The issue of police chases has been around for years yet has been swept under the radar by some ‘more important’ issues. There are two sides. The side that believe that police chase restrictions are fine the way they are, and then there’s the side that believe there should be a greater restriction on police chases.
Maintaining a saddened yet serious tone, Loraine Bennett contends in her opinion piece ‘My son paid the ultimate price’ (Herald Sun, December 29th, 2011) that police chase restrictions need to be tighter. King intends to persuade any car driver and the general public that the restrictions on police car chases not only need to be stricter and safer, they also need to be better followed by police engaging in car chases.