Like when a cop pulls over a driver, and lets say that the driver is an off-duty cop, will the cop, who is giving the ticket, know that the person is a cop, like from the database or something, or they don't know till the driver tells them?
2007-11-27 12:18:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
there are ways I can usually tell if a person I'm dealing with is law enforcement or ex-law enforcement. and to answer all the people who say they won't get a ticket. I would suggest you not speed through my state then. I've arrested on average 4 cops a year for DUI, and I write 20-30 a year for other violations. I write them for anything I would write a civilian for. I also don't tell the officer who pulled me over that I am a cop until after the stop is finished. I have gotten tickets before, and always insist on paying them. why should I get away with something civilians can't? The only time I have told someone I was a cop, was when I was carrying a concealed weapon and the officers were starting to get keyed up about it. I also hate getting "badged" by other cops.
and no, I am not a wisconsin trooper.
and to the person who gave me a thumbs down. I hope you are a cop, I hope you speed through my city and I hope you badge me. I really, really do.
2007-11-27 13:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by Spoken Majority 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I can't say it has never happened, but I have never heard of it happening. Cops arent above the law, and cops committing crimes on duty are happily reported by other cops who can't stand bad cops even more than the public. However to actually pull a marked unit over, and write a ticket would be highly unlikely. Its more likely the officer may send a message via MDC to slow down.
2016-05-26 04:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The officer performing the stop would have no reason to check any database, even if one existed. Running the plates and drivers license would NOT show this information. ANY symbol short of Department ID would be unreliable as SOMEONE outside the department would learn the 'code' and use it themselves. In short, unless they actually know each other, the only way to know the person pulled over is an officer is if they show their Police ID.
2007-11-27 12:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Usually, the cop will tell the other cop right away. No need to go to the database when it is just as easy to tell him. Just like attorneys and doctors, they all stick together. The good old boy's world isn't it?
2007-11-27 12:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by dutchlady 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
In New York City the cops used to put a copy of the Police Union magazine upside down on their back window ledge. The back of the magazine always has a picture of a police shield so that made it obvious that car was exempt from the law. There are a lot of other little gimmicks equivalent so that cops recognize cops.
2007-11-27 12:27:18 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Spoken M- Are you a WI Trooper?
2007-11-27 14:04:36 · answer #6 · answered by jtw532 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He will have a badge or credentials in his wallet with his license. And usually a tag on his marker plate. And he won't get a ticket.
2007-11-27 12:26:54 · answer #7 · answered by .G. 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