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Not a lawyer, but I've been thinking a lot about under which conditions stand your ground laws might apply to people defending themselves against law enforcemen
by doom2 9mo ago
Not a lawyer, but I've been thinking a lot about under which conditions stand your ground laws might apply to people defending themselves against law enforcement officers. The power balance is still such that most people won't shoot at a police (or ICE) officer, so I don't think it's likely to happen, but there is already legal precedent[1] regarding it.
[1] https://firearmslaw.duke.edu/2020/05/when-stand-your-ground-meets-blue-lives-matter https://firearmslaw.duke.edu/2020/05/when-stand-your-ground-...
- ndsipa_pomu 9mo agoAs I understand it, ICE agents have no powers to stop or arrest U.S. citizens, so it does seem odd how much they are allowed to hurt and kill.
- ryandrake 9mo agoIf nobody is enforcing the law, then they have the power to do whatever the administration is allowing them to do, and at this point, that seems to include everything up to and including murder.
- cogman10 9mo agoTheoretically, this is something that a state could enforce. These ICE agents aren't just breaking federal laws.
- FireBeyond 9mo agoYeah, though who would enforce those laws? At this point you have the head of DHS stating at press conferences that she's directing ICE to disregard federal court rulings.
- acdha 9mo agoI’m actually somewhat surprised that one of the masked, badgeless officers hasn’t been shot yet. So many of the actions look like a cartel kidnapping and some of them are happening in states with stand your ground laws where the major factor would be whether the person felt threatened.