Tampa police chief during traffic stop: ‘I’m hoping that you’ll just let us go' | USA TODAY #Shorts


Tampa police chief during traffic stop: ‘I’m hoping that you’ll just let us go' | USA TODAY #Shorts


The police chief of Tampa, Florida, has resigned following an incident last month in which she flashed her badge to get favorable treatment during a traffic stop while riding in a golf cart.

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  1. "The police chief of Tampa, Florida, has resigned following an incident last month in which she flashed her badge to get favorable treatment during a traffic stop while riding in a golf cart."

    Resigned. Yeah. Is that the new way of saying fired?

  2. I don’t agree with it. I’m disgusted and infuriated by it but… This is nothing new and this happens all the time. They call it police courtesy.. I know because I grew up watching it happen. I had a family member who is a law-enforcement in every single time. They had a problem. They showed their badge and got out of it. I haven’t seen the person in over 20 years. The problem is this will never stop no matter how many times it is shown it will not stop. Why because you have free will we are not robots and human beings are flawed. I know that I’m gonna get flack for saying this, but it’s true. She’s wrong… he’s wrong… but it doesn’t make my statement any less true.

  3. Damn! Wish I had that badge… why not let her go for a stupid go cart 🛒 drive. People are sooo full of it… let it go. You’d do the same thing and will want the same thing from your job if you need a discount or something for being one of your own/them. God is good. Live in peace ✌🏽

  4. Because you are the Police Chief, you should have expected him to do his job properly and not feel entitled and above the law. More importantly, you should have been doing the right thing so you wouldn’t have been pulled over instead of violating the law and wanting to use your “position” for entitlement.

  5. I hate that “oh!?!” Sound that cops make when they discover that they are dealing with one of those people they’re not allowed to hold accountable. And unlike a lot of the fishing expeditions I’ve seen, this one seemed like a legitimate violation!

  6. Just goes to show that it's not What You Know but Who You Know… And you can definitely get away with Breaking the Law if you are a important enough person in the community…. Do you think the average Citizen would have gotten this Same Treatment.