Here’s
a protip, which seems necessary only for Florida (and perhaps parts of
Oklahoma, though probably not even there).
When impersonating an officer, don’t pull over a real police
officer. I know, I know: this sometimes
happens accidentally when someone playing cop pulls over an off-duty cop in his
personal car, or pulls over an undercover cop.
But this happened in Florida, so the fake cop pulled over an actual
marked police car (lights and all), to report a reckless driver.
He
didn’t pull the police car over by waiving him down. No, according to the Orlando Sentinel, Jonathan
Charles Stevens, age 24 (so should have known better), had a Tahoe equipped
with red and blue lights, a badge around his neck and a concealed Glock .45
caliber handgun. Stevens claimed he was
a Department of Homeland Security Officer.
This is plausible, if he were a member of TSA. Unfortunately for him, Stevens apparently
couldn’t even get hired by that most-rigorous and esteemed of
institutions. How he got flashing red
and blue lights equipped in a Tahoe is another story which needs to be
examined. Stevens didn’t even have a
concealed-carry permit.
And,
it was the second time in three months he has been charged with impersonating a
police officer. You would think that the
DA would have taken away his red and blue light equipped Tahoe and fake badge the
first time. Because, the first time, he
pulled someone over in a mall parking lot with his fake-cop Tahoe.
Stevens
seems to have a problem (whether mental or emotional). Manatee, Florida, where he lives, seems to
have a problem taking away his Tahoe that looks like a police car. Stevens is out on the street again after
posting bail. It was unstated whether he drove off in his own fake police car
with his fake badge and real gun.
Stevens
likely won’t read or heed this protip.
For the rest of you erstwhile readers, don’t impersonate an
officer. Don’t do it in a fake police
car. And if you fail at the following the first two pieces of advice, don’t
pull over real police officers in marked cars.
Story credit: Orlando Sentinel
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