More than two decades ago when I attended the police academy, I recall one of our instructors advising us that a citizen had the right to resist an unlawful arrest. The purpose of that lesson was to impress upon we young bucks the seriousness of the act of arresting a person and that our actions would indeed be put under scrutiny. We cadets were warned about the career ending perils of a `false arrest charge and advised against the tendency to resort to handcuffs just because we could.... In case after case, we see policemen who seem to view handcuffs as their first and only resort to a non-violent altercation. What is even more troubling to me are the scores of timid apologists who reason that any public display of anger or outrage is rightfully silenced by officers of the state: theblaze/contributions/do-you-have-the-right-to-resist-an-unlawful-arrest-2/
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 14:49:24 +0000
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