Just so we're clear, the text they highlighted in this video says that a *Roof* light is no longer necessary. In other words, the law is allowing GSP and other agencies to use unmarked/slicktop vehicles. It's not them saying that lights are to be removed entirely, just the roof lights. The roof lights only.
Yeah but let's say you are a young women and a car behind you is riding your ass Your tag light it out You don't know that and you are obeying all other laws The cop lights you up but because it's dark and because the car is using ghost graphics you don't know that this is a cop You are in a remote area And the car is a slick top What do you do ? Now imagine the same scenario but the car is driven by an impersonator with ex gsp car How do you tell ?
@@deadlyta Every state allows someone who is suspecting of being stopped by an impersonator to call 911 to verify the legitimacy of the officer, so long as you can justify it.
@@jasonluger597 sure but why put someone in that situation Why make it easier for people to inpersonate cops Furthermore let's say this all happens in the Ga mountains Response time won't be the best Not to mention the possibility of not having any service
@@deadlyta You can buy the GSP decals online and apply them yourself while also being able to buy an overhead lightbar used on emergency vehicles. Whether the GSP allows ghost graphics or not has no matter, along with using hidden emergency lights. If you feel like you shouldn't pull over for an unmarked vehicle, travel slowly with your hazards active and get to a public location or dial 911 to verify the legitimacy.
there not out to help..if they were the cars would be bright yellow..its all a scam to extort money out of people..along with police thinking they are our Masters..its all bullshit
You ever consider for even a second that interior bars are cheaper, more economical, and more universal as well as easier to install? No, Im guessing you just instantly jumped to assumptions.
Idk if i understand the “why” behind this bill. Georgia state patrol as it stands now with Georgia law, are allowed to have 2 cars per region/post that don’t have lights on top the car (slick top). Why do they need to essentially get rid of that requirement? Does all of GSP just want slick tops?
Well, if you can’t see the flashing blue lights, have a Georgia State patrol car and know that that is a Georgia state patrol trooper. Then you are blind. They have some of the most unique lights I have ever seen on a police car.
Auh Yuh. That’s the point. I imagine recruitment has been down for a few years so more visible police makes it seem like there are more than there are. Plus police typically patrol an area so if he passes by once, he’ll be back.
"drivers may not see them coming" yea i think thats kind of the point. their prob going after the palm beach sheriff look. i use to live in florida and what some of the cop cars had was the light bar was on the back of the car. right by where the back windshield met the roof. and then there was a piece of metal or plastic that was the same color of the car that went over the top of it at an angle so you could see it from the back but not in your rearview
@@brendeninmonmedia so aren’t they doing that anyway? If you have an area where people are speeding all of the time. If they are all in undercover vehicles aren’t people going to speed anyway.Patrol it more right. Not hide and write tickets. That’s policing for profit. Most people forget the police were not invented to make a profit. Because that’s how they operate now . They are supposed to be a public service. I’m pro cop . But so many departments rely on tickets to operate. If you’re caught speeding you get a ticket. Don’t have a problem with it at all . But hiding all of the time instead of patrolling is wrong.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 I’m pretty sure I never agreed to allowing the cops to hide from me so they can earn more ticket revenue. There is a lot more to being a cop than writing tickets. Their more important work, like emergencies, require them to drive faster than the posted speed limit and ignore traffic control devices like traffic lights and stop signs. Making their vehicles less visible increases the risk of someone not seeing them and an accident occurring. I don’t have a problem with cops giving out traffic citations. I have a problem with cops decreasing public safety to increase department revenue. Not to mention, this is a change being proposed after I got my license so it wouldn’t be something I agreed to when I got it. If the cops decided it was now ok to fck u in the ass after they pulled u over would u have the same opinion that u agreed to it when u got your license? The problem is that the govt (police, politicians, judges, etc.) have lost sight of what their duties are to the people and are now reforming laws to meet their new priority of making money off the people. Just another step towards what our country was founded for to get away from, corrupt government control of the people. Why do you think all the amendments start with those that protect citizens from the government overstepping their bounds and to control the people?
