Do policemen face tickets too?

[fueledbymusic]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

I have always wondered. Can policemen themselves get tickets for speeding etc too WHEN they're on their own time (not working). OR are they relieved worrying about paying tickets simply cause they work for the police?

 

[Isis1]

Police officers can still receive vehicle infractions while off duty. Same as they can be charged with felony bank robbery should they choose to rob a bank while they are off duty.

 

[davidmcbeth3]

Oh yes, usually outside their own town. I was with a detective friend when he got pulled over for doing 10 over.

He shows the cop his badge and the cop says "We dont extend professional courtesy here" and gave him the ticket. hahahahaha

My detective friend was not happy & told the guy he hoped he gets shot in the head that day.

 

[Isis1]

Oh yes, usually outside their own town. I was with a detective friend when he got pulled over for doing 10 over.

He shows the cop his badge and the cop says "We dont extend professional courtesy here" and gave him the ticket. hahahahaha

My detective friend was not happy & told the guy he hoped he gets shot in the head that day.

Your friend is an embarrassment to law enforcement.

 

[CourtClerk]

My detective friend was not happy & told the guy he hoped he gets shot in the head that day.

I'm guessing you threw that in to either show the level of intelligence of your friends or hoping that someone would find the humor in that statement.

That you would call someone who would say that a friend is just as disgusting as your posts on this forum.

 

[CourtClerk]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

I have always wondered. Can policemen themselves get tickets for speeding etc too WHEN they're on their own time (not working). OR are they relieved worrying about paying tickets simply cause they work for the police?

But to answer your question, yes, police officers get tickets.

 

[fueledbymusic]

Oh yes, usually outside their own town. I was with a detective friend when he got pulled over for doing 10 over.

He shows the cop his badge and the cop says "We dont extend professional courtesy here" and gave him the ticket. hahahahaha

My detective friend was not happy & told the guy he hoped he gets shot in the head that day.

How does it go if a policeman (off duty) was to get an infraction within his/her town of work. How does their "boss" take it? LOL

 

[CourtClerk]

How does it go if a policeman (off duty) was to get an infraction within his/her town of work. How does their "boss" take it? LOL

Their boss doesn't care....

 

[CdwJava]

I have always wondered. Can policemen themselves get tickets for speeding etc too WHEN they're on their own time (not working). OR are they relieved worrying about paying tickets simply cause they work for the police?

No. Law enforcement officers can receive citations.

How does it go if a policeman (off duty) was to get an infraction within his/her town of work. How does their "boss" take it?

Not well. If the officer got a ticket in his own town, then he either really, really deserved it, or, the issuing officer was being overly anal and it could be a personal beef between the two officers. No matter the reason, the administration would probably want to look in to the matter before it gets worse. If you have an officer int he agency citing another one, you have a problem - even if the cite was legitimate and well-deserved - as one of the officers may be a problem that needs to be looked in to.

 

[musicman654321]

Hi !

The only people who do not get tickets are IRS agents ... no cop has the guts to give one a ticket...

 

[demurringdude]

If you have an officer int he agency citing another one, you have a problem - even if the cite was legitimate and well-deserved - as one of the officers may be a problem that needs to be looked in to.

I'm not sure I like the sound of that. You seem to be saying that if an officer issued a well-deserved ticket to another officer, he might be "problem" and needs to get "looked into". Or am I reading that wrong?

 

[Banned_Princess]

What happened, was your post about the kids arrested in the van not inflammatory enough? you had to delete it, and try something else?

 

[musicman654321]

What happened, was your post about the kids arrested in the van not inflammatory enough? you had to delete it, and try something else?

Hi,

Thanks for letting me know.

I did not delete the post ... someone else did ... go figure ... 7 yrs of research down the drain....

I made no inflammatory comments; I simply asked people's opinion..you may re-think yours and think of this: What if the children died? Food for thought.

 

[Zigner]

I'm not sure I like the sound of that. You seem to be saying that if an officer issued a well-deserved ticket to another officer, he might be "problem" and needs to get "looked into". Or am I reading that wrong?

Since, generally, an officer would not issue a ticket to another officer in the department, it could indicate a personal problem between the two officers. Carl's posting reality...

 

[CdwJava]

I'm not sure I like the sound of that. You seem to be saying that if an officer issued a well-deserved ticket to another officer, he might be "problem" and needs to get "looked into". Or am I reading that wrong?

What it would tend to indicate is a problem one way or the other. Either you have an officer flagrantly disobeying the rules of the road thinking that he is immune from the consequences (a problem), or, you have an officer intentionally pulling over another officer just to get a little payback for some slight (also a problem). No matter, you have an issue that must be looked into. And even if justified, the almost certain beef that will develop between the two could be a huge issue for the agency.

In reality, unless you are speaking of a very large agency (LAPD, LASO, SDPD, SDSO, SJPD, a couple others ...) this just is not likely to happen. If you have a fellow officer being that big a problem, you are likely going to call a supervisor to the scene of the stop or at least alert one after the fact.