is it illegal to steal police cars?

lmao! x

I agree. :)

I can see where you are going with this, but if the police decide to have a policy not to pursue joyriders, then the stupid yobs will think they have a free license to get away with stealing cars..... and this would probably embolden them to contemplate other crimes as well. At the same time it is true that high-speed pursuits are a dangerous business. What needs to change is tactics and training. The American police are involved in far more chases than ours, yet the relative fatality rate (by percentage) is lower.....and their tactics and training (and budget) are the reason why. Police need to be trained not to make the joyrider too nervous or panicky while pursuing them, hang back a little bit and give them a false sense of confidence. Then at the right moment (when there are no bystanders and fewer risks to all parties involved) use stop-sticks (or spike strips, whatever you wanna call them). Another way of pursuing yobbos without endangering the rest of us is to use helicopters.....this is where the budget question comes into consideration. A cheaper alternative would be to make greater and more pertinent usage of GPS systems. The rest of us can also play a part. Maybe there could be road safety classes that teach innocent drivers how to react if caught up in a pursuit. Maybe Tracker systems could b made mandatory fit for all new cars so police can back off if a situation becomes too dangerous yet still retain a good chance of recovering the vehicle. So the breif summary to my answer is, no dont ban them altogether, but take a deep long look and change how you go about doing them! Cheers

If it isn't yours then its not yours to keep.

Public property belongs to the "public trust" not you personally.

On the other hand, I believe that since there's a "public trust" then we as the public are the beneficiaries and therefore the equitable owners of the property.

This being the case, I should be able to pick a cop car, shotgun and other chachkis included, and claim it as my own.

On the other hand, that's rather unrealistic as then the police would never have a car to drive, guns to shoot or even uniforms to wear.

So I guess we have to let the public officials use OUR property to "protect" us.

im guessing it would have to do with authorization. the library is a public library but you can't take out books without a library card right? same idea

You can make an appointment to go inspect it. You're not allowed to drive it because you're not an employee of the department.

The word "steal" implies illegality.

all governement facilities are "publiclly owned" too but you cant just walk into the pentagon can you?

Maybe you were under the influence while driving it?

seriously.. ive been wondering the same thing all my life.