On May 13, some netizens posted a video of "a police car on the highway stopping a private car", which attracted a lot of attention, and the behavior of the police car was questioned for retaliatory law enforcement.
The Hubei license plate police car illegally intercepted a private car at high speed, causing controversy
Friends, a recent video has attracted a lot of attention, in which a police car with a Hubei license plate intercepts a private car on the highway for inspection.
The incident occurred on May 10, 2024, and the entire enforcement process was recorded in its entirety by the owner's dashcam and lasted about 2 minutes. The video shows the police car honking its horn and siren in the second lane before overtaking to the left front of a black private car, forcing it to slow down and drive towards the emergency lane. Subsequently, two police officers who were not wearing police uniforms got out of the car for inspection on the grounds that the driver of the private car had failed to yield to the police car during several lane changes.
We know that in urban areas, most crashes are usually minor collisions due to the high number of traffic lights, the number of vehicles, and speed limits.
However, the situation on the highway is very different. Due to the high speed of the vehicle, the consequences of an accident are usually more serious, so you must be extra careful when driving.
Imagine you're driving on the highway listening to music and suddenly a business car forcibly stops you.
Recently, it was such a police car printed with the word "public security" that stopped a private car on the highway, and with the spread of the driving record video, the matter quickly attracted the attention of many netizens.
The scene in the video shows a two-lane highway with a private car driving in the left lane and music playing inside.
The private car was blocked in front of two vans and was about to overtake from the right.
At this moment, a public security vehicle suddenly appeared on the right and also tried to change lanes. Seeing that the private car did not slow down and give way, the police car began to honk.
The driver of the private car did not realize what was happening and continued to overtake the vehicle on the right.
It wasn't until the police vehicle approached with its horn that the driver sensed that something might be wrong, so he drove towards the emergency lane and gradually stopped.
At this time, the official car was also parked in front of the private car. Two plainclothes police officers got out of the car and walked to the private car, taking out their documents as they walked.
They said to private car owners: "Driver's license, driving license." Don't you see the official car? Know what to do? ”
The owner replied, "I don't see it." ”
The plainclothes police officer said: "You are driving dangerously, and I have flashed my lights several times to warn you." ”
The owner of the car insisted that he did not see it, and then handed over his documents to plainclothes police officers for inspection.
Official response: Set up an investigation team to find out the truth of the incident
In the face of public doubts and concerns, the Hubei traffic police department quickly responded. They pointed out that they have paid attention to the relevant reports on the Internet and attach great importance to this matter. In order to thoroughly investigate the matter, it was decided to set up a special investigation team to investigate the entire incident in detail.
The investigation team promised that the investigation work will be carried out in strict accordance with laws and regulations to ensure the fairness of the investigation process.
Lawyer's interpretation: The behavior may constitute an abuse of power, and the truth needs to be investigated
Regarding this incident, a lawyer said that according to current laws and regulations, a police car may be suspected of abuse of power if it forcibly stops a private car without sufficient evidence. This behavior can not only cause bodily harm to the driver of a private car, but can also cause more serious traffic accidents.
Counsel also points out that it is too early to draw conclusions due to the lack of concrete evidence and detailed findings. They called on netizens to be rational and avoid blindly following trends or spreading false information. At the same time, it is expected that the investigation team will quickly clarify the truth and provide a satisfactory answer to the public.
Netizens hotly discussed:
Despite being a police car, it does not necessarily belong to the traffic police department. They should wear police uniforms when performing official duties, and the behavior of the two personnel this time is a public weapon for private use and should be severely punished. They use their little power to do whatever they want.
In a dangerous place like a highway, if you don't stop a vehicle at will while performing a task, this kind of behavior is malicious, almost disregarding the safety of ordinary people's lives, and can be regarded as a criminal act.
On highways, vehicles should not be forced to stop under any pretext unless there is an emergency. If the so-called "dangerous lane change" theory is true, it may be because the private car did not yield to the police car, and the police car may have the situation of "fake public and private use" and "public equipment for private use".
If the police car keeps its siren on, it should give way. But under normal driving conditions, the video shows that there are no conditions to give way, and it is impossible to ask private cars to brake urgently to give way on the highway. I think that if there is a condition to give way, private cars will definitely take the initiative to give way.
The cause of the whole incident is obvious, and it is clear from the video that the police car tried to overtake in the right lane, but the private car on the overtaking lane did not slow down to give way, and it was unreasonable to slow down and yield on the highway, so the private car was not wrong. Eventually, perhaps because of this dissatisfaction, the police car forcibly stopped the private car for inspection, which is a typical abuse of power, and the people involved should be severely punished.
Official response
On May 14, Jingzhou police confirmed that the police car involved belonged to the Songzi City Public Security Bureau, and that the two plainclothes men were both police officers. The incident is currently being verified and the results are promised as soon as possible.
A reporter from Dahe Daily Yu Video contacted the Jingzhou 12345 hotline, and the staff said that a special investigation team had been set up and was waiting for the results of the official briefing.
At the same time, many netizens expressed their opinions under the official accounts of Jingzhou Traffic Police and Ping An Jingzhou.
In a short period of time, these comment areas have accumulated thousands of comments, making Jingzhou the focus of heated discussions.
In this incident, the private car was intercepted without giving way on the highway, and the key lies in several judgment points:
First, whether private cars are obliged to give way to official cars; But according to the video, the police car did not initially use the siren and may not have been on an emergency mission.
Second: The two people who got out of the police car were not wearing uniforms, which did not match the image they usually had when they were on official duty, violated the rule that "the driver of the police car should wear work clothes", and may have been involved in disciplinary violations.
Thirdly, the specific identities of the two plainclothes men need to be clarified. If they are not traffic police, then they do not have the right to intercept vehicles on high speeds.
If it is a traffic policeman, whether the law enforcement behavior of stopping a vehicle on the highway on the grounds of "failing to give way" is standardized, needs to be further verified.
As you can see from the dashcam footage, the police car tries to forcibly overtake without overtaking at the beginning, which is an uncivilized and unsafe driving behavior!
At that time, the police car was only half a parking space ahead, and if the private car owner forcibly overtook the car, the private car owner might not have time to brake to avoid it, so that an accident was almost inevitable!
Therefore, there is no doubt that there was a problem with the behavior of the police car from the very beginning!
Subsequently, the police car forcibly stopped and reprimanded the private car owner, which made it easy for people to feel that the police car was "communiquing personal vendetta and oppressing people with power"!
But private car owners are not easy people to deal with!
According to the private owner, the reason why he did not yield was because he did not see the police car. But judging from the situation, the police car is already so far ahead, how can it not be seen?
At the end of the day, you may not want to give way in your heart!
I think most people usually give way when they see a police car trying to change lanes or overtake.
In this case, a slight application of the brakes is sufficient. I don't understand why the owner of the car would argue afterwards that he didn't see it.
This also shows that the owner of the car is not innocent.
This incident also reminds everyone not to try to play official power. In this age of the Internet, no one can completely "disappear" from the sight of the Internet!
These two regular police officers are probably regretting it now!
This time, it will not be the auxiliary police who will take responsibility!