Submitted by LeeOblivious t3_11s1szb in springfieldMO
LeeOblivious OP t1_jcbo03s wrote
Reply to comment by Anima_EB in Man sues highway patrol, says arrest was unlawfully based on expunged marijuana charge. by LeeOblivious
Sadly, the courts have ruled that they do not have to know the law, and that ignorance of the law means they get a free pass (unlike the rest of us). See the doctrine of qualified immunity.
Anima_EB t1_jcbt69i wrote
Oh absolutely. I was mostly being sarcastic because I feel the same way most of you do about it.
byah1601 t1_jcd6amc wrote
Lol that is not what any court has said.
LeeOblivious OP t1_jcda0yr wrote
Heien v. North Carolina and U.S. v Shelton Barnes et. al. to name a few of many.
byah1601 t1_jcdboof wrote
And the Shelton case is about Medicare fraud…
byah1601 t1_jcdbchy wrote
In the nc case it ruled that a “reasonable” misinterpretation wasn’t a violation of rights. There were multiple wordings regarding lights on cars and he mistook one statute for another. It doesn’t say cops don’t have to know the law and can do whatever they want. Literally no court case said cops don’t have to know the law and get a free pass
LeeOblivious OP t1_jcdcx3i wrote
In both cases they did not follow/know the law and suffered no consequences. Yet if you or I tried that argument, do you think the judge would buy it?
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