High Speed Pursuit Syndrome refers to a condition that police officers may suffer from during a high speed chase. When a police officer gets into a high speed and dangerous chase, he may get so angry and pumped up with energy that the adrenaline rush may cause him to carry out violence and deadly force on a suspect at the end of, or during, a pursuit.

Rodney King

Rodney King, is a black American and is believed to have been a victim of high speed pursuit syndrome and police brutality

Police brutality

Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer....

. After a high speed chase ended, two River side County deputy sheriffs attacked and beat King violently. It is believed by some that although King was black, the beating had nothing to do with his ethnicity or race, it was merely the result of over excited police officers.

Hong Il Kim

Hong Il Kim, was a 27 year old Korean man visiting family in Orange County, CA. Some people believe that he was a victim of high speed pursuit syndrome. On Wednesday, February 14, 1996, Westminster police spotted Kim making an improper turn in a Toyota 4-Runner at around 11:30 a.m.. They tried to get Kim to pull over but he refused, and a 30-minute chase ensued. More officers joined in the pursuit, and a police helicopter tracked his vehicle. After thirty minutes, police officers boxed Kim into a mall parking lot and then opened fire when Kim allegedly tried to ram two of the officers on foot. Four officers fired thirty rounds to stop Kim and ultimately ended up killing him. Afterwards, Kim's family said the officers overreacted by killing him and said that the officers could have just as easily shot out Kim's car tires. The officers claim they acted in self defense, but Kim's family and some members of the community argued that his death was an execution caused by over excited police officers. Kim's family later filed a wrongful death law suit against the officers involved in the shooting. They argued that the officers had used 'excessive deadly force'. In April 1998, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, and the court ruled that the actions of the officers had been perfectly reasonable, and that they had acted in self defense.

See also

• Police brutality
  Police brutality
  Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer....
  
  
• List of cases of police brutality
• Police misconduct
  Police misconduct
  Police misconduct refers to inappropriate actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Police misconduct can lead to a miscarriage of justice and sometimes involves discrimination...
  
  
• Police riot
  Police riot
  A police riot is a confrontation between police and civilians. The term can also describe a riot by civilians caused or instigated by police...
  
  
• Prisoner abuse
  Prisoner abuse
  Prisoner abuse is the mistreatment of persons while they are under arrest or incarcerated.Abuse falling into this category includes:* Physical abuse: Needless beating, hitting, or other corporal punishment....
  
  
• International Day Against Police Brutality
  International Day Against Police Brutality
  The International Day Against Police Brutality occurs on March 15. It first began in 1997 as an initiative of the Montreal Collective Opposed to Police Brutality and the Black Flag group in Switzerland...
  
   (March 15)
• Legal observer
  Legal observer
  Legal observers are individuals, usually representatives of civilian human rights agencies, who attend public demonstrations, protests and other activities where there is a potential for conflict between the public or activists and the police, security guards or other law enforcement personnel...
  
  
• List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States