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Ask an Anonymous Cop: Do You Write More Tickets at the End of the Month?

Anonymous Cop · 07/01/15 10:40AM

You’re driving home from work on a stretch of road you’ve driven hundreds of times before, and without even thinking, you start to push the speed limit, just a little. You do it practically every evening without problems, so why should tonight be different? But as your rearview lights up with blue and red, you realize with chagrin that it’s the last day of the month.

Ask an Anonymous Cop: How Often Do Officers Lie Under Oath?

Anonymous Cop · 04/27/15 01:10PM

Did you know that police officers lie under oath—or talk about doing so—often enough that the practice has its own slangy portmanteau? (It’s called “ testilying.”) What happens when an otherwise good officer is really bad with his gun? Do cops give a shit if you protest that you’re being arrested unfairly? Once again, Gawker’s anonymous cop is here to answer all your law enforcement questions.