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Why isn't the cop getting sued or under any investigation? As far as I can see, he was plain clothed, in an unmarked car, no walkie talkie, no gear, a gun, and
by biturd 16y ago
Why isn't the cop getting sued or under any investigation? As far as I can see, he was plain clothed, in an unmarked car, no walkie talkie, no gear, a gun, and did not identify himself until after the third yell of "get off the bike".
I am not even sure that an off duty officer should be able to make a traffic stop. That creates a situation where people are expectant of it, which gives much more leverage to criminals who want to pretend to be police.
Now anyone can pull someone over and say they are a cop and most are going to take their word for it? This could prove to be the most calm and non violent form of car jacking I have heard of...
1) Approach person at a stoplight while out of breath
2) Ma'am, I need your car for official police business, get out, leave your belongings and the keys as they are. Contact the XXPD in 4 hours to retrieve your car.
3) Oh... Yes sir, thank you!
A great yet small win for possibly getting a chance to re-visit the original wire tapping laws that are being abused. However, there are other more superficial issues that are related directly to law enforcement that are seemingly going overlooked.
I can understand, as the guy is probably relieved to know he is not going to jail for 7 years, but hope that over time he will at least smell the cash he could possibly make; or more ideally, do it for the sake of doing the right thing for society.
- Gupie 16y agoThere is a regular marked police car and uniformed officer behind the bike so that should have made it clear that the guy with the gun was also police, or perhaps a very stupid criminal.
- stretchwithme 16y agoso you understand the confusion then huh?
- Gupie 16y agoNo, the "very stupid criminal" comment was just an attempt at humour. If you get stopped by two cars and one of them is a marked police car then it is obvious that the other car is also a police car.
- stretchwithme 16y agohmm, I thought the marked car was behind him. I didn't see it the very end.
- jfager 16y agoWhen I was in high school, I was riding with a friend who was kind of a jackass. For some stupid reason, he flipped off some guys in a truck, who promptly started chasing us. Immediately behind them was a cop car. We ran into some traffic, had to stop, the grown men jumped out to kick our asses, and the pursuing police immediately asked them at gunpoint to get on the ground. Just sayin, it happens.
- zipzap 16y agoI believe police officers, off-duty or not, have an obligation to step in when they see a potentially dangerous crime taking place. The gun may have been a little excessive, but after watching the video (and the motorcyclists stunts before being pulled over), I don't think the off-duty officer was acting out of line.
- aerique 16y agoIt's definitely a border case though. <internet-tough-guy>If I saw someone with a gun stepping out of an unmarked car I would run him over with my bike.</...>
- zacharycohn 16y agoAnd then you would wipe out because you don't "run over" things with motorcycles so much as you "wipe out over top of them..."
- aerique 16y agoGood thing I don't have a motor cycle then ;-)
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- gradschool 16y agoIt's been done. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-CHdukO7to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-CHdukO7to