I have absoultly no problem with the police pursuits under most circumstances. In my opinion whether or not the police are chasing someone, if they are stupid enough to run, they're a risk on the roads anyways, are most likely already speeding away from something, and are bound to hit something anyways. People don't get chased for no reason. I think that punishments should be stronger when caught also. As for what is acceptable and what isn't... Once the chase is underway, there are few reasons that I would stop it if it were up to me. Once the police ends the pursuit, it's normally because of imminent danger to the public, but the person being chased isn't going to stop immediatly also and I feel this is quite often overlooked. The only areas that I feel would be an unnaceptable risk would be things such as school zones, or in areas where there are a large number of people. Once already in these areas though, there would be no reason to stop the chase, the damage is already going to be done. You need to think ahead, see where you're headed, and stop it early if you're going to.
On top of all of this though, I think that the reason for the chase plays a big part. If someone stole my Jeep from my parking lot, I would be PISSED but I wouldn't want them to be hurt in the chase (we will save that for when they get caught later on) and I wouldn't want to hear about it getting wrapped around a tree. On the other hand though, if someone held a gun to my girlfriend's head and told her to get out of the jeep, I would love to see him rolling off a cliff inside the jeep and wouldn't mind if he wrapped both himself and the jeep around a tree!
But the person that stole it should be fully responsible for my increase in insurance and my deductible
