I went to the store the other day with my boyfriend and his father who is in a wheelchair and drives a van. When we got to the store there was only one handicapped van accessible spot available, welll sort of. Someone had parked their car in the part where the van comes out. There were two cops driving through the parking lot and we stopped one, he took one look at the car and suggested either me or my boyfriend go in instead of my boyfriends father. Well, we did just that and when we were leaving, we drove by the person who had parked in the handicapped spot. The owner of the car was a cop, not in uniform, and he was talking to the cop we had complained to. We circled the parking lot to see if the guy was going to get a ticket, but even more surprisingly, he went back into the store! Is this right?
2006-10-25 21:07:38 · 18 answers · asked by chelleighlee 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Forgot to add that the person parked in the spot was the police chief
2006-10-25 21:13:04 · update #1
Those pigs take it upon themselves to bend the rules at their convenience.
It is amazing to see how forcefully they enforce the law among civilians, but if they violate civil rights, and abuse someone, it is OK to cover for each other.
Hypocritical dirtbags!
2006-10-26 00:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is a sensitive issue. Before I respond to your question, I wonder if the cop whom you spoke to would respond the same way if you were a Black or a race from a minority?
To respond to your question, no one, not even the defenders of the law, is above the law. Here, though, you are dealing with a political issue or power issue. I'm wondering which department you can make your complaint to, because if you bring it to the police dept., they are likely to ignore you. If you have photos as evidence, you might take it to the DA's office, or the Mayor or some such municipal office. You do that, not becuase it's important for you to pursue the matter against the official, but just so public records of a man in high public position can be recorded in case of any future incriminations against him, or else, if there are any honest characters in the Mayor's office at all, they would keep a close eye on the Police Chief (not spy), for some time, so as to ensure that the incident was probably just an isolated one where he probably had an emergency or something and was not using his position to break the law.
2006-10-26 04:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by thru a glass darkly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was he working? Because the rules are different when an officer is working as opposed to picking up milk and eggs on the way home. States have laws that exempt officers on duty from speed, right of way, and yes parking laws. Some states require that it be when responding to calls or pursuing criminals. Other states only require that the officer be on duty. Just because the officer was not in uniform does not mean that he was not on duty.
2006-10-26 08:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Judge Dredd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. Could be fishy. It may be something a undercover squad was working on, or maybe they really did just park there illegally and with out reason. What I want to know is how do you know that he was a cop also, and not the owner of the vehicle getting a warning not a ticket? I am not saying you are wrong, just maybe what your thought you perceived was not the whole picture.
2006-10-26 04:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by jawsh3539 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, handicapped spots are handicapped spots and we should be setting the example. I understand if the cops know each other, one should have at least scolded the other, dude, you're making us look like *******, move your freakin car immediately.....it makes the rest of us look like crap.....
2006-10-26 04:13:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes laws are for everyone, now who in their right mind wants to take on their boss knowing the boss is going to win? You don't know what happened at the City level, his boss. Many of police officer infractions are handled internally and not publicly.
2006-10-26 04:58:35 · answer #6 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is very common in the U.S.A. Most cops are above the law, they think. I see this type of thing all the time. That is why they need to be tested every six months with a lie detector, and asked, have you broken any laws. If they have nothing to hide, then they should be happy to.
2006-10-26 04:26:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think no one is above the law and i think the fact that police officers are given powers does'nt mean that we don't have to abide with the law and i think doing things like that is a disgrace to the police service.
2006-10-26 04:36:01 · answer #8 · answered by Boozie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do.
However an officer has the latitude to issue a warning instead of a ticket. Now you know a patrolman isn't going to give his boss a ticket.
Police officers are human too and generally pretty underpaid, so not many of them would risk their jobs over an issue like this.
Not fair, but more typical than it should be.
2006-10-26 04:17:01 · answer #9 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No it is not right, did you get the names of the officer's you spoke with...if so call their superior and file a complaint. No one is above the law.
2006-10-26 04:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