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> Local law enforcement should not just enforce the law of the specific city they are in. They should enforce all applicable laws: city, county, state, country,
by empath75 1y ago
> Local law enforcement should not just enforce the law of the specific city they are in. They should enforce all applicable laws: city, county, state, country, etc.
Not only shouldn't they do it, they _can't_. You don't want some local sheriff deciding you're guilty of, I dunno, securities fraud, and you don't want the FBI writing parking tickets.
- charcircuit 1y agoPolice don't decide if your guilty or not.
- int_19h 1y agoThey do need to decide how likely you are to be guilty; that's literally what probable cause is.