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CheapMonkey34 t1_j9v078j wrote

This has nothing to do with protector own.

Cops are more exposed to traffic and people are supposed to pay more attention when cops are involved because there is a high likelihood that there is a special situation going on.

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GerbilFeces t1_j9v1jmj wrote

I only slightly agree. road workers are protected the same way by the law, but they are not afforded the same 'off duty' protection that cops grant eachother.

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Any-Growth8158 t1_j9v37zk wrote

It should be noted that the reason this was likely asked is that an off duty officer was killed yesterday (I think) by a drunk driver. It made news because he tried to run away, but a witness chased him down and restrained him until the cops arrived. The witness didn't know that the guy who was killed was a police officer, and the drunk driver will not get an enhanced sentence because the killed officer was off-duty at the time.

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