This will be a dilemma considering that the city has rather stringent protection policies for confidential informants.

Officers who are asked to take drug tests due to informant tips are basically accused of illicit drug use, and that alone will tarnish their records. The Union may be protecting one of their own at the expense of its informers. The current set-up leaves officers vulnerable to nuisance accusers who simply want to do away with them for a few days or to those who want to damage their records. Florida Police Want Change in Drug Testing Policies 2 comments Leave a reply In South Florida, the union of Plantation € city police is petitioning for an amendment to the rules governing drug testing for police officers. This is why the union would like to ask a change to their contracts such that they can choose not to undergo such tests without knowing their accusers. They have no issues against random drug testing for police officers, but are specifically concerned about testing specific individuals on the basis of tips from informants.

While it may be true that it may be unfair for a law-abiding police officer to undergo such humiliation despite his innocence, we simply.

Changing this will basically make law enforcers somewhat above the law.