Originally Posted by
frymaster
that, however, would require most cops to even know the law they are charged with enforcing. go quiz some cop on the street about some of the only marginally less than obvious stuff about your local law (ie, is wearing a mask in public legal or does style of dress count as reasonable cause for stop and search) and you will quickly find out two things
1. they have only the most rudimentary knowledge of the law
2. anyone that points this out to them gets arrested for "obstruction"... which, given point 1, is, naturally, a false arrest.
Well, yeah... that's true. I remember reading a post on some blog that a woman was ticketed for not coming to a complete stop at a yield sign. She tried to argue with cop and got slapped with "law obstruction" citation as well. Of course, she took it to court and the judge cleared these charges without any problems. I don't remember what happened to the cop. Was he reassigned to desk duty, or something...