I have never heard of it happening in anything other than the movies, but I can't rule it out either. I know that we are constantly trying to teach rookies how NOT to handle drugs. Rubber gloves at all times near any drugs, and the only time anything other than dinner gets taste tested is in the movies.atxgun wrote:Are there any LEO's reading this that have "accidentally" gotten high by breathing the air in a crack house or pulling some blow out someones pocket?
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- Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:59 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: APD
- Replies: 44
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- Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:13 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: APD
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8322
Frankie has a very valid point about the failure to conceal and the inside of a car. I am not sure I would agree with him that it is failure to conceal as a general rule, but since the officer did see it, it can definitely be argued that way. Since the law says to intentionally fail to conceal, you might be able to win it later, but do you want that hassle?
On the other side of the coin, you have a cop who is out of control and probably violated several departmental rules. I am not familiar with APD's internal policy, but most municipal departments have rules saying that a non-uniformed officer in an unmarked car may not make a traffic stop (just for the reason you describe about who is this guy with a gun). If the officer really thinks his honking his horn at you is telling you to settle down and drive straight, he is just plain wrong. How would you know it is not an idiot honking at you because of road rage? It would seem to me to be a cause of further road rage.
His reaction on pulling his gun when he saw yours would be a reasonable reaction IF he were on duty making a traffic stop in uniform. Even walking up to you like this, it might still be a reasonable action. I don't know how the APD will take that part of it.
So, while I think APD needs to know about the officer trying to make a traffic stop, you have to balance it against their interpretation of the failure to conceal. I don't think their IA would file the charge on you, but it is possible.
And thinking about it, the officer might try to claim that he thought you were weaving because you were intoxicated. Most agencies let their officers make that type of stop any time due to the danger of drunks on the road combined with the social pressures to be hard on DWI.
Overall, it might not be a bad idea to make an informal call to the APD IA and let them know the basics and see what their policy on off duty or unmarked car traffic stops is. If they sound interested, you can tell them all of the details. If not, you can decide how in depth you want to go.
On the other side of the coin, you have a cop who is out of control and probably violated several departmental rules. I am not familiar with APD's internal policy, but most municipal departments have rules saying that a non-uniformed officer in an unmarked car may not make a traffic stop (just for the reason you describe about who is this guy with a gun). If the officer really thinks his honking his horn at you is telling you to settle down and drive straight, he is just plain wrong. How would you know it is not an idiot honking at you because of road rage? It would seem to me to be a cause of further road rage.
His reaction on pulling his gun when he saw yours would be a reasonable reaction IF he were on duty making a traffic stop in uniform. Even walking up to you like this, it might still be a reasonable action. I don't know how the APD will take that part of it.
So, while I think APD needs to know about the officer trying to make a traffic stop, you have to balance it against their interpretation of the failure to conceal. I don't think their IA would file the charge on you, but it is possible.
And thinking about it, the officer might try to claim that he thought you were weaving because you were intoxicated. Most agencies let their officers make that type of stop any time due to the danger of drunks on the road combined with the social pressures to be hard on DWI.
Overall, it might not be a bad idea to make an informal call to the APD IA and let them know the basics and see what their policy on off duty or unmarked car traffic stops is. If they sound interested, you can tell them all of the details. If not, you can decide how in depth you want to go.