@@ATLGRINDER Except this would NOT make their cars less visible. I am not sure why that is what everyone here thinks. All it would do is take the lightbar on the roof, and put it inside the car where the sun visors go. They are still marked. They are still bright. They are still visible. "I never agreed to allowing the cops to hide from me so they can earn more ticket revenue." You agreed to pay any fines associated with your driving violations. You do not need to agree on how you are caught. "Making their vehicles less visible increases the risk of someone not seeing them and an accident occurring. " This bill would not do that. "Not to mention, this is a change being proposed after I got my license so it wouldn’t be something I agreed to when I got it. " Unless speeding is a new law, you agreed. You also agree every single time you renew it. Again, you o do NOT need to agree with the methods they use to catch you.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 Why do they want to remove the light bar if not to make them less visible? Someone has to agree to the methods they use to catch speeders otherwise it wouldn’t be proposed in a bill looking for approval. This is the period before it’s passed that people can express their opinions on the matter. That’s what I was doing and u rebut my opinion telling me I already agreed to something that hasn’t even happened yet. Then u tell me that removing the light bar from the roof will not make the car less visible (which a child could see is wrong) and u fail to give an alternative reason as to why they would want to make the change. How bout when they turn the body cameras off so they don’t reveal how they are violating citizen’s rights, are u ok with that too? Is that something u feel u agreed to when u got your license? Or what if they proposed a bill that would allow them to strip search u to make sure u don’t have any illegal contraband every time they stop u, is that ok with u too? Is there anything at all that they could propose and u would finally say ok I think we have a right to give our opinion against this and we’re not agreeing to this? Or do u just feel like whatever they choose to do is what u agreed to even if u haven’t? The fact is police presence needs to be known unless undercover work is being conducted. Crime prevention is far more important than ticket revenue and known police presence is a good deterrent. Decreasing police visibility does not serve the citizens they are paid to protect and serve. It only serves to increase police department revenue. We already pay the govt too much for the services they provide. They need to better budget those funds rather than look for ways to take more from us.
GEORGIA trying to go slick topped! I believe that GSP should keep lights on top and show more presence. You rarely see GSP lately. Needs to be more police showing with only necessary actions!
Police cars need to have light bars with blue lights. They should always have a solid blue light on and they should use the strobing light for pulling people over and emergency situations. Plain and simple, GSP wants to make themselves less detectable in order to increase citation revenue. Another example of how many police have lost sight of what their duties as a public officer are. Serve and Protect. Not charge and collect. Police need a change in public opinion now more than ever. Finding ways to be more sneaky doesn’t promote the change needed.
Incorrect! Their job is to enforce laws! You and thr many are upset because you do not want to be detected when breaking the law; which by the way, traffic enforcement deters/decreases fatalities 😊
It is changing the public, it will make people more scared that a cop is always watching. We get it you idiots want to drive at excessive speeds for no reason, and you want to be able to tell if a cop is there so you don’t get a ticket, maybe just don’t give them a reason to stop you in the first place?
@@brendeninmonmedia you idiots? You’re probably a cop. Love to insult people while you’re in uniform or behind your computer screen. Face to face, without your profession to back you up, you’ll say nothing. I don’t speed and if I did, I wouldn’t worry about getting a ticket for it. My problem is with police wasting time on victimless crimes as a means to increase revenue and going as far as to hide from the public to do so. Idiot.
@@Loveamorjesus Nope, their job is to be Municipal Pimps, pimping out the local community for speeding citation revenue. And traffic enforcement doesn't decrease fatalities, fatalities will happen regardless, cops are useless because they don't enforce important laws, like signs on the highway that say Slower Traffic Keep RIGHT, not slower traffic keep left, RIGHT. our damn highways could be like the Autobahn if this was enforced.
I like the cruise light idea. just having the corners set to low power steady on makes them more visible and they should be. they are supposed to be visible incase you need police assistance... but I'd rather die then get their assistance. unlike firefighters and emts, cops make everything worse.
keeping light bars on is a favor to the criminals. Because if a criminal see's them coming down the road the criminals can sit and way until they are gone then commit the crime.
The state legislature should be more worried about why officers and deputies are getting away with breaking the very laws they are tasked with enforcing. Just like the Rabun County deputy that passed me on 285 in DeKalb county doing 90 MPH and heading away from Rabun County. That was Sunday, July 23rd between 1800 and 1845.
