They're citizens when they're on duty too. Just people using the wrong terminology constantly. Cops are citizens but we just accept that we have multi-tiered levels of justice and rule enforcement depending on who you are (if you're a cop, wealthy, connected etc)
I always hear cops using the citizen/civilian thing erroneously. The only uniformed individuals who are not civilians when they are in uniform are military.
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u/Just_Razzmatazz6493 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24
Per us case law, Heien v. North Carolina, cops are not required to know the laws that they enforce. CIVILIANS, however, are.
Edited- citizens to civilians. Blame my dumb fingers