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I'm perplexed by the commentors who seem to think there's something anti-police about this post. All David did was analyze a couple of sections of the DC Code with case law, and point out the fact that there's a potential for injustice there.

Having unjust statutory authority that isn't enforced doesn't really make the law itself any more just, and maintains a potential for a prosecutor and a court to do injustice. Having confusingly worded statutory authority increases the likelihood for individuals to misunderstand the laws to which they are accountable.

That is to say, I read David's post as plea for laws that better reflect the reality of policing, rather than some screed against a barrage of unjust policing made possible by this code section.

by Lucre on May 26, 2011 12:52 pm • link • report

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