Keep it simple, if it aint broke don't fix it. All they need is some type of bogus excuse to rip you out of your car and slam you on the ground. COP: Why didn't you stop?! Civilian: I didn't recognize the car!! COP: Yea right, you're going to jail!! SMH
You ever consider for even a second that interior bars are cheaper, more economical, and more universal as well as easier to install? No, Im guessing you just instantly jumped to assumptions.
Why on Gods green earth would you want a marked unit to have less visible marking, lighting and sirens? It is terrifying enough to be out late, see blue lights kick on behind you and have an internal debate about when/where to pull over safely. Now the knee the jerk reaction, depending upon who is answering will say that if you’re concerned for safety, turn your hazard lights on, and slowly make your way to a well lit public area. Yet when you happen to encounter certain officers, they don’t hesitate to threaten with charges of evading. It only takes a short search to find example after example of some random citizen experiencing this. Now add to that the incidents where people impersonate the police. You’re adding ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situations! And let me inject here, because I know there are those who will read this and instantly comment “if you’re not doing anything wrong, you don’t have anything to worry about”. For people who think this way, stfu! Because no one who has any intelligence and experience with law enforcement believes that to be true! I wouldn’t be as opposed to this type of consideration for unmarked vehicles. It’s just one more bad decision that builds tension between the community and law enforcement!
That isnt what this bill would do. All it would do is allow for MARKED slicktop police vehicles. They would still say police on them. They would still have visible lighting, and sirens.
Well GSP don't wear body cameras . A bill was also introduced to make them but the GSP started to cry about it and it did not go through. If you live in GA , trooper are one of the most egocentric , testosterone driven, I am the law and you dont ask questions. They think they can bully people. This is just another little ego cherry on top.
There was a study by one company that designed an aerodynamic lightbar saying the regular shape adds wind resistance that takes away up to 20 miles per tank of gas or something like that with some results showing a reduction of 4 miles per gallon fuel economy. I'm assuming they are also looking at acceleration and top speed losses, having to drill holes in the roof when you can cover the car in lights all over without having to make any invasive holes that need to be plugged. Pros and cons to a lightbar but those thinking they are going to be invisible or unrecognizable as police cars must be blind if their distinctive two tone blue paint job, orange letters, front tag that says state patrol, and a full wrap around push bumper arent enough of a clue before you see a bunch of blue lights flashing everywhere. 😂 indeed you recognize their paint job and push bumper before you focus on the current lightbar at the roofline.
This will allow for people pretending to be police to pull people over. This happened near us and a rapist was pulling people over pretending to be cop. We need to have lights on cop cars for our safety.
That has to be the most ignorant statement here. ANYONE can purchase a light bar in any color scheme to go on top of their car. Georgia already requires it to be a MARKED police car if it's going to be used to pull you over. Having a light bar on top doesn't make it so. It's up to YOU to make sure it's a real cop car. That's part of having situational awareness and enough brains to call 911 if you must and have them verify the stop before you stop.
@@joshuaskirvin well tell that to the women that were raped because of an unmarked vehicle. You can barely make a move when pulled over what is your bright suggestion for ensuring these people are legit leo?
@@witchonfire8381 OMFG What another ignorant statement. 🙄 I specifically stated to call 911. Virtually ALL jurisdictions will allow you to turn on your hazards, slow your speed, call 911 and verify the stop with dispatch. They can't criminally charge you for verifying the stop through the 911 call center. THAT'S why you turn on your hazards and slow down, to let the officer know you acknowledge his presence. Your statement is just another excuse for criminals to do what they do and victims to just play the victim card. EVERYONE has the right to keep and bear arms. EVERYONE has a God-given right to self-defense. No one should just lie down and take whatever a criminal is doing. As I stated previously, the mere presence of a light bar does not a cop car make. That shows your ignorance in understanding how those things work. Those women weren't raped because of an unmarked vehicle. They were raped because there was a criminal on the loose and they did nothing to ensure their own safety. No, I'm not "victim blaming", but you damn sure have a certain level of accountability towards your own personal safety. When seconds count, the cops are minutes away. The problem lies in the twisted mindset of people who would rather allow a criminal to hurt them, than they hurt the criminal. Self-preservation is at the very core of human existence, no matter what you religion, or lack thereof. There is never an excuse for not fighting back or dying while trying.
