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>> Why even chase in the first place. Send a helicopter up, put a few
>> .50Cal rounds through the hood / engine.. If it's being driven by a
>> car thief, then put one through the driver.
>
> What I have always found rather assinine is this idea that the way to
> recover stolen propery is often to destroy such property.

Why not? Either way, insurance pays. But if you allow the stolen car to
escape, then crime also pays. -Dave