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> Report this crime to the police. If they decline to cite/arrest, look up the process for filing a private criminal complaint. Or pick up the phone and call t

> Report this crime to the police. If they decline to cite/arrest, look up the process for filing a private criminal complaint. Or pick up the phone and call the local FBI and/or DoJ, who investigate color of law, which is exactly what this is. https://www.justice.gov/crt/deprivation-rights-under-color-law https://www.justice.gov/crt/deprivation-rights-under-color-l...

cmeacham98 5y ago
I could be mistaken, but I believe "laws of the United States" only refers to federal law, and thus, would not apply here. There may be a similar state-level law that is applicable but I couldn't find one.
- giantg2 5y ago
  It's possible there's a federal law about preventing someone from taking their duly elected office (even at the state level). Or some other rights violation. They would have to find the federal law.
- GavinMcG 5y ago
  Take a look at the 14th Amendment and § 1983.
giantg2 5y ago
Does that apply to elected officials? I thought it was only law enforcement? If you mean report the police for not citing/arresting, then FBI/DOJ are not interested in prosecuting. Those actions fall under law enforcement discretion. The police have the power to decide not to arrest or cite someone, even if they plainly broke the law. On a side note, I did file a DOJ civil rights complaint (results in injunctive relief instead of criminal charges like the FBI color of law) against the state police practices. It sounds like the DOJ gets too many complaints to handle and isn't interested in, or doesn't have the resources for, small rights violations. So my experience is that literally nobody in the system is interested in investigating and upholding the integrity of out system. Our system is built on sweeping the dirt under the rug, as evidenced in the court rulings that releasing judicial complaints, even ones containing exculpatory evidence, would be too injurious to the system (the only way they would be injurious is if they were incompetent or corrupt with nothing being done about it).

cmeacham98 5y ago

I could be mistaken, but I believe "laws of the United States" only refers to federal law, and thus, would not apply here. There may be a similar state-level law that is applicable but I couldn't find one.

giantg2 5y ago
It's possible there's a federal law about preventing someone from taking their duly elected office (even at the state level). Or some other rights violation. They would have to find the federal law.
GavinMcG 5y ago
Take a look at the 14th Amendment and § 1983.

giantg2 5y ago

Does that apply to elected officials? I thought it was only law enforcement? If you mean report the police for not citing/arresting, then FBI/DOJ are not interested in prosecuting. Those actions fall under law enforcement discretion. The police have the power to decide not to arrest or cite someone, even if they plainly broke the law. On a side note, I did file a DOJ civil rights complaint (results in injunctive relief instead of criminal charges like the FBI color of law) against the state police practices. It sounds like the DOJ gets too many complaints to handle and isn't interested in, or doesn't have the resources for, small rights violations. So my experience is that literally nobody in the system is interested in investigating and upholding the integrity of out system. Our system is built on sweeping the dirt under the rug, as evidenced in the court rulings that releasing judicial complaints, even ones containing exculpatory evidence, would be too injurious to the system (the only way they would be injurious is if they were incompetent or corrupt with nothing being done about it).