When you stop wanting to be recognized as LEA, the mission is no longer to protect and serve it becomes revenue. The presence is suppose to a deterrent for criminal behavior
Why even go through the effort? They ignore ocga 40 8 91 that required then to be clearly marked Hell one of them got away wirh murdrer and is mayor of Buchanan now Gsp does not follow the law * edit because i confused the code section
90% of the people in this comment section are idiots, this is merely allowing Georgia's law enforcement to take off their roof light, interior lights are still required as are police markings unless the car is supposed to be unidentifiable as a police vehicle. this is NOT saying that police can completely ditch their lights, and is NOT making them impossible to see. If they want to be secretive they can use unmarked and undercover vehicles, no markings or clearly visible lights unless they are on.
Just one move toward a secret police force in unmarked cars. Good officers are not thwarted by having roof lights; it's lazy officers who don't like them.
Just putting this out there: European cop cars are well illuminated, and well marked with lots of reflective stripes. Yet American police feel the need to be less conspicuous to sneak up on you to write a ticket.
The flashing lights on cop cars and other emergency vehicles are a liability requirement. When a cop pulls you over; from the moment he turns the flashing lights until the moment you pull away after he releases you, he has assumed all liability for your safety on the roadside. Even then there are numerous incidents every year where passing motorists experience target fascination and ram into police cars because their tiny brains can't stop looking at the pretty lights.
The police lights being left on does not and will not deter crime but it will tell criminals a cop is in the area. It is just another dumbass idea to help criminals avoid police.
The fact that any time & effort was wasted on this idiocy is a pitiful sign of the stupid times.
says the snowflake.....
Elaborate
Does anybody know SFC. J Curlee? He is apart of the GSPF / Nighthawks DUI task force..
Someone's buddy will get the contract to refurb the cars....
Just so we're clear, the text they highlighted in this video says that a *Roof* light is no longer necessary. In other words, the law is allowing GSP and other agencies to use unmarked/slicktop vehicles. It's not them saying that lights are to be removed entirely, just the roof lights. The roof lights only.
Yea well ppl are fucking stupid what do u expect
Yeah but let's say you are a young women and a car behind you is riding your ass
Your tag light it out
You don't know that and you are obeying all other laws
The cop lights you up but because it's dark and because the car is using ghost graphics you don't know that this is a cop
You are in a remote area
And the car is a slick top
What do you do ?
Now imagine the same scenario but the car is driven by an impersonator with ex gsp car
How do you tell ?
@@deadlyta Every state allows someone who is suspecting of being stopped by an impersonator to call 911 to verify the legitimacy of the officer, so long as you can justify it.
@@jasonluger597 sure but why put someone in that situation
Why make it easier for people to inpersonate cops
Furthermore let's say this all happens in the Ga mountains
Response time won't be the best
Not to mention the possibility of not having any service
@@deadlyta You can buy the GSP decals online and apply them yourself while also being able to buy an overhead lightbar used on emergency vehicles. Whether the GSP allows ghost graphics or not has no matter, along with using hidden emergency lights. If you feel like you shouldn't pull over for an unmarked vehicle, travel slowly with your hazards active and get to a public location or dial 911 to verify the legitimacy.
Why would cops want to be LESS visible, unless they were not out to protect and serve or help people, but to sneak around and write tickets?
there not out to help..if they were the cars would be bright yellow..its all a scam to extort money out of people..along with police thinking they are our Masters..its all bullshit
@@dominiquedunn6712you should whine less.
@@dominiquedunn6712 a bit embarrassing that our country's education system has failed you so badly, yes.
You ever consider for even a second that interior bars are cheaper, more economical, and more universal as well as easier to install? No, Im guessing you just instantly jumped to assumptions.
GSP can hide anyway,this bill just allows them to use more slick tops
Then i am going to tell my family not to stop it can be a fake police officer
Yea sure tell them that and see how it works out.
Like we needed the Georgia state patrol to be anymore aggressive 🤦
I'm old school. When I see blue lights, I think K-Mart specials.
😂
Idk if i understand the “why” behind this bill. Georgia state patrol as it stands now with Georgia law, are allowed to have 2 cars per region/post that don’t have lights on top the car (slick top). Why do they need to essentially get rid of that requirement? Does all of GSP just want slick tops?
