# Illegal to bribe or proposition a police officer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-bribe-or-proposition-a-police-officer/921645>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 27, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-bribe-or-proposition-a-police-officer/921645 "2020-09-27T05:17:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-bribe-or-proposition-a-police-officer/921645/21 "2020-09-28T20:05:14Z")

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The usual technique has the driver forget he’d paperclipped a $50 bill on the back of the license when handing it to the cop.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-bribe-or-proposition-a-police-officer/921645/22 "2020-09-28T22:08:18Z")

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> [@mixdenny](#):
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> I once got a ticket that I felt was wrong as I had not yet entered the city limits (clearly marked) when my radar detector went off and I was below the speed limit when I crossed the line. In court the bailiff asked everyone who was going to plead guilty to talk to the prosecutor. I stated my case and he said, I’ll tell you what, how about we cut the fine in half and no points on your record"? I took the deal. This particular court was a mayor’s court (no longer legal in Ohio) and if you plead not guilty the case was tried at the county court and the arresting jurisdiction only got a percentage of any fines.

Sounds like the New Rome experience.

[http://www.newromesucks.com/main.html](http://www.newromesucks.com/main.html)

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**Author:** ![Chickenwrangler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chickenwrangler/32/91_2.png) [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-bribe-or-proposition-a-police-officer/921645/23 "2020-09-29T09:57:06Z")

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Works well in Thailand and not just for traffic offences 👍

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-bribe-or-proposition-a-police-officer/921645/24 "2020-09-29T14:27:19Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> The usual technique has the driver forget he’d paperclipped a $50 bill on the back of the license when handing it to the cop.

I remember a Mad magazine cartoon from the '70s where the driver handed over his license and registration and the patrolman snarled at him, “Hey, why is this ten dollar bill in with your papers?” The driver started to apologize, “I’m sorry, officer…” And the last panel: “That was supposed to be a twenty!”

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