Go on that the money and run

On the night of March 29, 2001, Victor Harris was driving 73 mph in a 55 mph zone when he passed a Coweta County police officer. The officer started pursuing Harris and flashing his lights at him, but Harris refused to stop.
Harris drove at speeds reaching 90 mph, ran several red lights and crossed over double yellow traffic lines to pass other drivers during the pursuit.
When Harris was about to cross into Fayette County, another officer, Timothy Scott, heard about the chase on his dispatch radio and decided to join the pursuit. After Harris turned onto a highway, Scott became the lead vehicle in the chase. Scott then decided to call his supervisor, Sergeant Mark Fenninger, for permission to perform a Precision Invention Technique – PIT – maneuver on Harris’s car. After listening to his request, Scott’s supervisor then granted him permission for a PIT maneuver. Scott waited until he thought no other motorists were in the area then ran his front bumper into Harris’s car.
Harris, who was not wearing a seatbelt, then lost control of his car and crashed off the roadway, becoming paralyzed from the neck down. But aside from Harris, No one else was hurt in the police chase.
Harris a 19 year old that evaded the police at speeds up to 90 mph is suing them for doing their job and stopping him. Spike Helmick, commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, argues that the law is clear: It's unlawful to flee. "The other side always suggests maybe it's not worth the pursuit," he says. "But if you no longer pursue people, what do you think your bank robbers and auto thieves are going to do?" They are going to run.
I do not disagree that police chases are dangerous; 350 people die each year from them, but one must remember that 230 of these deaths are of fleeing suspects. I do think it is terrible that this many people have to die in these situations, but think of the thousands that would die if these criminals where not brought to justice. Statistics show that 87 percent of traffic violators that evade the police are guilty of more that the crime they are being chased for. If this case rules in favor of Harris, all of these people doing a lot more that just speeding are going to be free to run.This case has the bearings of the McDonald’s case, when the older lady sued for the coffee being hot and burning her. Americans do not have the constitutional freedom to do whatever they want, they have to use common sense and obey the law. When confronted with Harris’s lawyer bring up the fact that Harris used his turning signals during the chase, Justice Anthony Kennedy said, “That’s like the strangler who observes the no-smoking sign.”