Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape police

Re:Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape po... by gtufano on Saturday June 01, 2013 @03:11AM (#5803111)

You know, police in EU normally don't chase criminals at high speed and they normally found them easily after the fact (especially if they wound/killed a cop). High speed chases are extremely rare, there is no rational need for them (and the consequent danger for passers by).

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Re:Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape po... by nawitus on Saturday June 01, 2013 @07:26AM (#5803566)

EU is not a country. The police in Finland will almost always chase 'criminals' until they stop. The 'criminals' are mostly people who are drunk drivers or speeding, tough.

Ironically, the reason there's very few chases is that punishments are not severe for crimes. If you are certain that you'll get federal prison in USA for almost any crime, it makes sense to risk it and try to get away.

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Re:Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape po... by JackFr on Saturday June 01, 2013 @05:56AM (#5803408)

Given that all of the suspects had outstanding arrest warrants, this episode was the result the suspects 'being found easily after the fact.'

It seems you can find them all you want, but eventually you're going to have to take them in and many times the bad guys just won't want to go.

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Re:Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape po... by rmc on Saturday June 01, 2013 @08:45AM (#5803736)

There isn't a EU wide police or justice system. It's all done at the national level. Policing standards can vary widely around countries.

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Re:Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape po... by mietek on Saturday June 01, 2013 @09:04AM (#5803784)

Your statement is true. The parent poster's statement is also true.

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Re:Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape po... by nawitus on Saturday June 01, 2013 @10:25AM (#5804058)

Not really, the typical action in many EU countries is to go for pursuit. This is case in Finland and Sweden, for example.

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Re:Oculus Rift co-founder killed by gang trying to escape po... by corin_ on Saturday June 01, 2013 @11:18AM (#5804275)

I don't know enough about all the countries to say either way, but if FI/SE were the only two countries with this policy (not saying they are - I've no idea) then it would still be accurate to say that the opposite is true in the vast majority of the EU.

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