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2007-08-05 03:08:46 · 8 answers · asked by dvdlevns 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Congregating watching who's who doing what.. When approched about being there "I heard there was a fight" is stated. Does that fall under entrapment or something?
2007-08-05 03:12:49 · update #1
sounds as if they are just ''on the job''...
something about ''ensure the public tranquility'' and all that.
PD in San Diego would regularly go into bars to look for
underage drinkers...
2007-08-05 05:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is lawful--as long as they were drinking coke or whatever without alcohol.
It is a well known fact that bars employ cops not in uniform to be there 'in case' something happens. They are sitting there just like you and me, but if they see something, they can make a move on it. Nothing wrong with that, and that is not entrapment.
Entrapment is if the cop undercovers as a prosititute or a john, then picks up a prositiute or a john. Entrapment is a cop on the internet pretending to be a child to pick up an internet predator. Entrapment is a cop portraying himself as a drug dealer to pick up other drug dealers.
Entrapment is not necessarily a bad thing, but someone picked up for these crimes will not get a real bad sentence they deserve because they do not actually commit the act.
2007-08-05 10:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why would that be illegal? And how could it be entrapment?
A large number of bars hire "off-duty" police officers to work in their bars in uniform to keep people from doing stupid things.
Many people on yahoo answers complain that police are reactive and not proactive. How many people decide to commit crimes when a uniformed officer is standing in front of you chatting to someone? Believe it or not is does happen...much much less often than if there was no officer there.
2007-08-06 03:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by Vindicaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were on a lunch break and weren't actually drinking any alcohol, it's legal. Police anywhere aren't allowed to consume alcohol while on the job though.
Site? I figured this was just common sense...
2007-08-05 12:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he is there checking out a complaint or something similar, then it is legal. If he is in there under false pretenses and is socializing, he can be disciplined for this .
2007-08-05 12:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
absolutely YES
you have a problem !!!
Establishments often hire off duty officers as security.
your incident was a response and was on duty.
To help protect your backside.
2007-08-05 10:19:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It sounds suspicious to me.
2007-08-05 11:19:24 · answer #7 · answered by KD7ONE 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not if he had his gun on
2007-08-05 10:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by maruawe@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