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NurseHolliday
@Oliver Schick
Here's a terrible tragedy, chasing moped-riding thieves by car and helicopter all across Hackney and indirectly causing a fatal crash.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/clapton-crash-teenager-dead-and-another-seriously-injured-in-crash-after-police-chase-a3176411.html
Surely completely disproportionate. I believe it's against police guidelines, but further reporting will probably shed more light on that.