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This happened to me maybe a month ago now but i was getting food at a drive through when the cashier informed me that a woman in the car ahead of me who left paid for my food for me. i was a bit flabbergasted but appreciative. have no idea who it was or if it was a complete stranger just being randomly generous.

apparently this is even a trend going on where people randomly pay a strangers meal.

ever happen to you?

We were traveling down "America's Loneliest Road" and there were no radio stations, so I put on a Deep Purple cd and it wouldn't play at all at first, neither would another CD, but then it finally played, BUT... some of the songs were playing perfectly, others were jamming/skipping. We then tried the other CD again, and it played fine. I bought the Deep Purple CD like maybe 20 years ago, but other CDs that I've had longer played fine BEFORE, but I didn't try any of the others yet. I'm wondering if it's the CD or the car radio.

Multiple other CDs at my house also did this. But could the car radio have gotten damaged when my dad drove into a rock a few weeks ago😂

If the vehicle plates are known (99% of cop cars have dashcam) is there really any reason to chase them immediately?

Obviously if their crime is a violent felony that is a factor but almost ALL chases are the result of a initial traffic stop or at worst robbery (yes that could be violent felony but the vast majority of robberies only threaten violence, not inflict actual violence).

From the FBI:

Successful restrictions: Cities like Milwaukee, Los Angeles, and Orlando have restricted chase policies and have not seen corresponding spikes in crime.

Alternative technology: Some police departments are using GPS tracking units that can be fired onto a fleeing vehicle, allowing officers to disengage from a high-speed chase while still tracking the suspect. In one set of case studies, 80% of speeders were still apprehended using this method.

Widespread fatalities: More than one person is killed every day on average in police pursuit crashes.

Risk to bystanders: Most of those killed in police chases are not the fleeing drivers. 25-40% involved uninvolved third parties.

Disproportionate harm: Black people are 4x more likely to be killed in police pursuits than white people.

Traffic violations: The majority of pursuits begin because of a minor traffic or property-related offense.

Fatal chases: From 2017 to 2022, 82% of fatal police chases started over a traffic stop. Only about 15% were for violent felonies.

Low felony arrest rate: Only 1 in 50 result in a felony arrest.

Significant failure and crash rates

High escape rate: Studies suggest that between 30% and 50% of police pursuits end with no capture.

High crash rate: An FBI analysis 35%-40% of all pursuits ended in a crash.

Ineffective deterrence: A study found that 75% of fleeing drivers said they would slow down after police disengaged.

High financial costs

Taxpayer expense: The costs of high-speed chases, including litigation and liability payouts for crashes.