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A question for police officers

Discussion in 'Other Discussions' started by BigBossman, May 22, 2009.

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I generally watch a lot of those police video shows & I have noticed that a lot of the police officers will touch the back of the car they pulled over as they are approaching. I'm curious to know why they do this. Does anyone know?

#1 BigBossman, May 22, 2009
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Not a cop but I'm a daughter of one.

My understanding is that they actually will tap the back of the car to distract the driver's attention from just them walking up to the car. If a driver is going to do something, it's usually a hairtrigger reaction and the tapping of the car can show if they're jumpy or not.

#2 annsni, May 22, 2009
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When you slightly push down on the trunk and watch how the suspension bounces back it is an indication whether the trunk is heavily loaded or not.

#3 RevGKG, May 22, 2009
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Was a police officer for 30 years and generally avoided touching people's cars unless I was going to open a door or whatever. There are guys out there who would rather you touch their wife than their car.

#4 billwald, May 26, 2009

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