BlueSheepdog
10 Years Experience
Around the Way, FL
Male, 40
Cheating death and fighting communism: that is how a fellow officer once described our job. It was meant to be funny, but as time went on it seemed all too true.
I spent more than ten years in law enforcement, all of it on the street in uniform patrol. I've been a patrol officer, instructor, sergeant and lieutenant.
Do not report crimes here. Nothing here should be considered legal advice. All opinions are my own.
Call 911.
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No. A police officer may not forcibly detain someone without reasonable suspicion of an illegal act.
Your example would be akin to police officers stopping someone because they had a Big Mac and you believe fast food isn't healthy. Police officers have enough to do just enforcing criminal laws. They should not play nanny too.
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Contact your local police department and ask them.
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http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/Index.cfm
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Are people appreciative when you help them or do they just treat you like a support monkey?
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I don't know. I'd guess yes for the city of NY, and probably for the rest of the state. NY dislikes armed citizens who can defend themselves.
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Unless he/she is being paid, the officer is off duty. Different states have differant laws on what authority an off duty officer has.
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Call your local police department and ask for their assistance. They will know what to do.
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