Call Me Ishmael

Police in Finland are testing a new device to gain the upper hand when suspects try to outrun them: a harpoon. Fired from a patrol car’s front bumper and tethered to a cable, the harpoon is designed to lodge in the back of a fleeing suspect’s car. Police can then slow the suspect down gradually, using their own car’s brakes. (Reuters) ...And if a quick-thinking, suicidal bad guy drives over a cliff...?