I think that this is a good

idea for PTC, and could be expanded to include all the law officers in

Fayette County. As a further enhancement to protect both citizens and

police, all police cruisers would be prohibited from patrolling neighborhoods

and highways. Who knows, they might interrupt a crime in progress and

a high-speed chase might result.

Think of all the tax savings

possible. You could just do away with the police department, and there

would be a zero risk factor regarding high-speed chases. Just let the

criminals run roughshod over the citizens!

An alternate suggestion is

to maintain a few specially trained police officers with special patrol

cars fitted with short range missiles, and they could shoot down the fleeing

criminal. That's what the FAA proposes if there are any hijacked airplanes,

so why not? There would, however, be the possibility of "collateral

damage" if the missile missed, so I guess that eliminates that idea.

Seriously, one way of eliminating

the problem of fleeing the police would be to make it a serious offense,

a felony, to evade the police. I believe that it is now a misdemeanor.

And guess what the penalty

is for most people who flee the police: probation and a fine. This does

not deter someone who is a criminal.

Chief Murray has a point; something

must be done to prevent the high-speed chase, but having seen some crazy

escapades on TV, having radios, etc., won't stop the drug-crazed or alcohol-influenced

evaders.

Jack Hollister

Eatonton, Ga