Banning Police Pursuits in Australia? Should that Be an Option?

I found an article titled New South Wales police commissioner Andrew Scipione rules out ban on car pursuits despite Canberra deaths in The Australian. After a deadly accident, officials thought of banning car pursuits, but should that really be an option? Car thieves might see this as an opportunity. There is smaller chance of being caught if the cops cannot go after them. One would think that banning car pursuits would actually make roads more dangerous, but it is hard to come up with a plan where the good guy always wins. According to the article, police pursuits have decreased but police do not want the community or potential criminals to think that the police are not doing their jobs. The thought of ending police pursuits might make potential criminals think they can avoid being arrested by going a little over the speed limit. Even though the idea of banning police pursuits has good intentions, the idea is also unrealistic. It is a good thing that Scipione ruled out the ban. The roads do not need to become more dangerous because people start believing they can get away with anything if they can out speed a cop. There are not many options to stop car theft and any other crimes related to police pursuits but a complete ban is definitely not the way to go. After reading this article, it was my first time hearing about these bans. I know criminals trying to run from cops exists in the United States, too. That is where television shows like Cops and America's Most Wanted get their stars, but could such a ban exist in the United States? If police were not allowed to chase after criminals, the crime rate would most likely go up because more and more of the criminal minded would start to think they have an easy way out. Criminals should never have the joy of thinking such a thing.