Nothing says "we're here to help" like making it impossible to see them.
Help? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@rightsdontcomewithpermits7073 SC?
@Risay ridiculous comment. Try putting some thought into it and come back.
Yeah because a massive blue set of words that say "POLICE" is "impossible" to see...
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 good luck with that.
Well, if you can’t see the flashing blue lights, have a Georgia State patrol car and know that that is a Georgia state patrol trooper. Then you are blind. They have some of the most unique lights I have ever seen on a police car.
Love how they included the Scarborough, Maine Police Department yet stated it was the "County Police".
Leave the lights on so criminals see you coming 😂
Auh Yuh. That’s the point. I imagine recruitment has been down for a few years so more visible police makes it seem like there are more than there are. Plus police typically patrol an area so if he passes by once, he’ll be back.
Get rid of the lights pull em over the bull horn,🗣️📣Pull that bustedazz vehicle over NOWWW
"drivers may not see them coming" yea i think thats kind of the point. their prob going after the palm beach sheriff look. i use to live in florida and what some of the cop cars had was the light bar was on the back of the car. right by where the back windshield met the roof. and then there was a piece of metal or plastic that was the same color of the car that went over the top of it at an angle so you could see it from the back but not in your rearview
I love the cruise lights, i think they look like little antlers 😂 🦌
Police are brave and hero’s
They are sneaky and disrespectful as it is the worst humans on the earth
They must not have enough money…
American LE is now Department of Waste and Revenue
I think that all traffic police cars should look the exact same across the state of Georgia! So we know what they look like !!
Agreed
Rigggggght so the criminals can spot them right away smfh. Wow is ur brain under developed or something?
TRAFFIC ONLY !! Not under cover cars etc. only the ones operating in traffic. Criminals don’t care . Just like criminals follow laws .
oh yeah so you can see them slow down and speed up again? and possibly kill someone once you pass the cop?
@@brendeninmonmedia so aren’t they doing that anyway? If you have an area where people are speeding all of the time. If they are all in undercover vehicles aren’t people going to speed anyway.Patrol it more right. Not hide and write tickets. That’s policing for profit. Most people forget the police were not invented to make a profit. Because that’s how they operate now . They are supposed to be a public service. I’m pro cop . But so many departments rely on tickets to operate. If you’re caught speeding you get a ticket. Don’t have a problem with it at all . But hiding all of the time instead of patrolling is wrong.
They need lights on top of the cruisers.
If I see a car on side of the road, I slow down. I don’t look for lights lol
How will one know to move out the way?
No bc there's too many scammers already in Atlanta. Now we won't know if the cop is a real cop or not?
GSP be doing 70mph in 45 lanes plz keep them
Why is this important?
Because it's another way of reducing your liberties and letting you know that they can screw with you any time they want.
Does anybody know SFC. J Curlee? He is apart of the GSPF / Nighthawks DUI task force..
In Trinidad n Tobago we been doing that 10 plus years now
Good ole Gov. Gimp
Politicians wasting $$
Just hoping to give out more tickets, AND STEAL MORE MONEY.
👍🏾👍
Its not theft if you agree to it, which is what you do when you get your license.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 I’m pretty sure I never agreed to allowing the cops to hide from me so they can earn more ticket revenue. There is a lot more to being a cop than writing tickets. Their more important work, like emergencies, require them to drive faster than the posted speed limit and ignore traffic control devices like traffic lights and stop signs. Making their vehicles less visible increases the risk of someone not seeing them and an accident occurring. I don’t have a problem with cops giving out traffic citations. I have a problem with cops decreasing public safety to increase department revenue. Not to mention, this is a change being proposed after I got my license so it wouldn’t be something I agreed to when I got it. If the cops decided it was now ok to fck u in the ass after they pulled u over would u have the same opinion that u agreed to it when u got your license? The problem is that the govt (police, politicians, judges, etc.) have lost sight of what their duties are to the people and are now reforming laws to meet their new priority of making money off the people. Just another step towards what our country was founded for to get away from, corrupt government control of the people. Why do you think all the amendments start with those that protect citizens from the government overstepping their bounds and to control the people?
