WA: cops' DUI's - bear stickers, free passes

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From the Seattle P-I:

That 'bear sticker' on the window signals, 'Hey, I'm a cop'

Undue Influence: Bear stickers and other cop-outs

One way some police officers get favoritism from other cops is small, round and sticky. P-I reporter Lewis Kamb gives the story behind the story of those bear stickers.

Bear stickers, other cop-outs: Lewis Kamb

The stylized, striding bear is a wink-and-a-nod to other officers, meaning: "This car's owner is a cop..."

And all this time I thought these were parking permits for the local high school, home of the Bears. I can be so dumb.

The whole "Undue Influence" series - "when cops let fellow cops drive drunk" - is here.