Citizen pulls cop over, Gives a Warning
 

I know a lot of you guys will love this... This is the shortened version (there's an uncut one somewhere):

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I don't support police brutality, but I can't wait until the day that a cops just loses it and beats the crap out of one of these ahole wannabe lawyer, Youtube douchebags.

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Can you believe the amount of free time this guy must have???

He's lucky the guy didn't get out the illegal ride and tazer his stupid ass. Have his buds pick his twerking butt up, hog tie him and toss him in the back of a marked paddy wagon.

Why should you think cops should be above the law?

Thats the problem >

If u are talking to me....I don't. But I live in the real world where cops sit outside bars and pull over people who walk out to their cars, beat the crap out of you because they can, shoot yer ass while reaching for your ID........

I love my country but scared of the asshats that run it and the wankers they give guns, badges and tanks to.

I know there are a lot of cop haters in the world and sometimes with good reason but this officer is a credit to his department and to the profession in general. He was patient and understanding and went above and beyond to please this man. I believe the idiot who made the video was hoping for a violent out burst from the officer and what he got was just the opposite.

I think if this is a real video I agree.
The cop was a good guy.
How ever it is a valid concern not to have plates or something that defines it as a real working car

I doubt he'd post the video if it didn't show what he wanted. I think it took balls to confront a cop that way, but if it's a valid concern (and it sounds like it was), then kudos to him for doing so. Great professionalism from the cop too - a credit to his department.

Regarding the legality of unmarked Police cars.


FindLaw.com

Are Unmarked Police Cars Legal?

By Aditi Mukherji, JD on July 15, 2013 11:53 AM



Unmarked police cars are used for a variety of traffic law enforcement purposes, ranging from catching drivers committing violations to promoting traffic safety.

But are unmarked police cars legal?

The answer may depend on factors such as which state you're in, what time of day it is, and what the unmarked vehicle is being used for.


Common Uses

Generally speaking, a police car is considered unmarked if it doesn't have fixed, visible flashing lights, a siren that emits a loud signal, or prominent markings that identify it as a police vehicle.

In many states, unmarked police cars are regularly used for the routine stopping of drivers for traffic violations like speeding. In New York, for example, unmarked state police SUVs are now being used to catch texting drivers.

Police officers also use unmarked cars to stop drivers suspected of a penal law violation or whose behavior presents a threat to public safety.

Restrictions

In some states, however, police officers in unmarked cars have specific rules they must follow. These differ from the rules for other police vehicles, both at the state and city levels.

"The troopers that are issued unmarked cars are given extra instructions on just that thing," a veteran trooper with the Iowa State Patrol told USA Today. Such special restrictions may include only using the unmarked cars during daylight hours.

Other states like New York place few, if any, restrictions on the use of unmarked police cars. States like Ohio, on the other hand, require all police vehicles to be "marked in some distinctive manner" and equipped with a flashing or rotating colored light.


California Laws Concerning Police Cars


By Carrie Glossmanz, eHow Contributor


Read more : http://www.ehow.com/facts_7619412_california-laws-concerning-police-cars.html
Unmarked Cars



Unmarked cars are legal in California and undercover officers have the authority to pull drivers over, which they usually do using hand signals. As part of California Vehicle Code Section 40804, any officer whose primary duty is maintaining traffic and enforcing the vehicle code must be in a marked car and in uniform. If the officer in charge of enforcing vehicle code is not in a marked car, their citation will not be valid and they may not be a witness in a trial for any citation they issue while in the unmarked car.


Misconceptions



Section 40804 of California vehicle code is sometimes interpreted as meaning that no officers in unmarked cars can issue traffic citations, including speeding offenses. (ref4) This is not true, as officers in unmarked cars can perform this duty as long as their primary law enforcement duty is something other than enforcing the vehicle code.