@@ATLGRINDER Except this would NOT make their cars less visible. I am not sure why that is what everyone here thinks. All it would do is take the lightbar on the roof, and put it inside the car where the sun visors go. They are still marked. They are still bright. They are still visible.
"I never agreed to allowing the cops to hide from me so they can earn more ticket revenue."
You agreed to pay any fines associated with your driving violations. You do not need to agree on how you are caught.
"Making their vehicles less visible increases the risk of someone not seeing them and an accident occurring. "
This bill would not do that.
"Not to mention, this is a change being proposed after I got my license so it wouldn’t be something I agreed to when I got it. "
Unless speeding is a new law, you agreed. You also agree every single time you renew it. Again, you o
do NOT need to agree with the methods they use to catch you.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 Why do they want to remove the light bar if not to make them less visible? Someone has to agree to the methods they use to catch speeders otherwise it wouldn’t be proposed in a bill looking for approval. This is the period before it’s passed that people can express their opinions on the matter. That’s what I was doing and u rebut my opinion telling me I already agreed to something that hasn’t even happened yet. Then u tell me that removing the light bar from the roof will not make the car less visible (which a child could see is wrong) and u fail to give an alternative reason as to why they would want to make the change. How bout when they turn the body cameras off so they don’t reveal how they are violating citizen’s rights, are u ok with that too? Is that something u feel u agreed to when u got your license? Or what if they proposed a bill that would allow them to strip search u to make sure u don’t have any illegal contraband every time they stop u, is that ok with u too? Is there anything at all that they could propose and u would finally say ok I think we have a right to give our opinion against this and we’re not agreeing to this? Or do u just feel like whatever they choose to do is what u agreed to even if u haven’t? The fact is police presence needs to be known unless undercover work is being conducted. Crime prevention is far more important than ticket revenue and known police presence is a good deterrent. Decreasing police visibility does not serve the citizens they are paid to protect and serve. It only serves to increase police department revenue. We already pay the govt too much for the services they provide. They need to better budget those funds rather than look for ways to take more from us.
Kinda the reason some don’t have lights on the roof
Politicians making silly laws about LE when they clearly know nothing about LE!
GEORGIA trying to go slick topped!
I believe that GSP should keep lights on top and show more presence. You rarely see GSP lately. Needs to be more police showing with only necessary actions!
It don’t make much of a difference in Indiana , a few years ago I saw more slick tops than I did those mounted with bar lights
More dishonest policing. Great
I’ve seen the lights on… it is confusing. Because blue lights should mean pull over
WTF is a siren light?
Police cars need to have light bars with blue lights. They should always have a solid blue light on and they should use the strobing light for pulling people over and emergency situations. Plain and simple, GSP wants to make themselves less detectable in order to increase citation revenue. Another example of how many police have lost sight of what their duties as a public officer are. Serve and Protect. Not charge and collect. Police need a change in public opinion now more than ever. Finding ways to be more sneaky doesn’t promote the change needed.
Incorrect! Their job is to enforce laws! You and thr many are upset because you do not want to be detected when breaking the law; which by the way, traffic enforcement deters/decreases fatalities 😊
It is changing the public, it will make people more scared that a cop is always watching. We get it you idiots want to drive at excessive speeds for no reason, and you want to be able to tell if a cop is there so you don’t get a ticket, maybe just don’t give them a reason to stop you in the first place?
@@brendeninmonmedia you idiots? You’re probably a cop. Love to insult people while you’re in uniform or behind your computer screen. Face to face, without your profession to back you up, you’ll say nothing. I don’t speed and if I did, I wouldn’t worry about getting a ticket for it. My problem is with police wasting time on victimless crimes as a means to increase revenue and going as far as to hide from the public to do so. Idiot.
@@Loveamorjesus Nope, their job is to be Municipal Pimps, pimping out the local community for speeding citation revenue. And traffic enforcement doesn't decrease fatalities, fatalities will happen regardless, cops are useless because they don't enforce important laws, like signs on the highway that say Slower Traffic Keep RIGHT, not slower traffic keep left, RIGHT. our damn highways could be like the Autobahn if this was enforced.
Does anybody know SFC. J Curlee? He is apart of the GSPF / Nighthawks DUI task force..
I like the cruise light idea. just having the corners set to low power steady on makes them more visible and they should be. they are supposed to be visible incase you need police assistance... but I'd rather die then get their assistance. unlike firefighters and emts, cops make everything worse.
