Speed camera cops caught on camera: Moment two officers trying to snap motorists - against the rules - in an unmarked car were confronted and shamed into slinking away
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Speed camera cops caught on camera: Moment two officers trying to snap motorists - against the rules - in an unmarked car were confronted and shamed into slinking away
- Two officers sat in unmarked car with speed camera pointing at road
- They were approached by two onlookers who filmed conversation
- Officers claimed they were visible because of high-visibility vests
- Pair drove off without warning into the road after exchange
- Strathclyde Safety Camera Partnership document states vehicles used for safety camera deployment must be clearly marked
This
is the moment two police officers found themselves being confronted
after trying to snare speeding vehicles in an unmarked car.
The
pair were approached by two passers-by as they sat, in high visibility
vests, pointing a camera towards the busy road in Glasgow.
After
being quizzed by the men, who were on foot, as to why they are not
making themselves visible, the officers drove off without warning.
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The officers were approached by two onlookers as they sit in the unmarked car with a speed camera
The exchange was captured on camera by Jamie Rooney and Chris McCann and has been shared more than 500 times on Facebook.
Footage shows the female officer sitting in the passenger seat, looking towards the men as they approach the unmarked Vauxhall.
'You're in an unmarked police car with a speed gun. You're meant to be highly visible,' one of them said.
The officer then pointed at her high visibility vest protesting 'we are', but was quickly told otherwise.
'You're not. You're in an unmarked car. That's not highly visible. That's at shoulder height,' he protests.
'Are you telling me that if a car drove down from up there they would be able to easily tell that this is a police car?'
The men then warn if they pull a vehicle over, they will be there to argue with the decision.
After saying 'OK you do that,' the female officer and her colleague swiftly drove off.
The female
officer says that she and her colleague are visible as they are wearing
high visibility vests but continues to be quizzed by the two men
The officers drove off in the unmarked Vauxhall after being questioned by the men who filmed the conversation
Social media users were quick to criticise the pair, with the video gaining more than 1,000 likes on Facebook.
Darren
Constable wrote: 'Using the ‘law’ against people that do not understand
their rights. Get yourself a little education people and stand up to
this.'
Mark Melbourne claimed: 'Sneaky as ever.'
When
asked why he decided to approach the vehicle, Mr McCann said: 'I just
seen them sitting and then they flew after an Audi, then they came back
to the same spot so I took a walk over and gave them it.'
The
Scottish Safety Camera Programme handbook states: 'Staff operating
cameras from outwith a van or other substantive vehicle, must wear high
visibility clothing at all times when operating camera equipment.'
However vehicles being used for safety camera deployment 'must be clearly identifiable as such.'
A Police Scotland spokesman said: 'In
direct response to community concerns regarding speeding motorists,
uniformed police officers were deployed to the Gorbals area of Glasgow
in an unmarked car.
'The officers were using an approved handheld speed detection device in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidance.
'Officers were operating under the normal parameters of their powers as police constables in uniform.'
'The handbook does not apply to handheld devices'.
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