DUI on Duty and Not Arrested

[sherrick13]

Oh, OK. In Colorado, as long as you had probable cause based on victim testimony, evidence, etc, you could make the arrest, even if you picked the suspect up at a different time or location. Sometimes you could even stretch it out a couple of days as long as you could show a continuous attempt to contact the actor (have an officer from the next shift try to locate/contact the person, etc). After that, though, it was forwarded for a warrant.

Every state has different nuances in their laws. That is why I always try to say (in Oklahoma) when talking about legal stuff.

 

[Slim Deal]

It's obvious that in some places 'Rules are meant to be broken'. .

 

[rickm]

It's obvious that in some places 'Rules are meant to be broken'. .

Yeah and nearly always by alot of LE.

 

[montesa]

I thought that was one of the perks of being a cop. You can tie one on and go out for a late night high speed cruise. Do some donuts, shoot at something. If someone calls the cops, you show up to investigate.

 

[Glock 'em down]

When I first donned a gun and badge, my chief had a handful of rules. One of them was not to show up for work drunk. It's kinda silly that cops should be told that in the first place! There are some things you just don't do, with ANY profession. Showing up drunk is one of em.

 

[SoonerP226]

When I first donned a gun and badge, my chief had a handful of rules. One of them was not to show up for work drunk. It's kinda silly that cops should be told that in the first place! There are some things you just don't do, with ANY profession. Showing up drunk is one of em.

I think times used to be very different. Unless you actually hurt someone, driving drunk wasn't a "ruin your life" offense until MADD went on a tear in the '80s, and the "three martini lunch" used to be a thing. Heck, a friend of mine told me about a long-time NEOK county sheriff who used to ride a horse to work in the '70s or '80s because he'd lost his license to DUIs.

I agree that you shouldn't have to be told that, no matter what your line of work, but for some, it's not necessarily something that can be taken as a given...

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I arrested another officer for DUI once. From another agency. No one seemed to have a problem with it...or at least no one ever said anything to me if they did. I don't know of any officers where I worked that would let that slide.

 

[okcBob]

 

[Ripcord]

In my LEO days, and the department I worked for held us to a much higher standard. The Chief was brutal but fair and definitely did not tolerate his officers on their extra curricular activities especially if it gave his department a black eye. Definitely a no go at that station.

 

[D.Borders]

Why should he be fired for such a tiny lapse in judgement? I know I certainly wouldn't expect to be fired if all I had done was got drunk, strapped on my gun belt and drove into work in the company car. Crazy and unreasonable standards there..

A law enforcement officer is always held to a higher standard,as they should be!