You shouldn’t be flagging down a cop in the middle of the road, call 911 that’s what it’s for
keeping light bars on is a favor to the criminals. Because if a criminal see's them coming down the road the criminals can sit and way until they are gone then commit the crime.
That’s not how crime works. If the cop just passed by, his response time will be seconds.
The state legislature should be more worried about why officers and deputies are getting away with breaking the very laws they are tasked with enforcing. Just like the Rabun County deputy that passed me on 285 in DeKalb county doing 90 MPH and heading away from Rabun County. That was Sunday, July 23rd between 1800 and 1845.
Keep it simple, if it aint broke don't fix it. All they need is some type of bogus excuse to rip you out of your car and slam you on the ground. COP: Why didn't you stop?! Civilian: I didn't recognize the car!! COP: Yea right, you're going to jail!! SMH
EXACTLY! JUST ANOTHER WAY TO EASY ESCALATE TO HORRORS 👺 WE GOTTA CONCENTRATE ON THE ROAD. NOT A FK---G FLASHING LIGHT🗣️ 👺
You ever consider for even a second that interior bars are cheaper, more economical, and more universal as well as easier to install? No, Im guessing you just instantly jumped to assumptions.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 These people dont think, it's almost useless to reason with them or attempt to inform them.
Wrong. The more stealth u can be the better....... Well, not for ur cousins that run from the Police daily smfh.
Ever thought about the wrap around bars, and shit load of lighting they have? Ever thought of sirens? Stop pulling excuses out of your ass
Lights and not siren 🚨 means trouble, why congress why ?
Why on Gods green earth would you want a marked unit to have less visible marking, lighting and sirens?
It is terrifying enough to be out late, see blue lights kick on behind you and have an internal debate about when/where to pull over safely.
Now the knee the jerk reaction, depending upon who is answering will say that if you’re concerned for safety, turn your hazard lights on, and slowly make your way to a well lit public area. Yet when you happen to encounter certain officers, they don’t hesitate to threaten with charges of evading. It only takes a short search to find example after example of some random citizen experiencing this.
Now add to that the incidents where people impersonate the police. You’re adding ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situations!
And let me inject here, because I know there are those who will read this and instantly comment “if you’re not doing anything wrong, you don’t have anything to worry about”. For people who think this way, stfu! Because no one who has any intelligence and experience with law enforcement believes that to be true!
I wouldn’t be as opposed to this type of consideration for unmarked vehicles. It’s just one more bad decision that builds tension between the community and law enforcement!
@ Elizabeth Darsey- AGREE 💯
That isnt what this bill would do. All it would do is allow for MARKED slicktop police vehicles. They would still say police on them. They would still have visible lighting, and sirens.
The blue lights are way too bright and blind you when driving!
I can agree about those lights they are bright
Well GSP don't wear body cameras . A bill was also introduced to make them but the GSP started to cry about it and it did not go through. If you live in GA , trooper are one of the most egocentric , testosterone driven, I am the law and you dont ask questions. They think they can bully people. This is just another little ego cherry on top.
There was a study by one company that designed an aerodynamic lightbar saying the regular shape adds wind resistance that takes away up to 20 miles per tank of gas or something like that with some results showing a reduction of 4 miles per gallon fuel economy. I'm assuming they are also looking at acceleration and top speed losses, having to drill holes in the roof when you can cover the car in lights all over without having to make any invasive holes that need to be plugged. Pros and cons to a lightbar but those thinking they are going to be invisible or unrecognizable as police cars must be blind if their distinctive two tone blue paint job, orange letters, front tag that says state patrol, and a full wrap around push bumper arent enough of a clue before you see a bunch of blue lights flashing everywhere. 😂 indeed you recognize their paint job and push bumper before you focus on the current lightbar at the roofline.
Yeah but unfortunately alot of em are running ghost graphics now too
This will allow for people pretending to be police to pull people over. This happened near us and a rapist was pulling people over pretending to be cop. We need to have lights on cop cars for our safety.
