CREDIT: Shutterstock When an unnamed officer shot and killed 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers Jr. after stopping him on the street Wednesday night, he wasn’t “on duty.” But that doesn’t mean he didn’t retain the same power to act as an officer. When cops go off the clock, they don’t cease to be cops — particularly in the increasingly common world of private security, in which departments and private firms maintain cozy relationships that blur the lines between public and private. Individuals employed as police officers typically carry their police powers 24 hours a day in their jurisdiction, whether they’re on...
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