The cops backing off doesn't make these people stop. Most of the time, people running from the cops keep right on speeding and running red lights, crashing with

The cops backing off doesn't make these people stop. Most of the time, people running from the cops keep right on speeding and running red lights, crashing within minutes of the chase being terminated. This does nothing to solve the problem of joyriders injuring and killing innocent people. They often attract attention of police because they're already driving in such a way that they are a lethal threat, and it is absurd to say "just let them be, chasing them might hurt someone or them." What's next, letting people trying to shoot others, keep firing because they or the public might get hurt? Vehicles are lethal weapons. Full stop. There is no legal right to evade police, or resist arrest. Full stop. If you run from the cops, drive into oncoming traffic, hit speeds of 100+ MPH, or run lights, you are an imminent lethal threat to the general public and cops should treat you as such, with the power to do whatever it takes to end that threat as soon as possible, and if it risks or means killing you, tough shit. Don't run from the cops. There is no difference between someone waving a gun around / shooting it and someone driving into oncoming traffic, flying through red lights, and doing 30+ MPH over the speed limit trying to get away from the cops. Don't GPS tag the car. Don't follow them for hours. End the threat to the public just as you would any other imminent lethal threat to the public. Develop spike strips that actually work. Blockade the roads so they're forced to stop by traffic. Use the "box" technique UK police do where they box the car in with 4-9 vehicles. Ram them off the road. Have a sniper put a fucking bullet through their head if you have to. End the threat. Watch how fast chases stop.