Would a cop really
stop writing a ticket with a stopped car to go after a kid who he probably thought took off with $1 candy bar?
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It was a high
Speed chase . The store had a police presence.
3 possibilities
1. He's on a power trip and would never miss an opportunity to bully someone who's very clearly weaker than himself
2. Hero complex + heat of the moment
3. (And most likely the right answer) He's what the French call les incompétents, aka he's a bumbling idiot, hence why he's been assigned the job of writing parking tickets and not chasing criminals.
Funnily enough back then a candy bar cost less than 50 cents. Unlike today in Illinois where because of $13 dollar an hour minimum wage they are $1.68.
shareI'm about Macauley's age, but couldn't remember offhand what candy cost was when I was kid, so I just threw out what I thought was a "cheapie" amount
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