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ever scrolled through your feed and seen
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those insane videos cars weaving through
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traffic like they're playing a real life
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video game we're talking about the
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cutting up in traffic trend that's
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absolutely blowing up recently with
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names like Squeeze Benz and License
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becoming almost legendary these guys
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have some serious driving skills no
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doubt but let's be real they're also
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dicing with danger risking not just
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their own lives but everyone else's on
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the road for those insane clips so the
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big question everyone's asking is why
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aren't these guys behind bars already
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and how on earth do they always get to
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drive these expensive cars i mean this
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is the USA right land of traffic cameras
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on every corner and cops seemingly
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everywhere how do these swimmers as they
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call themselves managed to pull off
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these runs day after day without getting
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caught let's break it down together in
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today's video but first make sure to
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leave a like and subscribe to this
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channel for more videos covering the
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most famous swimmers but before we dive
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into the tricks these swimmers use to
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evade getting caught let's take a look
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at what law enforcement can do to track
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these guys down and why it's not as easy
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as it may seem first let's talk about
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the perception of surveillance yeah the
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US has a lot of cameras but are they
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really the allseeing eye that can track
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a specific car doing 100 weaving through
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five lanes of rush hour traffic and
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follow it all the way home the reality
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is a bit more complex think about it
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traffic cameras are often focused on
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intersections for red light violations
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or monitoring general traffic flow the
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resolution might not always be high
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enough to clearly identify a license
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plate especially at high speeds or in
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bad weather plus the sheer volume of
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traffic in major metropolitan areas
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makes it like finding a needle in a
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haystack for law enforcement to manually
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track a single vehicle in real time
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through this network but what about
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general police presence you might ask
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while you might see patrol cars the
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resources needed to dedicate officers to
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specifically monitor for and pursue
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these high-speed traffic violators
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across a sprawling city are immense
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police departments have to prioritize
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calls based on severity and while
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cutting up is dangerous it might not
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always be the top priority in a city
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dealing with more immediate threats
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furthermore the very nature of the
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offense makes it difficult to address
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cutting up is often a short burst of
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intense activity these drivers might
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engage in the dangerous behavior for a
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few minutes to get their footage and
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then quickly blend back into normal
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traffic or disappear altogether slow so
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slow so slow so slow slow so slow so
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we're good let's loc off at this exit
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let's locate get off at this exit did we
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lose the cops did we lose the cops let's
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get off of this exit let's get off this
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exit taxi behind this hit and run style
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makes it incredibly challenging for law
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enforcement to react in time to
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intercept them even if a report comes in
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the individual could be miles away or
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have already switched vehicles by the
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time officers arrive in the area so we
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touched on the sheer difficulty of
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tracking these guys but let's dig a
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little deeper into what law enforcement
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is actually up against when they do spot
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someone pulling these driving maneuvers
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it's not as simple as just flipping on
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the lights and sirens and giving chase
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there are a lot of factors that come
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into play and police work in these
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situations is governed by strict
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protocols designed to protect everyone
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not just the officers involved one of
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the biggest hurdles are strict
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departmental guidelines many police
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departments in the US have very clear
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rules about engaging in high-speed
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pursuits especially for non-violent
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offenses like reckless driving the risk
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of a high-speed chase causing an
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accident that injures or kills innocent
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bystanders is a major concern
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departments often prohibit risky
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maneuvers like intentionally bumping or
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ramming a suspect vehicle at high speeds
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unless there's an imminent threat of
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serious harm to others this means
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officers can't always just force these
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swimmers off the road even if they have
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the opportunity and perhaps the most
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critical element is the constant risk
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assessment that officers have to perform
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in real time even if a police officer
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witnesses someone swimming through
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traffic live they have to immediately
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weigh the potential outcomes of
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initiating a pursuit do they chase after
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the driver potentially escalating the
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dangerous behavior and pushing them to
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drive even more recklessly in an attempt
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to escape or do they decide to hold back
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allowing the suspect to get away in that
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moment but potentially preventing a
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high-speed collision that could kill
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someone it's a split-second decision
