A police officer in plainclothes is eating lunch in a restaurant on his day off. He is not noticed by two patrol officers sitting at the counter having coffee. The uniformed patrol officers get up and leave without paying or even leaving a tip. The owner of the coffee shop is overheard just before the officers leave without paying, saying that he is grateful the police presence remains strong in this rough part of town.
-The plainclothes police officer decides not to say anything to the officers even though they were wrong not to pay or tip. What is this an example of

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The plainclothes police officer's decision not to say anything to the uniformed patrol officers despite their wrongdoing is an example of the "blue curtain" phenomenon, which refers to the unwritten code of silence and loyalty that sometimes exists among police officers, even when they witness or experience wrongdoing among their colleagues.

A Police Officer in Plainclothes Is Eating Lunch in a Restaurant