backbencher

Car ripped in Half during high speed chase.

It seems that the unresolved issue of high speed police chases is a topic in Australia just as it is in the United States of America. This particular story involves a fellow that during his high speed chase attained speeds of over 100 kilometers per hour through town. Doing the math, it really doesn't seem like that phenomenal of a speed to me. What is that, about 65 mph? Admittedly this occurred in the middle of the night (or wee hours of the morning, if you prefer) and I find it highly suspiciouos that the driver may not have been fit to drive at ANY speed.

This is an issue I take offense with, because so often these kind of police chases end in death... not really a necessity considering that most of these vehicles have license plates and the owners could easily be picked up the next morning. It seems police are a lot more interested in easy convictions than public safety... besides that, high speed pursuits are a lot of fun. Personally, I think that this kind of behavior on behalf of the police is inexcusable.

As is so often the case, the high speed pursuit ended in death, with one man killed and another having to be brought to a medical facility for emergency care.

This little story is immediately followed up by another similar story (in the same article) of another high speed pursuit involving a couple and children... the children are now in the care of the Salvation Army, the woman and children left while the man fled on foot. Not very manly sounding, is it? It seems these sorts of problems are universal.