Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Qualified Immunity

Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by ultrarunner on Sunday May 31, 2020 @07:23PM (#23373959)

It comes with additional benefits, as well. Both the official ones, and informal benefits like the ability for oneself and one’s family to get out of traffic tickets. Growing up in a small town I watched one friend (whose father was a cop) get out of tickets regularly in his muscle car. In Arizona, now, members of the ‘police family’ can purchase KOA-789 license plate frames [0] to be afforded the same privilege at scale.

[0] https://azplea.com/plea-news/the-plea-store-is-open-for-busi...

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Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by JauntyHatAngle on Sunday May 31, 2020 @09:58PM (#23374862)

Not the USA, but I had a friend who worked in government but for the police as a developer. To get into the building everyone was issued a police branded lanyard with their ID on it.

He kept getting freebies and discounts on his after work shopping trips and he didn't realise why until he caught his reflection in his mirror and realised his police lanyard was showing, people thought he was a cop!

He also on more than one occassion got pulled over for breath tests and/or speeding only to get flagged on when they saw his lanyard. He reckons he would have looked like a sergeant(? Can't remember exactly) due to his suit and the car he had and the cops wouldn't have wanted to piss off a superior.

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Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by edoceo on Sunday May 31, 2020 @07:37PM (#23374056)

Almost like the LEM plates in WA

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