In several states, fleeing in a vehicle is a felony, hence the chase is reasonable. The logic being that a "normal" person who had a minor traffic violation would pull over. Anyone who "flees" as a felon is worthy of chasing. They are fleeing for a reason; we just may not know what that reason is until we make contact with the person. While the initial instigation may have been a traffic violation, no sane person flees from a ticket. They flee because they are DWS, DUI, have a warrant, are holding/transporting drugs, are illegally in possession of a firearm, etc .... Your logic stops when the logical trail would lead further. People flee because there is some consequence much worse than a ticket waiting for them. In all the pursuits I was personally involved in, not one suspect fled because of the minor civil offense they committed (running a stop sign; taillight out; expired plates ...). They all fled because they had a criminal offense present or warrant out for their arrest.
I am obviously biased, but I don't think that giving up is anything but a means of emboldening the criminal. Need proof? Just look at the municipalities which have taken a "hands off" approach to prosecution ... looting in broad daylight, urination and defecation in public, etc. People will get away with what you let them get away with. If we didn't pursue people, there would never be any caught. Why would anyone (even a minor offender) ever pull over if they knew the cops would not chase them?
I'm not saying LEOs should chase people with reckless abandon; far from it. I do not advocate for LEOs just Hades-bent to floor it at all costs. But good training, good skills, good policy all can come together to make for smart and effective pursuits. At my agency, we spent about as much time training in EVOC (emergency vehicle operations course) as we did with firearms. We had good, clear policies for when to terminate a pursuit.
IMO it's not reasonable to blame LEOs for the bad and dangerous decisions of the criminals they pursue. That's no different than blaming guns for the actions of the shooters.