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Should cops break the law in order to enforce the law?

I recently witnessed a police patrol van perform an illegal u-turn, and then change direction again, cutting across two lanes of traffic in order to pull over a car who had no lights on. The cops did not use their indicators once, or their flashing lights. If we did that, they would pull us up and book us! Should we allow them to break the rules in order to enforce the rules? Aren't cops subject to the same laws as everyone else?
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jillbeth jillbeth
 
 November 09, 2009 08:41 PM
It sounds like an unsafe maneuver for something as simple as not having headlights on. I'm sure that could have been a dangerous situation, but forgetting to turn headlights on is easy to do when you're on a well-lit road. The officer could have easily called ahead and let another squad car up the road stop him. At the very least, he should have had his flashing lights on.
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• Yes, that's what I think should have happened too. If authorities want everyone else to obey the rules, then they should be leading by example. As any military man will tell you, that is the only way to lead. If they always tried to do the right thing, then they would gain much more respect from the public, whom they serve.


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rondata rondata
 
November 09, 2009 06:06 PM
Police cars are emergency vehicles. I couldn't imagine trying to find a place to make a left to turn around if you saw a crime being committed. Granted the person without lights could have had them off for a number of reasons including: forgot to turn them on, they're broken etc. What if that person with no lights ran into someone, or someone ran into them because they couldn't see them?

Yes they get special allowances, but so do other emergency vehicles.

If you think about it, they break the 'law' constantly to enforce the law including traveling at speeds twice the legal limit.

Should they? Absolutely. I cannot say for that particular incident, but in most cases, yeah - they have to.

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cheapgamer cheapgamer
 
November 09, 2009 06:08 PM
Only if it saves lives.

The example above should not have happened, and you may want to call the non-emergency number of the local police to report it.

If someone in one car shot at another I would hope the police would turn on lights, then take an illegal U turn.

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