secret_agent_man
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http://www.ocregister.com/news/police-323440-colon-echevarria.html
In the above incident, the driver should have evaded in his vehicle after the stop when it was clear the "cop" was not in uniform. Of course, that is just my notion, that a police officer must be in uniform when in a marked vehicle. Someone please correct me if this not the case.
I guess if it really is a cop he will then pursue, or have another cop make the stop.
In my book, a police impersonator is fair game if he plays the wrong card. The intent to abduct is of paramount concern in a fake cop stop. Therein lies the justification to defend.
It goes almost without saying that police in unmarked vehicles as a rule do not attempt stops except in dire emergencies, and I suspect that is partially on account of the previous sentence being the way most folks feel about this issue. But there may a gray legal area here that is little understood which need illumination.
In the above incident, the driver should have evaded in his vehicle after the stop when it was clear the "cop" was not in uniform. Of course, that is just my notion, that a police officer must be in uniform when in a marked vehicle. Someone please correct me if this not the case.
I guess if it really is a cop he will then pursue, or have another cop make the stop.
In my book, a police impersonator is fair game if he plays the wrong card. The intent to abduct is of paramount concern in a fake cop stop. Therein lies the justification to defend.
It goes almost without saying that police in unmarked vehicles as a rule do not attempt stops except in dire emergencies, and I suspect that is partially on account of the previous sentence being the way most folks feel about this issue. But there may a gray legal area here that is little understood which need illumination.