If police have to use cell phones for business why not use a hands free device to set a good example?

by rosefirerising

The majority of police business is done on the radio.

Police will say when questioned about cell phone use that it’s for business or certain instance they can’t use the radio.

Ok well the majority of the time I drive by a cop I always see him/her on their phone. I highly doubt this is for business but even if it is… why don’t you have to use a hands free device just like the public?

This clearly is only valid in states that say you can’t drive and talk on the phone but honestly there is no valid reason why an officer of the law and talk on a cell phone and a citizen can’t.

A citizen would say well I have to have my phone for emergencies.. a cops response well then get a hands free device and you can use it whenever.

Now why shouldn’t cops have to use a hands free device if they want to talk on their phone?

I know they’re creature as well and I know they need innumerable forms of communication but I can not find one excellent reason why cops can use a cell phone when driving in a fashion that a citizen can’t.

Clearly it’s unsafe to drive and use a cell phone so once again a cop is only creature and they drive more then the average person so if anything it’s even more perilous.

Bottom Line: Cops you’re not above the law, if you want to use your cell phone get a hands free device just like everyone else. I want to hear a cops counterpoint to getting a hands free device because it doesn’t detract anything from your job.

So what are you coming up for PO-9?

It’s these exact reasons why I can’t blame cops for thinking they’re above the law… with gaps like this example it’s no wonder.

Answer by blank
They do use them for confidently reasons against someone.

Answer by Pat
I never thought about this one way or the additional, but you’re right.

And they do it because cops are taught that they are above the law.

Answer by Sam
They do use them for confidently reasons against someone.
***that’s really reaching!!! *** lol

Answer by Ben Gunn
As you talk about cell phones, you are probably in the US, which I can’t comment on. In the UK an officer using a mobile phone while driving would be subject to the same laws as everybody else, and can be fined for doing so. But they do have the same excuse as any additional driver – they can use the phone in an emergency, which would be proved by the phone records.

What do you reckon? Answer below!

First it was the end of using handsets, then they illegalize texting, now, they want to ban cell phones all collectively. What’s next, the radio? What about air conditioners or navigation devices? They all cause distractions.

Seriously, what does a hands free bluetooth device do additional than prevent you from tilting your head to hold the cellphone between your head and your shoulder? Is there empirical evidence that suggests tilting your head at a 30 degree angle somehow reduces your ability to drive effectively? Hands free devices require just as many key pushes to make calls as well as to answer them, so what is the point? Is is possible that the only reason this law made it through is because one of the strongest legeslative backers has a spouse that works in the bluetooth division over at Motorola? hmmmm……

Answer by Cut Throat B****
Check the facts regarding the dangers of driving with a cell phone (whether blue tooth or not). It does not make sense that the blue tooth would not be any different than another conversation in your car, but it is more perilous.

Hang up and drive! We made it for years without having a phone stuck to our ear.

Answer by Aussies are my ♥ Dogs pray4petey
No, I do not reckon it is absurd at all! There was a huge huge rig crash on our community I-15. A couple of public died. He was texting. A dump truck hit a UPS truck head on and killed the UPS driver. The dump truck driver was on his cell phone.

Persons are two instances of death directly related to cell phones off the top of my head.

University of Utah (GO #1) is developing a car insert that automatically forwards calls to a voicemail and answers to texts that says something like “I am driving right now. I will get back to you as soon as I reach my destination.” I reckon that is a fantastic thought.

Answer by natasha p
some public can do many things at the same time and drive, some really shouldnt have a radio on. this is not universal. the conundrum is that persons who cant manage both can kill innocent public. and they can t really conduct the test for public who want to drive and use the phone. i guess you still can place it on speaker…..

Answer by Kepi
No, it’s not _a_bsurd at all. One of the leading causes of accidents in California is distractions such as cell phones. Public get lost in conversations and don’t pay attention to their surroundings. Not looking around you while going 75 mph down the freeway is signing your own death warrant.

If it was just these stupid public dying, I’d reckon the law was messed up. If you’re dumb enough to text or call while driving, you deserve what happens. The conundrum is the idiots who cause the accidents tend to walk away fine, and innocents die.

(My friend was driving down 85 in California when some idiot who was texting pulled into his lane and he spun out. The woman wasn’t even scratched, but my friend nearly died. So yes I’m a bit biased.)

Answer by American Squid
if it so vital for u to talk on your way to work or where on earth u are going take public transportation that way it makes the roads safer for me and my family and it helps save the planet

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