Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields surprisingly announced that city officers will no longer pursue suspects’ vehicles as the department reviews its car chase protocols.  The move has been called extreme in its restrictiveness, and Shields herself admitted that it “may drive crime up.”  Coming in response to some recent deaths caused by out-of-control car chases, the decision comes from a good place, but will likely lead to a spike in crime rates and do much more harm than good in Georgia’s capital.  We don’t know of any other city that has such an across-the-board ban – Shields’ decision has Atlanta’s ship SINKING…

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