Rep. Jim Walsh urges restoration of vehicular police pursuits, I-2113

the good member from the 19th legislative district representative Walsh thank you Mr Speaker this is a great initiative brought To Us by the people of the state and it does an important thing for everyone in Washington Mr Speaker this initiative is the single most important step that we can take to fight crime and to restore Public Safety in our neighborhoods and communities all around Washington Mr Speaker this is the reason that we are here in the capital this policy restores the best elements of living in our state our state is a beautiful place it is a diverse place and it is a safe and good place to live and what this public policy does is a that allows our Law Enforcement Officers to follow their training and use their best judgment to help enforce the law to the benefit of all washingtonians Mr Speaker it is narrowly constructed to leave in place current guidelines and rules and law on training on supervision so that police Pursuits are done in a profession and rational way but it restores our trust the people's trust in the Judgment of trained law enforcement professionals and Mr Speaker when I've spoken to people in law enforcement around this state they have told me that this reform will not only help them fight crime and lower Rising crime rates but it will restore the bond of trust between the people and law enforcement and Mr Speaker that will yield good results for everyone this is the reason we're here Mr Speaker please vote Yes on this great reform for our state thank you