What if someone is speeding really fast in a 65 mph zone going at least 90 and the cop just doesn't care to report them or give them a ticket and just tells them to stop speeding and walks away?
What if I was a cop, I stopped someone who went 97 on a
65 mph road and I didn't even give them a ticket or warning?
2007-10-03 13:50:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
yes they could be in a worst case scenerio, they most likely would get a stern talking to from a supervisor, its called negligence of duty.
2007-10-03 14:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by DA 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That would depend more on the situation than a bright line rule. I personally have been stopped going 90 in a 65 and got a warning. I had a reason for my action which the officer found to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Law enforcement is and has always been selective by its vary nature. If the laws were absolute, there would be no justice.
2007-10-03 13:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by hensleyclaw 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is the individual officers own discretion as when a ticket is issued. If such a thing was reported an Officers Supervisor might talk to him about it, but strictly speaking, he can't be ordered to issue a ticket. The old saying thou, he can be made to wish he had.
2007-10-03 14:48:41 · answer #3 · answered by jjbetz@swbell.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Law enforcement Officers have DISCRETION in just about ALL misdemeanor situations except Domestic Violence. As long as it isn't Domestic Violence related or a felony, I can give verbal warnings all day
2007-10-03 14:02:49 · answer #4 · answered by gonzo735 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, he could not be fired. A Police Officer has the discretion on weather to write a citation or not.
2007-10-03 16:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by wvu fan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You probably won't get fired if you did it once. But if there's a pattern of behaviour, or it's always the one guy you never ticket, then you could get in trouble.
2007-10-03 14:36:51 · answer #6 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In any real department...At most he would be chewed (oral counseling) out for not doing anything.
I don't usually write moving violations myself. I warn as long as the driver seems "real" and honest about the situation.
2007-10-03 14:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He certainly could be fired or at least disciplined for acting contrary to the law.
2007-10-03 14:39:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How could they get fired for it unless someone recorded it and sent the clip in to his boss?
2007-10-03 13:54:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
No, it's not true. Officers discretion.
2007-10-03 13:55:05 · answer #10 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