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Originally Posted by Vish8895
I spoke to a colleague whose partner is a police officer. She said her partner said as soon as he pulled his badge, he was in the wrong.
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Sorry, it is sometimes dangerous listening to someone who has a friend/partner/husband as a police officer. They are not always right - and this is one of those cases ... at least in relation to what is above !
I have had a police warrant card for over 26 years and only 'pulled' it about 5 times when off duty. There is nothing wrong with identifying yourself and in fact, if you ignore something you can get disciplined - I should add that when I have done it that 3 of those 5 times have resulted in arrests - one for threatening the staff in a restaurant where I was eating, one for drink drive and one for robbery. I think that should give an idea I do not do it lightly.
The officer (if, as I have said earlier they really were) has every right to identify themselves. The issue is when and why + the bit afterwards on the basis of what you have posted makes me think they are a)stupid or b) not a police officer.