chriskal wrote:
Yeeper wrote:
chriskal wrote:
daustin wrote:
All they needed to do was sit which house she pulled into and then sit down the street waiting for the cops.
As long as they could identify the driver visually all they needed to do was jot down the plate number and call the cops. No need to follow her home at all. The police know where you live.
Could be stolen, could be a friend’s car, could be a rental. All things that could delay or prevent the effectiveness of prosecuting.
I’m not saying I would be getting out of my car and going up to the house as an antagonist. But you better believe if someone hits me and I’m OK, or hits my family member, or I witness it and I have the opportunity to follow, I will be doing so. Barring any other glaring safety issue that would make the risk/reward slant out of my favor.
Nothing wrong with following them. It’s public roads up until their dwelling.
Are you under the impression that people that Re in possession of stolen cars routinely just drive them around and take them to their own home? The rest of those issues aren’t really impediments to prosecution.
Risk/reward in escalating beyond calling in a plate doesn’t compute.
Which is exactly why the person followed. ?
If someone hits me and runs. And it’s a stolen vehicle, then if I follow them safely it’s a perfectly reasonable risk to possibly help ensure the police are effective in their pursuit. The opportunity cost is worth it.
If it’s not stolen then they have the correct address regardless.
If it is stolen or the person goes somewhere else then the police may have another lead to go on to apprehend the person, since the address on file for the plate won’t give them anything.
How is the car and person being somewhere other than where the car is registered not an impediment?