“A spokesperson for the Georgia Transmission Corporation told Channel 2 they had hired a deputy...”
How does he arrest someone if he’s working a side job?
A cop is always on duty. That’s my understanding. The strip-search went too far though. Regardless of what she said, was she an imminent threat to the LEO?, to others? Did he suspect drugs? He better have a damn good reason.
Another is, who is going to answer in damages under the doctrine of respondeat superior? The power company or the political subdivision the donut muncher theoretically works for when he isn't grifting on the side whilst wearing his uniform?
Just as he did. I'm sure that's legal but maybe shouldn't be.
Literacy is a wonderful thing...:)
As a former police officer, it was made clear to me that we were technically on duty all of the time when it came to matters of law enforcement. If a law was broken we had the duty to intervene within the guidelines of the law. This did not extend to minor traffic infractions. On another note non-LEO citizens can make a citizen's arrest under certain conditions.