[spiderpig]

A former co-worker of mine in Florida was a cop in City of Detroit in the late 80’s prior to the Florida deal... he said it was common, after applying a fresh ArmorAll application to the rear vinyl seat in his cruiser, to haul a perp in and do a “Screen test” while in transit.

This test would be watched for entertainment value from the driver’s side of the plexiglass partition, on which the face of the perp (handcuffed in back) would be plastered when doing an emergency/panic brake when away from traffic.

Maybe this stuff still goes on, but I doubt it. I would think the (living) EYEWITNESS in the back of the same van at the same time would be the best available information. Dead guy succeeded beyond all belief in trying to hurt himself... an overachiever!

[Laser_Ray]

They did crack down on frustrated/tired cops doing it for the LOLZ (which is wrong) but as far as I know it is still in use at least by the more oldschool cops because it works often enough to be useful. "Allright, punk, I want the safehouse John Doe is at before he kills another kid at the park while doing a drive-by." "Maaaan, **** you pigs! *cop peels off, drives over speed bumps at 40 MPH and/or over gravel roads.* BAM BAM CRASH SCREECH BLAM KABUNK-KABUNK-KABUNK BAM "YOW OUCH OOH EEE OW LAWDY-JEEZIS YOW OOF" "Wooh, the city really needs to fix those roads! So where did you say he was again?" "*cough* Ohhh man...stoppit officer, I tell youse...he be at 83rd and pacific in de basement..."