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Deadly Pursuit of Hijacked Bus

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Re “1 Killed, 7 Hurt as Hijacked MTA Bus Plows Into Vehicles,” May 3: I don’t understand. The policy of the police is not to shoot at a fleeing suspect, even one suspected of a violent crime and with a hostage, if there is risk of hitting an innocent citizen. But if a suspect flees in a vehicle, the police proceed with a high-speed chase. Not surprisingly, the result too often is a crash where innocent people are injured or killed.

What did the police think would result from the high-speed chase of a 16-ton bus through the downtown rush-hour traffic? Unfortunately, it was the death of an innocent citizen. It’s past time to change this deadly police policy.

Mark Felman

Los Angeles

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Thank God the bus did not carry that horrific advertising that makes it impossible to see inside.

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Gloria Edelstein

Los Angeles

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