Police shot a three-wheeler driver who wouldn't stop in Kalutara — when is that justified?

On 26 October, Kalutara police signaled a three-wheeler to stop in Bombuwala. The driver kept going, officers chased him for nearly 4km, and then opened fire in Nagoda, injuring him. Afterward, police said they found narcotics in the vehicle. One side: firing at a moving vehicle in traffic risks hitting the driver, passengers, or anyone else on that road, and a chase should end with blocking the vehicle in, not bullets, especially when you don't yet know what's inside. The other side: a three-wheeler that ignores a lawful stop and runs for 4km is already a danger to everyone around it, and a driver who won't pull over for the police is giving officers very few safe options left. We hear about this kind of chase often enough on the news that it's worth asking directly: where should the line sit between a reasonable stop-and-search and the point where it becomes too risky to keep chasing? If you've ever been signaled to stop by police on a bike or three-wheeler, what actually happened, and did you feel the response was proportionate? මෙහෙම අවස්ථාවක පොලීසියට වෙනත් විකල්පයක් තියෙනවද කියලා ඔබේ අදහස මොකක්ද?