They have guns holstered and are in uniform. What makes you think they’re off duty?
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Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agoAs I understand it to be, these guys are off duty and have no guns in their holsters and they’re getting paid by tesla. That’s how it usually works but I bet these cheques are signed by the feds.
steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Where I am, you can hire off duty officers as security. They’re just security guards in a police uniform. Maybe these guys are the new Stasi idk
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Then they are all impersonation police officers and should be charged with federal crimes.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Can you impersonate a police officer if you work as one?
Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
If Pepycito is right, they might be employed as police officers, but they’re not currently working as officers. I’m no expert on US law, so I don’t know if that actually counts as impersonation, but knowing the US it proposal doesn’t matter since it wouldn’t be enforced anyway.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
the news for basically the next 4 years at least.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
In the US, they are always cops, on duty or off. That’s why lots of places like hiring them for security. They can instantly arrest people, justified or not, and can often carry a gun where other people are not allowed to.
We have nothing resembling actual enforcement of law here.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I’m in Canada, I don’t know how it works other places. Here’s a police services hiring board if you’re interested.