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Originally Posted by flameswin
I think it'd be kind of naive to think they don't use their lights to go through reds when there's no traffic coming the other direction. I've seen pretty blatant examples of it, and while it is plausible that they got a call then it was cancelled, it's not very likely the times Ive seen it.
However, who cares if they do it? They're driving around looking for crime, and put their lives on the line for us, so you know what? Go through that light when there's no danger, because we know you'll be the one racing in the direction of danger when everyone else is running the other way.
The other thing to keep in mind is they're professionally trained drivers, and can handle high speed pursuit, and getting info off their computer while driving to a call or pursuing a suspect. It's not like they're the 18 year old idiot, sitting at a green light for five seconds while blabbing on the phone.
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I would care if they do that. My memories of Calgary are that half the time cops are driving around looking for traffic offences. Police have authority in virtue of what the laws they represent and act in defence of. It's terribly unprofessional and disrespectful of those same laws for them to break them while enforcing them upon others.
If I was a cop I'd be annoyed about a colleague doing that kind of thing. The implicit message is the law isn't worth respecting but only their power is.