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Okay, so how many officers could be found guilty of this: > Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully de
by darksaints 6y ago
Okay, so how many officers could be found guilty of this:
> Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
> For the purpose of Section 242, acts under "color of law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within their lawful authority, but also acts done beyond the bounds of that official's lawful authority, if the acts are done while the official is purporting to or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. Persons acting under color of law within the meaning of this statute include police officers, prisons guards and other law enforcement officials, as well as judges, care providers in public health facilities, and others who are acting as public officials. It is not necessary that the crime be motivated by animus toward the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin of the victim.
If a cop orders you to stop filming them, which the courts have affirmed that citizens have a right to do, they have committed a felony, punishable by prison sentence.
- ne9xt 6y agoI don’t think that’s how it works. Police officers can and frequently do issue unlawful orders, and you have no legal obligation to comply with those unlawful orders.
- electrondood 6y agoThere's no law against a police officer stating a request in an authoritative voice, fishing to see if you'll just go ahead and comply. It's on us to clarify whether that's a request or a lawful order.