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Administrative/Regulatory

Mar. 17, 2005

State Law Must Reflect Fatal Dangers of Police Car Chases

The law does not tolerate police unreasonably shooting across a school yard to stop a fleeing suspect. Why should it tolerate unreasonably pursuing the suspect across the same ground in a patrol car?

Robert L. Bastian Jr.

Partner Bastian & Dini

Penthouse Suite 9025 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills , CA 90211

Phone: (310) 789-1955

Fax: (310) 822-1989

Email: robbastian@aol.com

Whittier Law School

The law does not tolerate police unreasonably shooting across a school yard to stop a fleeing suspect. Why should it tolerate unreasonably pursuing the suspect across the same ground in a patrol car?
        Kristie's Law, a bill reintroduced last week by state Sen. Sam Aamestad, R-Grass Valley, joined by Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, repairs a glaring deficiency in federal and California law and, thereby, promotes public safety, fairness a...

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