On the Valley freeways, a recklessness emerges that surpasses thrill-seeking and borders on the suicidal, as evinced by the recent arrest of a Scottsdale man, Brett Carlin, 27, who brazenly posted videos on social media driving a motorcycle at speeds exceeding 160 mph and taunting law enforcement with high-speed chases. This man, whose daredevil antics have now led him to potential prison time, was indicted by a grand jury as detailed by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office; these charges announced on October 16, include two counts of unlawful flight from law enforcement and reckless driving, as reported by FOX 10 Phoenix.
Displaying a disregard for public safety, Carlin’s Instagram account, videos show him weaving through traffic on Loop 101, ignoring red lights on Scottsdale Road, and even interfering with the police while in pursuit—what Josh Logan, Co-Founder and Director of Training at Guardian Training & Consulting, describes as beyond negligent actions that, when done at such breakneck speeds, could have resulted in “them being dismembered,” in a statement obtained by FOX 10 Phoenix; the Department of Public Safety, through surveillance sources including gas station footage, managed to identify Carlin, subsequently leading to his arrest on October 1.
With law enforcement’s current strategy to sometimes terminate hot pursuits for the sake of public welfare, these actions of Carlin’s have exposed a fissure in traditional policing—alternative methods are increasing as dangers to bystanders make high-speed chases less viable, a sentiment echoed by Logan, who has experienced a tenure as a former police officer, “We’re terminating pursuits at an all-time high because the likelihood of danger to the public now outweighs the probability of catching the criminal,” Logan told Yahoo News…