I noticed how this is a common movie trope, especially ones set in California.Can a cop really make you yield and surrender your car so they pursue a suspect? If so, what happens if they fukk your shyt up?
Can a cop really commandeer your car?
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I noticed how this is a common movie trope, especially ones set in California.Can a cop really make you yield and surrender your car so they pursue a suspect? If so, what happens if they fukk your shyt up?
No.. in real life that’s theft by force.. or armed robbery since the cop has a gun.
It’s why cops are provided department vehicles to carry out their job duties.
It’s why cops are provided department vehicles to carry out their job duties.
Good question and what if you have your own emergency and they try to commandeer your car? Can you say "No!!!! I have to pick up my dog from petsmart officer!!!!!
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California has "posse comitatus"
You mean they stole peoples cars from them at gun point
That’s a Federal law....California has "posse comitatus"
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A pilot from central Kansas almost died last Friday after being asked by the local sheriff to help out with a manhunt. He had just located the suspect from his Cessna 150 airplane when a gunshot fired from below hit him in the forehead. The pilot (who somehow managed to avoid serious injury) has told police, “You need me again, you call me.” Could he have refused to help the cops or to let them use his vehicle?
It depends on the local laws, but in many places the answer would be no. Many states and citieshave laws on the books that make it a misdemeanor offense to refuse aid to a police officer. And legal precedents suggest that the obligation to help out with an arrest extends to giving cops the use of your plane, your car, or anything else that might come in handy.
Policemen used to commandeer cars more often. As recently as 40 years ago, New York City cops on foot would routinely flag down taxis when they needed to bring arrested criminals back to the station house.
In the 1920s, a New York cop hopped on the running board of a yellow taxi and demanded that its driver chase another car. The cabbie took off, but another car cut in front of him, and he was killed in the crash. A legal battle ensued over the extent of the obligation to aid a police officer and over the question of whether the cabbie’s widow deserved payment under workers’-compensation law.
The New York state court referred to English common law in its discussion of the case. At least as far back as the 13th century, the “hue and cry” system compelled private citizens to join in the pursuit of a criminal, and the Statute of Winchester from 1285 even requires that every man keep appropriate instruments on hand, in case he’s called to action. Among the tools listed are “a Breastplate of Iron, a Sword, a Knife, and a Horse.”
What happens if you refuse to help the cops, and you live in a state with one of these laws on the books? You’ll probably have to pay a fine.
It depends on the local laws, but in many places the answer would be no. Many states and citieshave laws on the books that make it a misdemeanor offense to refuse aid to a police officer. And legal precedents suggest that the obligation to help out with an arrest extends to giving cops the use of your plane, your car, or anything else that might come in handy.
Policemen used to commandeer cars more often. As recently as 40 years ago, New York City cops on foot would routinely flag down taxis when they needed to bring arrested criminals back to the station house.
In the 1920s, a New York cop hopped on the running board of a yellow taxi and demanded that its driver chase another car. The cabbie took off, but another car cut in front of him, and he was killed in the crash. A legal battle ensued over the extent of the obligation to aid a police officer and over the question of whether the cabbie’s widow deserved payment under workers’-compensation law.
The New York state court referred to English common law in its discussion of the case. At least as far back as the 13th century, the “hue and cry” system compelled private citizens to join in the pursuit of a criminal, and the Statute of Winchester from 1285 even requires that every man keep appropriate instruments on hand, in case he’s called to action. Among the tools listed are “a Breastplate of Iron, a Sword, a Knife, and a Horse.”
What happens if you refuse to help the cops, and you live in a state with one of these laws on the books? You’ll probably have to pay a fine.
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