We all learned when we were children, and we found a police uncle when we had difficulties. That's right, the police should support everyone. However, some police officers may slowly forget that they are public servants of the people, and begin to feel that they are quite good, and they can do whatever they want with their police ID cards.
For example, sometimes, some police officers may show up their cards, put up a shelf, and ask you for a driver's license just because you didn't give way to him. This kind of thing, to be honest, is quite annoying. Obviously he came to maintain order, but it turned out as if everyone had to listen to him, and the rules were all set by his family.
Recently, a private car owner was forced to stop because he couldn't give way to the police car immediately. Then, a few plainclothes jumped out of the car, and angrily said that he "changed lanes dangerously", and he had to take out his ID card and driver's license immediately. It feels like something out of a movie, but it's happening in reality. It's right to avoid it, but this way of dealing with it is too unreasonable!
Details of the incident
The video that went viral showed a private car driving normally on the highway when suddenly a police car with a police sign appeared in the frame. This police car, without honking its horn, wants to plug in front of the private car. Private car owners may not notice, or they may feel that they are driving normally and there is no need to give way, so they do not let the police car squeeze in.
As a result, the police car couldn't get in halfway and started honking. But the private car owner still ignored it and continued to drive in his own lane. After a while, the police car rushed from the left again, this time blaring the siren the whole time, and slowly forced the private car into the emergency lane.
Then, two plainclothes people got out of the car, and one of them took out his ID and turned out to be a police officer. He walks up to the video window and motions for you to show him your papers. Then, a little unceremoniously, he said: "This car is public, don't you know that you have to give way when you encounter a public car?" ”
The private car owner responded aggrievedly: "I really didn't see your car, what mistake did I make and have to show my ID?" ”
But the policeman's attitude was super arrogant, and he said directly: "I am on official business, please cooperate, this is the first warning." ”
As soon as the private car owner heard the police's words, he immediately didn't dare to say anything, and obediently handed over the documents. Hey, this situation is really unpleasant. We all hope that the law enforcement officers can maintain order in a friendly manner, instead of being so tough and feeling a bit aggressive.
As soon as this matter spread, it immediately aroused heated discussions among netizens, and everyone unanimously felt that there must be an article behind this.
Is it legal for two plainclothes people not to wear police uniforms?
It stands to reason that the police have to wear the iconic police uniform when they go out on duty, and what is the situation in civilian clothes. If you don't have an urgent task on your body, you can't just stop someone's car. Police cars are not allowed to be driven casually, and they have to follow the rules.
Looking at the staggered appearance of these two getting out of the police car, if they weren't wearing police uniforms, I really thought they were two street gangsters. As soon as they came over, they pointed fingers at the owner of the video, that arrogant look, it didn't look like it could be pretended to be in a day or two, eighty percent of them were usually so virtuous and arrogant. This time, it may be that the netizens are not pleasing to the eye, so I want to find an excuse to find fault.
Do the police have the right to check driver's licenses?
The police look at the ID card, that's normal, they have this power. But when it comes to checking driver's licenses and driving licenses, this thing is a bit wrong, because this kind of thing should be handled by the traffic police. If the police do this, it's a bit too much, and according to the rules, they shouldn't do it.
Can the police stop a car on the highway for no reason?
Stopping a car on the highway is too risky. In case the car behind is very fast and does not react for a while, the consequences will be serious. We all know that the speed of traffic on the highway is very fast, safety is the most important, this kind of behavior of stopping the car, it is easy to cause traffic accidents.
In addition, we have to figure out whether the police car overtakes first and then honks, or honks first and then overtakes. The order of these things is very important, and the problems are different in different order.
Footage recorded by the dashcam of the private car showed that the police car began to honk its horn as soon as it was attached. However, the music is so loud in the private car that the driver may not hear the sirens outside. But usually, even if you don't hear it, when you see a police car approaching, everyone will subconsciously slow down and give way.
Besides, the video we saw was not recorded from scratch, so we can't say for sure whether the police car had honked its horn before this.
However, judging from this video, the police car did honk as soon as it was attached to the private car.
Then we usually drive, if the official car doesn't pull the alarm, do we have to give way to it? I thought that if there was no emergency, the official car should be the same as any other car, and there should be no privileges.
To be honest, if you are really in a hurry, just honk the horn and then take the emergency lane, how fast and safe.
Official response
In order to uncover the truth behind this incident, a reporter specifically approached the Shantou Expressway Traffic Police Force to understand the situation. The traffic police over there said that according to the regulations, law enforcement officers should not stop cars on the highway at will, after all, there are many vehicles on the road, and there are great safety hazards in doing so. But they also told reporters that they would carefully investigate and verify the content of the video circulating on the Internet.
At the same time, because the license plate of the police car may belong to Shantou, Guangdong or Jingzhou, Hubei, the reporter contacted the Hubei Highway Traffic Police. The traffic police in Hubei responded that they had noticed the situation and were working on verification.
On the afternoon of May 14, the Jingzhou police stood up and spoke:
They have already found out that the police car is indeed from the Songzi City Public Security Bureau of Jingzhou City, and the two men in the video are indeed police officers on duty. The police said that they are now busy verifying the details of the whole matter, and once they find out, they will immediately make the results public.
Judging from the response of the Jingzhou police, I feel that they are still quite sincere, and they didn't think about finding any temporary workers to carry the bag. Whether it is a normal task or an ultra vires, they all said that they want to find out.
Lawyers speak out
We're all curious, when do we have to give way to those official cars when driving, right? The deputy head of a law firm in Henan explained to us that the Road Traffic Safety Law says that if a police car has an urgent task and raises its siren, we have to give way to it when it is safe to do so.
However, looking back at this incident, we have to figure out when the police car started sounding the siren. If the private car does not give way in time because the siren is not heard, then according to common sense, the owner of the car should not be fined. After all, the siren is a signal to everyone that there is an emergency and you need to give way.
Besides, if the two plainclothes people were indeed traffic police, then they should have to wear uniforms when enforcing the law. This is not only a rule, but also to make it easy for people to recognize them at a glance as law enforcement officers. As for stopping a car like this on the highway, to be honest, it is indeed a bit dangerous and not very proper. In this case, the private car owner has the right to raise questions and may also ask for a reasonable explanation.
The lawyer felt that if the two plainclothes did violate the rules, they could be warned, or even lose their jobs or be demoted.
Conversely, if the private car does not give way to the police car, the private car owner may have to be warned or fined a penalty, but not more than 200 yuan.
The comment area of Jingzhou's official account fell
Although there is no official update on the behavior of these two policemen, netizens can't sit still. They ran to the official account of Ping An Jingzhou, and some people went to the online platform of the Hubei Public Security Bureau and left a message on the official account of Ping An Hubei.
Write at the end
The power to enforce the law was originally given by the people and used to serve the people. If someone takes the power given by the people and puts it on the people, it is putting the cart before the horse.
These two policemen have to remember that the shiny police officer ID card is used to help the people, not to show off how good they are. The common people give you power so that you can catch the real criminals, not to come to trouble ordinary people.
Therefore, if there are really police officers who forget their duties and make mistakes in their roles, they must reflect and reflect. After all, the law is there to protect the people, not to give oneself privileges.