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California Vehicle Code Section 40804
40804. (a) In any prosecution under this code upon a charge
involving the speed of a vehicle, an officer or other person shall be
incompetent as a witness if the testimony is based upon or obtained
from or by the maintenance or use of a speed trap.
(b) An officer arresting, or participating or assisting in the
arrest of, a person so charged while on duty for the exclusive or
main purpose of enforcing the provisions of Divisions 10 (commencing
with Section 20000) and 11 (commencing with Section 21000) is
incompetent as a witness if at the time of that arrest he was not
wearing a distinctive uniform, or was using a motor vehicle not
painted the distinctive color specified by the commissioner.
(c) This section does not apply to an officer assigned exclusively
to the duty of investigating and securing evidence in reference to
the theft of a vehicle or failure of a person to stop in the event of
an accident or violation of Section 23109 or 23109.1 or in reference
to a felony charge or to an officer engaged in serving a warrant
when the officer is not engaged in patrolling the highways for the
purpose of enforcing the traffic laws.

Really. So when the cop beats the crap out of YOU for doing something stupid, will you come running to us and say "police brutality" . Get real. I'm kind of happy this citizen called this guy out, if it was against the law. Because as we all know "COPS ARE ABOVE THE LAW, AND DONT YOU FORGET IT" .

Are citizens compelled to respond to an unmarked car?

If a cop does something wrong I'll be the first person to call them out. As I've posted many times on here.
These jerkoffs that go around baiting cops are going out of their way, looking for confrontation.

Idiot, if you ask me. This guy need to get a job or to spend sometime at the soup kitchen or something. If the cop is beating the hell out of someone for no reason, then by all means, step in ans do something about it. From the way it looks the cop is just driving along some street and this guy has to try and bait him to get a reaction out of him. I was out to lunch with my wife today and saw a bunch of firemen sitting around having lunch only to notice their fire engine was parked on the red zone on the side of this street. My wife made a comment about their parking location. This was a big old firetruck. Its not in anyone's way. I suppose people like this idiot can go and complain about that too? Where and when do we stop sweat the small stuff?

And one for the extreme-
Last weeks news:
Citizens block a Chicago expressway ramp to stop a VEHICLE DRIVING THE WRONG WAY. The lunatic driver IS a CHICAGO COP....and was DRUNK! (see news report clip)

Danny Sevilla, Chicago police officer, charged with DUI, driving wrong way on I-57 | abc7chicago.com

Friday, October 17, 2014 10:52AM
CHICAGO (WLS) --
In an ABC7 Eyewitness News exclusive, one of the men who helped stop a Chicago police officer who was allegedly drunk and driving the wrong way on I-57 shares his story.

It happened early Friday morning at 111th Street. Jujuan Williams said he had to veer out of the way to avoid the oncoming SUV.

ABC7 obtained exclusive video of Officer Danny Sevilla after his arrest. Sevilla has been charged with driving under the influence.

"It was disturbing to say the least," Williams said. "I just didn't think that someone of his stature would do something like that."

Williams recorded cell phone video of Sevilla taking a sobriety test. He thinks he and the other driver saved lives with their actions.

Illinois State Police say Sevilla, 33, drove his black Mitsubishi Outlander the wrong way down a long ramp onto I-57 near 111th around 5:45 a.m. Friday.

State police said no one was injured and Sevilla was alone.

Sevilla was seen leaving the Blue Island Police Station, where he was held by Illinois State Police. Sevilla hid in the backseat as he was taken out in an unmarked patrol car driven by internal affairs.

The Chicago Police Department says Sevilla has been relieved of his police powers and placed on administrative duties pending the outcome of the investigation.





BTW: Illinois, Chicago area has had a judge and police chief who have been busted - MULTIPLE DUI and get the free ride. I do know of those incidents but its anyone's guess how many others not known or released info. But..... a few years back, one of which was head of a DUI task force, got so literally slammed he ended his life. Easy to guessed how, crash while drunk.

