And how do you place a spike belt? You need to figure out where the car is going, get there ahead of it, and somehow not endanger other cars on the road. Didn't a woman in Edmonton die a couple years ago, because her car hit a spike belt meant for someone else?
I keep seeing posts online that the cops should have "taken out the car." But again, how do you do that in crowded areas, without endangering other people.
I don't think there's any easy answers here. Whatever the police chose to do, it came with high risk of an innocent party being hurt or killed. Such an awful, tragic situation. I hope the family and all the others who witnessed the crash get the help and support they need.
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