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with life or death stakes and officers
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are trained to prioritize public safety
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above all else sometimes the safest
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option is to not pursue now let's get
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back into the minds of these swimmers
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and look at some of the specific tactics
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they use to stay ahead of the game
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because it's not just about driving fast
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it's about knowing the urban landscape
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and utilizing technology to their
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advantage and most importantly the art
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of vanishing one key aspect is their
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root knowledge these drivers often
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operate in specific areas they know
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intimately they've likely scouted out
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shortcuts through residential access
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roads pedestrian zones which of course
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adds another layer of danger or even
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construction sites this allows them to
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quickly disappear from main roads and
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potentially lose any pursuing officers
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who aren't familiar with these
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alternative routes it's almost like
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they've rehearsed their escape routes
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knowing exactly where to turn and where
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the dead ends are beyond just knowing
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the roads they also leverage technical
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aids
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it's highly probable that many of these
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drivers use radar and LAR detectors
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these devices can warn them in advance
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when law enforcement is using speed
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measuring equipment giving them precious
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seconds to potentially slow down or
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alter their behavior before being
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clocked or alternatively speed off
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anyway apps like Ways have become
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invaluable tools for these individuals
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ways relies on user generated real-time
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traffic information and that includes
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reports of police presence this means
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swimmers can often get live updates on
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the locations of marked and unmarked
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patrol cars in their vicinity allowing
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them to adjust their routes and avoid
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areas with a heavy police presence it's
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a constant cat-and- mouse game where
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technology plays a significant role on
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both sides another important part of how
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they operate is the prep work they scope
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out the highways beforehand you'll often
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have other drivers involved acting like
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scouts they're checking out the best
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spots for their swims they look for
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stretches of road with seriously heavy
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traffic so the video looks wild with
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tons of lanes to weave through and of
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course they're also checking out where
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there might be fewer cops around or
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where it's easy to make a quick getaway
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there's also other preparations like
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always wearing masks helmets or suits to
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make it hard for cameras to identify
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them and let's not forget the immediate
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aftermath the actual vanishing act
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because once the swim session is over
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and the cameras have stopped recording
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what happens next it's highly probable
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they have pre-planned staging areas or
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even safe houses where they can quickly
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switch vehicles imagine pulling into a
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discrete garage or a less trafficked
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side street and hopping into a
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completely different car instantly
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changing their profile they might also
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have a change of clothes or even alter
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their appearance quickly to further
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throw off any potential witnesses or
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lingering law enforcement this focus on
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the immediate escape and blending back
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into the urban fabric is crucial to
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their continued evasion so when you
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piece it all together it becomes clear
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why catching these swimmers is such a
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monumental task for law enforcement the
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combination of limited real-time
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surveillance capabilities strict pursuit
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guidelines the sheer volume of traffic
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and the deliberate efforts of these
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drivers to remain anonymous and
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strategically plan their stunts creates
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a perfect storm of elusiveness for the
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foreseeable future it's likely this
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trend will continue simply because the
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logistical hurdles for police to
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consistently stop it are so significant
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however it's important to remember that
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there's always an element of chance
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involved despite all their precautions
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these individuals are still breaking the
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law in a very public way and eventually
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someone might just get unlucky take the
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case of the well-known swimmer Squeeze
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Benz while he managed to evade
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authorities for a significant period he
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was eventually apprehended interestingly
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his arrest wasn't the result of a
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dramatic high-speed chase instead law
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enforcement was able to connect him to
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his online identity through a
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combination of factors including his
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distinctive online presence and
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eventually a traffic stop for a less
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extreme violation this allowed them to
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positively identify him and bring him in
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it serves as a reminder that even with
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careful planning the risk of getting
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caught is always there whether through a
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stroke of bad luck or persistent
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investigative work but what do you think
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about all this is it just a matter of
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time before more of these drivers face
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the consequences or will they continue
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to outmaneuver the authorities let me
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know your thoughts in the comments below
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stay safe out there and remember the
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road is not a playground right
