Question

You are a new police recruit and are now assigned to a patrol beat in a patrol unit as a solo officer. You have been made aware of incidents of speeders in your patrol area. A citizen who is complaining about speeders on her street has just contacted you. She wants something done. You are still talking with her when you see a car traveling at a high rate of speed past you. You follow and initiate a traffic stop. When you make contact with the driver, she tells you her gas pedal was stuck, and she was trying to loosen it. After you obtain her license and check with dispatch on its status, you see that she has no previous violations. What do you do and why?

Answer 1

As per my understanding the role of law and job of a policeman is not to penalize the citizens rather than give them a chance to rectify their mistakes.

I can understand from the case that in my patrol area there are people who are speeders but the possibility of this lady telling the truth that her gas pedal was stuck is no less.

I will sensitize the driver of the speeding car on the dangers of doing so and I will also issue a ticket of minimum fine as she was speeding, my role is limited to see and act and if I have seen someone speeding I will definitely do what is stated in the books.

This action I will take keeping in mind that the driver can go to a magistrate's court and clear her position so that she doesn’t feels she is not heard.