Throwing up in a police car

[primalclaws1974]

I have heard people claim that an officer made them clean up their own vomit when they threw up in the backseat, but I doubt that. First off, they can't make you do anything. If a person threw up, likely they were drunk, and probably wouldn't even be able to do it. I ran away when I was about fourteen and a cop found me. I had been walking all day, and was cold, and I threw up in the back of his car. I had a stocking hat on, and attempted to clean it (on my own). He had me throw the hat out the window (yeah, nice). I have always wondered who has to clean it up, if the person doesn't do it themselves?

 

[missbishi]

Here in the UK, police cars that have become "soiled" are cleaned by professionals, such as Rentokil, due to the health and safety issues that bodily fluids present. I expect specialist equipment is required and I can't see officers willingly volunteering to do this. Do it in a taxi cab though and there's a £50 surcharge!

 

[Kittyworker]

Because there are health issues involved in the discharge of bodily fluids, if someone were to vomit the car would need to be cleaned by a professional. A cop may make them scoop it up into a bag or something, but they wouldn't make them clean the car spotless. The car would be taken out of service as soon as it returns to the station until it is cleaned.

 

[Shimus]

Because there are health issues involved in the discharge of bodily fluids, if someone were to vomit the car would need to be cleaned by a professional. A cop may make them scoop it up into a bag or something, but they wouldn't make them clean the car spotless. The car would be taken out of service as soon as it returns to the station until it is cleaned.

I would hope it is cleaned by professionals. I got the weirdest (and funniest) image of a cop trying to clean his backseat after a drunkard puked in it and he pukes more and adds to the mess. Funny stuff.

Barring that, I'd imagine you could always tell them ahead of time you need to pull over. Most drivers given this situation will, cop or not. They don't want you to redecorate their car that badly. Ever. Lol.

 

[blur92]

I would think they would have it professionally cleaned as well. I think the only way a cop would make the person arrested clean it up is if he was a bully. Sadly, that does exist. I posted my experience elsewhere here. I didn't puke nor was I arrested. I was just pulled over.

 

[primalclaws1974]

Because there are health issues involved in the discharge of bodily fluids, if someone were to vomit the car would need to be cleaned by a professional. A cop may make them scoop it up into a bag or something, but they wouldn't make them clean the car spotless. The car would be taken out of service as soon as it returns to the station until it is cleaned.

I can understand and agree that in bigger towns, the car would be removed from service. How would this work in very small towns? There is a town near here that has about 200 people. For whatever reason, they actually have local police. It was one officer, and one vehicle. If that vehicle becomes "contaminated", what to do? There definitely are no cleaning professionals in a town that has about eight blocks' worth of streets.

 

[shilpa123]

I am sure that there are lots of servants or maids who would do that job. I also think that people who are servicing the vehicle could also do it.

 

[Rosyrain]

All of the backseats of police cars I have seen are made of plastic so that the officers can do an initial hose out of the vehicle. I am sure it would need to be professionally cleaned though due to the potential for disease...not to mention that vomit has a lingering smell that is hard to get rid of. I don't think an officer would be allowed to make a suspect clean up their own mess.

 

[shilpa123]

I do not believe that police officers would ever have to clean the place. I also think it is best to cover the seats with some kind of protection to help the people and those who clean the seats. I believe it is best if the people at least inform the police before throwing up.

 

[mrsbright]

Well, if they arrest people for DUI, then it's bound to happen every now and then, isn't it? It's reassuring to know that there are professional services for this. In a smaller town, this could be problematic, but I'd also imagine that in a smaller town, they would be more inclined to give tickets and send the people home in taxis than to give them a ride somewhere -- unless there was actual damage. I don't know, I just don't see the process of policing in my small town as being the same as when I was in uni in a bigger town, say it this way.

 

[shilpa123]

I think it is quite gross when when someone throws up in the police car. It is always best when the police officers keep an eye on the person they have taken into custody.

 

[shilpa123]

Throwing up in a police car is really sad. I do not think such a thing should happen.

 

[jesuslover0314]

I suppose the state would pay professional cleaners to come and clean it for safety purposes. I am unsure who would want to clean up vomit, but they clean it up because it's their job and they get paid to do it. I am positive the police dept. themselves do not clean up the vomit or any other mess in the car.

 

[dyanmarie25]

I think police officers just leave it to the experts. They've got other important things to do other than cleaning someone's puke.

 

[Determined2014]

Well, I think or should I say it all depends with the situation,yours was different, but I believe if someone was drunk, they should definitely make them clean it up, am sure they can make you do it, they do have the authority.

 

[Peachdejour]

I remember the one police car I was in had a plastic seat so they could hose it out if someone puked in the back.

 

[Profit5500]

I have heard people claim that an officer made them clean up their own vomit when they threw up in the backseat, but I doubt that. First off, they can't make you do anything. If a person threw up, likely they were drunk, and probably wouldn't even be able to do it. I ran away when I was about fourteen and a cop found me. I had been walking all day, and was cold, and I threw up in the back of his car. I had a stocking hat on, and attempted to clean it (on my own). He had me throw the hat out the window (yeah, nice). I have always wondered who has to clean it up, if the person doesn't do it themselves?

They probably have some sort professional cleaning service clean up the car. I would not see an officer of the law clean up a mess in the squad car.

 

[shilpa123]

I believe throwing up in a police car is really gross. I do not find it useful and definitely do not like it. I believe one should be very careful while we are in police cars.

 

[wahmed]

Here in the UK, police cars that have become "soiled" are cleaned by professionals, such as Rentokil, due to the health and safety issues that bodily fluids present. I expect specialist equipment is required and I can't see officers willingly volunteering to do this. Do it in a taxi cab though and there's a £50 surcharge!

One of my friends threw up in a taxi. She didn't have enough money on her at the time so he took her brand new iPhone. She got it back after she paid the driver but I think she's lucky he didn't sell it on.

 

[Nate]

I have a friend who threw up all over the back seat of the squad car after being pulled over and getting a DUI. The officer was really nice about it, apparently he told him "don't worry about it" in a nice tone. After everything, he said "man, even though he charged me with a DUI I feel like apologizing to the cop about barfing in his car." He never did. We laughed and wondered if he ended up cleaning it, or if they had someone back at the station to do it. Maybe when he took him to jail a trustee did it.