01-24-2018, 07:43 PM
(01-24-2018, 03:30 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Yeah but they don't need a card.
No big deal for me. I'll just go back to the tried and true "Do you know who I am?"
Waiting for SSF to see how many he gets with the LAPD. (Or whatever Dept he works for)
No. Neither the LAPD or any other department in the Southern California area has such a thing that I am aware of. As is mentioned later, some people have stickers on their car from some LEO support agency that they hope will get them out of a ticket. My experience is that this kind of thing is usually handled verbally here, as in, "My husband is an officer in X department". DUI's are not an area you're going to get leeway on btw, those days are way in our rearview mirror.
(01-24-2018, 04:15 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: It's unethical. I know it seems small, and I get that, but maintaining our professional ethics is important. When our ethics systems break down, well, we can see some of those effects now.
Unethical is a strong way to put it. If you decline to issue a citation to someone, as has happened to my father, because they are career military, or because they have a reasonable excuse for their error and you perceive them as sincere, this is no different than using said discretion because the person is related to a LEO. I can get into Coachella for year every year because of who I know. There are people around the world who would sell a kidney to attend. I think where people get upset with LEO's engaging in this behavior it's because they perceive the law to be an area in which the "homeboy hookup" shouldn't exist. I can tell you that not issuing tickets to other LEO's is done both as a professional courtesy and because tickets can negatively impact you at the job, something that doesn't happen in other professions. All that being said, there are still LEO's who will ticket family members of LEO's or even LEO's themselves. There is one firm and fast rule, never ticket a lieutenant (or equivalent) or above.
(01-24-2018, 04:37 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Of course it doesn't bother you. You are one of the people that receives these benefits. Your opinion might be a lot different if you had to pay a $200 ticket while the buddy of a cop got off free.
As for the OP I am stunned that they all acknowledge that these cards exist like it is no big deal.
The DA and DPD employees get similar benefits. Well, the DA certainly does. As I said above, I'm sure the fact that I can get concert tickets for free, or good seats cheaply, bothers many people who can't. Yes, I've already acknowledged why interactions with law enforcement are not directly comparable to that.
