[VIDEO] Citizen Pulls Over Cop For “Driving An Illegal Unmarked Car”.
Gavin Seim, a former Republican Congressional candidate, posted a video of himself threatening an officer with arrest for violating Washington State law.
He is drawing attention to the unlawful traffic stops made by people impersonating police officers. Seim and the state of Washington, believe that police cars should be marked to prevent such impersonation.
Seims required the officer to show him his identification. “That is my ID right here,” the officer said, pointing to his police badge on his uniform.
“That’s not ID sir,” countered Seim. “If I showed you a badge if you stopped me, would you take that as ID? Come on, let’s be reasonable. Anybody can have a patch, sir.”
Because the officer is performing police duties in an unmarked car, Seim says the officer is now culpable in the violation of state law which prohibits unmarked vehicles. Seim says the officer would need to return the vehicle immediately to the station to be lawfully compliant.
The law Seims is referring to is RCW 46.08.065:
Check out the video below and SHARE with your friends!