Submitted by Truth Hurtz (not verified) on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 3:29pm.
That makes perfect sense. COs aren't dealing with suspects, they're dealing with convicts, and they can't differentiate whether the escapee is a violent felon or run of the mill felon.
I believe that if police could still operate under the old rules however, the whole issue of crime would be far less of a problem.
Thanks for the explanation