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- Path: sparky!uunet!dtix!mimsy!WUVMD.Wustl.Edu
- From: C08926RC@WUVMD.Wustl.Edu (Rob)
- Newsgroups: misc.legal
- Subject: RE: dealing with a police officer
- Message-ID: <9212301641.AA06363@zippy.cs.UMD.EDU>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 20:51:54 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
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- #The latest trend in the Detroit area is thugs who dress up as cops and
- #rob people. My question is thus, what is a good way to question a cop
- #as to his authenticity?
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- I believe this procedure would be valid:
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- Keep your door locked. When the officer approaches, crack the window
- and ask to see his police identification.
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- This advice was given by police in a local county after it became
- known that they now have plainclothes officers in completely unmarked
- cars pulling people over. They also recommend that if you are unsure
- if the car pulling you over is an officer's car, drive to the closest
- area with a lot of people or a police station befire stopping. This
- does not, however, guarantee that you won't get an additional citation,
- although most officers would understand.
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- Rob
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