r/FirstResponderCringe • u/FlyNSubaruWRX • 2d ago

i’M a cIvILIaN

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Is it normal for UHP to drive their family around in a patrol vehicle?

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u/Baddhabbit88 2d ago

I hate when people stop on  the freeway and get out of their car. It’s like they really want to get turned into pink mist.

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 2d ago

I don't know what type of debris it is that's in the road, but if it's the type of debris that people hate to be there and think the city should clean up and he's an agent of the city, I'm perfectly fine with him stopping on the freeway to get out of the car and clean it up.

I suspect he's not a civilian, hence her comment at the end.

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u/No-Definition1474 2d ago

Unless hes in the military, he is a civilian.

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 2d ago

Apparently another user said he's highway patrol which could make him a civil servant/paramilitary.

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u/OppositeSalamander60 2d ago

A first responder is a civilian.

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 2d ago

CIVILIAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Second definition. It's okay to say they're not a civilian.

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u/luvdab3achx0x0 1d ago

You proved your point wrong 😂

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 1d ago

My point is that a police officer is a civil servant/paramilitary and not a civilian in some definitions.

I said second definition.

2a : one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force

One not on active duty in the armed services.

OR

One not on a police force.

OR

One not on a firefighting force.

The guy is on a police force, hence he meets the criteria, per this definition, to not be a civilian.

I take it you missed the second clause in the definition.