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Re:Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand... by azernik on Friday May 21, 2021 @05:44PM (#27240352)
Not when they're on the clock.

Not for the purposes of the law, nor their employment. The state has much more power in how to bring them into line than it does for private citizens (it just chooses not to use that power in the US).

Re:Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand... by madhadron on Friday May 21, 2021 @07:32PM (#27241273)
Not when they're off the clock either, interestingly. An off duty officer still obeys the reasonable officer standard for use of force rather than the reasonable person standard.