Friday, December 12, 2008

We're the Only Ones Not Private Actors Enough

Both officers were wearing black uniforms with gold emblems on the sleeves, displaying a gold badge virtually identical to a police shield, and bearing handguns; in short, they were the quintessential image of law enforcement as they ran with weapons drawn towards Day. The officers placed Day in restraints, "terried" him, and began questioning him about the gun and whether he had "anything illegal" on his person. Clearly the officers acted with the intent of deterring crime and assisting law enforcement.
I think a rent-an-Only One would have a problem with me. Particularly if they wanted to get "frisky."

And if they're public actors, does that mean the state assumes some liability for their misdeeds? They shouldn't be able to have it both ways.

[Via Mack H]

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's going to end badly when they attack a citizen who will exercise their rights as a free person (or perhaps that's "takes their rights for granted"? Check out Sergeant Duesler's comment at the end of this article).

Anonymous said...

Most states and or cities have these guys under permit such as a guard card or something of that sort of thing.
If they try and hide behind doing so as a taxing issue they blow their cover as nothing but scam artist to cheat people out of money under the color of the law.

Anonymous said...

"Do you have anything illegal on your person?"

Yeah, your partner. Get him off me.