I don't get it

What the hell is so exciting about watching the police chase some idiot for miles and miles? Somebody in a white Chrysler (or maybe it's a Mercedes) is doing 40 right now all over the city and it's breaking news. There are about 10 cop cars following and at least two helicopters (KCAL 9 and El Segundo PD) overhead and they still haven't laid down a spike strip to stop this idiot. They've decided not to force him/her to stop because they suspect the driver is high profile and doesn't want to be seen on TV. Um...wtf? According to KCAL 9, they're hoping the driver will pull over soon. This idiot has driven all over the city - from West Hollywood to El Segundo and is heading towards Manhattan Beach - at 40 miles per hour, for two gotdamn hours. This is the most ridiculous shit ever. But it's better than watching Gossip Girl, lol.
More idiocy I don't get and cannot stand are traffic looky-lous. The city could be trimming trees over the freeway, there could simply be traffic cones set out, or a car stalled on the side of the road, and a large number of assholes will slow down to watch, consequently causing traffic jams. I hate these people passionately. I mean, there are no bodies hanging out of cars, no guts spilled over the concrete ever, yet they're obviously hoping for such gruesomeness. They're clogging up the freeway desperately trying to get a glimpse of...something, anything, but preferably horrible and scandalous. 8 times out of 10 it's an accident. But if you've seen one accident haven't you pretty much seen them all? What's so fascinating about a mangled car? It bothers me that people can be so fucking simple. Don't they have some place to be? Ugh.
UH-OH! Breaking news! They just found out the driver is an "African-American male," lol. They are very likely going to stop this asshole now, thinking that he has stolen this very nice car. Oh, and now police believe that "this driver may be armed and dangerous." Oh how the tables have turned now that the driver has been identified as Black. Hahahaha. This is so fucking ridiculous and such a waste of taxpayer dollars. Are ten cop cars really necessary? Two hours fooling with this fool? Dios mio. Now I can't turn away, lol. I've been sucked into the rabbit hole and these newscasters are vacillating all over the place. :(