That has to be the most ignorant statement here. ANYONE can purchase a light bar in any color scheme to go on top of their car. Georgia already requires it to be a MARKED police car if it's going to be used to pull you over. Having a light bar on top doesn't make it so. It's up to YOU to make sure it's a real cop car. That's part of having situational awareness and enough brains to call 911 if you must and have them verify the stop before you stop.
@@joshuaskirvin well tell that to the women that were raped because of an unmarked vehicle. You can barely make a move when pulled over what is your bright suggestion for ensuring these people are legit leo?
@@witchonfire8381 OMFG What another ignorant statement. 🙄 I specifically stated to call 911. Virtually ALL jurisdictions will allow you to turn on your hazards, slow your speed, call 911 and verify the stop with dispatch. They can't criminally charge you for verifying the stop through the 911 call center. THAT'S why you turn on your hazards and slow down, to let the officer know you acknowledge his presence. Your statement is just another excuse for criminals to do what they do and victims to just play the victim card. EVERYONE has the right to keep and bear arms. EVERYONE has a God-given right to self-defense. No one should just lie down and take whatever a criminal is doing. As I stated previously, the mere presence of a light bar does not a cop car make. That shows your ignorance in understanding how those things work. Those women weren't raped because of an unmarked vehicle. They were raped because there was a criminal on the loose and they did nothing to ensure their own safety. No, I'm not "victim blaming", but you damn sure have a certain level of accountability towards your own personal safety. When seconds count, the cops are minutes away. The problem lies in the twisted mindset of people who would rather allow a criminal to hurt them, than they hurt the criminal. Self-preservation is at the very core of human existence, no matter what you religion, or lack thereof. There is never an excuse for not fighting back or dying while trying.
@@witchonfire8381learn your departments lighting
If you’re there to protect and serve why the need to be all sneaky and hide, also with all these fake officers out why add to the doubt and confusion
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How is a marked police car with the words "Police" on all 4 sides "Sneaky"
Make it A REQUIREMENT to leave PEOPLE ALONE. We'd like that I'm SURE.
Im sure all ur cousins that run from the Police would love that huh..... Im SURE of that.
Does anybody know SFC. J Curlee? He is apart of the GSPF / Nighthawks DUI task force..
Nothing but road pirates anyway.
You want halfway safe roads to travel on genius? Even with them and everyone else to stop cars, there are lunatics driving stupid everywhere. 🙄
How are you supposed to tell the difference between cops and impersonators at that point?
that made me lol literally with stupidity
I can spot a cop car fully dressed or undercover not rocket science lmfao so this is a pointless attempt
It isnt an attempt to be sneaky. Its just changing the law to allow for more models of emergency lights.
When you stop wanting to be recognized as LEA, the mission is no longer to protect and serve it becomes revenue. The presence is suppose to a deterrent for criminal behavior
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Make them all slick tops. Sneak up on the law breakers.
ya right
Boot licker confirmed
Why even go through the effort? They ignore ocga 40 8 91 that required then to be clearly marked
Hell one of them got away wirh murdrer and is mayor of Buchanan now
Gsp does not follow the law
* edit because i confused the code section
90% of the people in this comment section are idiots, this is merely allowing Georgia's law enforcement to take off their roof light, interior lights are still required as are police markings unless the car is supposed to be unidentifiable as a police vehicle. this is NOT saying that police can completely ditch their lights, and is NOT making them impossible to see. If they want to be secretive they can use unmarked and undercover vehicles, no markings or clearly visible lights unless they are on.
Just one move toward a secret police force in unmarked cars. Good officers are not thwarted by having roof lights; it's lazy officers who don't like them.
Just putting this out there: European cop cars are well illuminated, and well marked with lots of reflective stripes. Yet American police feel the need to be less conspicuous to sneak up on you to write a ticket.
Well sorry pal this ain’t Europe
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The flashing lights on cop cars and other emergency vehicles are a liability requirement. When a cop pulls you over; from the moment he turns the flashing lights until the moment you pull away after he releases you, he has assumed all liability for your safety on the roadside. Even then there are numerous incidents every year where passing motorists experience target fascination and ram into police cars because their tiny brains can't stop looking at the pretty lights.
"Cruise lights" are stupid.
*Are smart. I can see them approaching early enough to avoid a ticket🙌
The police lights being left on does not and will not deter crime but it will tell criminals a cop is in the area. It is just another dumbass idea to help criminals avoid police.