There's zero reason why any cop should be beating the crap out of anyone. There's no place for it in today's world. If a citizen is doing something wrong, to the extent that they require immobilization, proper use of force is required. That does not include 'beating the crap' out of someone. A taser is usually sufficient.

One thing this video does demonstrate, is that people can be held more accountable when there's a video camera running and Youtube for others to view it. I can pretty much guarantee you that this Sheriff's reaction would have been much different if the guy hadn't been videotaping the exchange. That's a good thing.

People need to know the law as it applies to them and yes, video taping is a god send for innocent citizens when the Police abuse their power.

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I don't really have a problem with this.

The reason why is apparently the cop was breaking the law and not while apprehending bad guys - he was just being sneaky while on traffic duty.

The video author made a good point about why the police are supposed to use marked vehicles when they pull someone over. The comment about his daughter. That made sense to me.

I applaud this dude for knowing the law, the cop for admitting he was wrong, and think it's a good lesson for us all to try and learn more about the law, perhaps.

sometimes it hurts to find out we're slackers when it comes to defending our own freedoms.

I don't like the idea of 'baiting' cops but that's not what we saw here. the guy was respectful and stuck to facts.

Careful- In many areas, it unlawful to video or record a cop without their consent.

Now if that is not a admission of guilt.
They can record you....

Very well said!

I know there is no reason to beat up any citizen in todays world. There are plenty of good cops out every day. Sad that black guy selling cigaretts in New York city didn't get tased, because without a video it would have been them, the cops, vs. us, the people, and us usually loose.

Going to have to look into local regs on this whole unmarked thing.

The community between myself and Lubey is named Double Oak.

They have some of the most aggressive revenue generation I have ever seen.

They drive black chargers and have recently redone the graphics on the ones they use for traffic enforcement.

While it says in big bold type POLICE down the side the graphics are all black making them a marked vehicle that effectively is unmarked.

Pretty sure this is a no

I had a guy try to pull me over using the lights hidden in the grill, no light bar. I drove to the nearest DPS station(state troopers in Texas) Guy in uniform gets out of the car, and a few came out of the station to see what was up. Guy that lit me up was pretty hot, why didn't I pull over, blah, blah. I told him there was no way I was pulling over on the side of the interstate for an unmarked car. He ended up writing me a warning for 78 in a 75.

I agree that the officer in the OP would almost certainly not have been as well behaved if there was no video camera. I bet they are still using unmarked cars for traffic enforcement too.

Funny some people think its OK for cops to beat up on people if they have a badge and a gun.
But if i do its all wrong and i am a armed thug.

This. Methinks the guy who made this video is a Prius-driving tree-hugging skinny-jeans wearing, latte drinking metro. Not that there's anything wrong with that! :eek:

That said, I do have a problem when police infringe on our freedoms, like when there is a border patrol set up 20 miles in from the border! (Look up "Am I being detained" on Youtube for countless examples). I think the guy on the video has a basic understanding of his state's laws - but there may very well be exemptions to those laws that allow police to operate unmarked vehicles in the very manner in which the police officer in the video was doing. He was very smug in his holier than thou approach - that is absolutely not necessary.

If that guy has such an issue with unmarked cars, and he really wants to make a difference, he should go to his town counsil meetings and make them aware of the laws, and request action to taken. But that approach doesn't get you too many Youtube hits...

-Z.

I think "they" past a law pretty recent that the B.Patrol can set up a block 100 miles from boarder.
We are screwed.
Coming Soon, we will pretty soon have a Nazi gourd shack at every county line .

I always hear you should drive to the nearest police station if you suspect trouble. But there are very few times I'm driving anywhere that I know where the nearest police station is.

I think there was a lawsuit in NJ a few years ago about cops sitting on median strips with cars totally darked out at night. Now they have to have their parking lights on or something to make them visible at night. A few mos. ago I was coming home after a gig at 3am and there was a motorcycle cop parked on a sidewalk with all lights off, looking for red light runners. I think it's pretty dangerous for anyone to try to be invisible around moving vehicles.