Any time someone identifies as a cop, people will do what you tell them to. Here is just one extreme example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_search_phone_

Any time someone identifies as a cop, people will do what you tell them to. Here is just one extreme example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_search_phone_call_scam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_search_phone_call_scam People will do stuff without thinking because someone with authority asked them to.