As a now retired cop who spent the last twelve years of my service as an observer in a busy urban force this sounds terrifying. I flew countless times with many very experienced high hour pilots in sh-t weather but knew when to keep quiet when his workload was high. To put myself in such a position with an inexperienced cop driving!! I don't think so. The observers/pilots should think long and hard about this, or I fear it's only a matter of time before an accident happens.