Patrol65 said:
Burns me up, which is one reason why when i see an unmarked popo on the highway doing 20 over with out lights i will snuggle right up behind him and see where he is going.
Do you think he or she might be going on a call. Not all calls the police go on they are allowed to go with their lights on. But do you want him or her to rush to your house when your alarm is going off. He or she is not allowed per their agency to go lights on to the call. Or when your alarm goes off you can call the officer's agency and advise them no rush because you dont want him to speed to your home. that way it doesnt burn you up!!!!
Id have to say thats BS.
If an emergency vehicle is cruising down I40 doing 15-20 over the speed limit, miles away from the nearest exit, i cant believe they are responding to an emergency. Especially the marked cars.
Plus, what law enforcement agency in their right mind would prevent their officers from operating their vehicles with out their lights on at a minimum to alert the other traffic that they are passing. Thats purely a safety issue, plus it forces people to give right of way thus allowing an unimpeded route for the officer.
Cutting the lights and sirens when close to a "sensitive" situation i can understand, but not when you are traveling down a major highway and trying to "respond" to anything other than the end of the shift or the daily special at the doughnut shop.
Im not a cop, never have been, and dont want to be. But i do have several cop friends. I know what they do, and i have been with them when they do it. Dont try and use the whole emotional black mail of "how would you feel if your family needed the cops" bull shit.
