Re: The TV Mini Mehga thread.
This was entrapment I believe. The police motorcyclist was used to force the situation. The biker had been reported of dangerous driving several times over a period of time. This was an evidence gathering exercise and used the unmarked police bike to goad the biker into similar actions of past riding. It had the desired effect but I still think it was wrong of the police to employ such tactics. They encouraged the biker to ride like he did. I believe the biker assumed it was just another biker who wanted to have a game of cat and mouse. They could have simply deployed a helicopter and video the events from above. They obviously knew with another bike behind playing 'keep up' they would get maximum out of the situation. Disgraceful methods as far as I'm concerned. I wonder how much worse it would have been for the biker if the police rider had been involved in an accident during that 'chase'.
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