Was it worth it??? (2)

I've read some really unbelieveable things in my life but this is just a terrible,terrible waste of life for a stupid beyond belief reason.
19-year-old faces manslaughter charge in death of Toronto area police officer
Fri Aug 3, 1:35 AM
By Steve Rennie
MARKHAM, Ont. (CP) - A pre-dawn police probe into air bag thefts turned tragic Thursday when a veteran York Region officer died after being dragged by a car, pinned to a tree, and then thrown from the vehicle while attempting an arrest, police said.
Const. Rob Plunkett, hailed as "true hero" by his police chief, was the force's first officer to die in the line of duty since 1984 and only the third in the department's history. A 19-year-old man faces a manslaughter charge in the death of the 43-year-old Markham, Ont., married father of three, and police said additional charges are pending.
Plunkett's death came as a heavy blow to a force not accustomed to loss, said Deputy Chief Bruce Herridge.
"It's an organization where we've not lost many officers, but even one is one too many," said Herridge, adding that Plunkett was well-known within the force.
The tragic confluence of events that sent Plunkett to hospital with fatal injuries were outlined Thursday by York police Chief Armand La Barge.
During a joint investigation between 5 District criminal investigation bureau and the York police special services unit into airbag thefts, police surveillance officers spotted two Hondas - one white and one gold - leaving a Toronto address.
Police said there have been a rash of airbag thefts since last September, and 43 thefts since January of this year. Stolen airbags can net between $1,500 and $2,000, La Barge said.
Officers believed at the time the gold Honda was stolen, La Barge said. He confirmed at the afternoon news conference the car was indeed reported stolen.
The two Hondas were driven to a crescent in Markham, just north of Toronto, where plainclothes officers saw the drivers park their cars. The driver of the gold Honda opened his door and police allege he took out a stolen air bag.
Just after 5 a.m., Plunkett moved towards the open driver's side door of the gold Honda intending to make an arrest, said La Barge.
"As Const. Plunkett attempted to arrest the suspect, the suspect put the vehicle into reverse, and accelerated over a curb, across a lawn and over several shrubs," he said.
Plunkett was then pinned between the open door and a tree as the suspect kept trying to drive away, La Barge said. The officer was then dragged onto a nearby lawn and thrown from the car.
"The suspect continued to reverse across the lawn at which time assisting officers rammed the vehicle to stop its progress," said La Barge.
A local resident, who didn't want to be named, said he heard two loud bangs outside his window and looked out to see a man lying on a lawn across the street. The neighbour says he heard cries of, "he's bleeding, he's bleeding," shortly before an ambulance arrived.
Plunkett was taken to a hospital in east Toronto, where he died from his injuries.
Nadeem Jiwah, 19, has been charged with manslaughter and police say more charges are pending. A second suspect, 23-year-old Baseer Yousafzai, was also arrested and is facing charges of theft, mischief and bail violation.