I want a straight answer. You keep saying that "the law is the law," and no one should violate the law, even if they think it is wrong. Shouldn't the cops who did this be prosecuted? They committed several major felonies, each, as well as numerous misdemeanors. If "the law is the law," and it were applied, they would each be looking at dozens of years in prison.
I want a straight yes or no answer. No sarcasm. No nonsense. If you can't answer straight, then it's pretty obvious that margomaps is right, and you are just a troll.
Should the cops be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for their crimes?
If you think a crime has been committed than yes. There isn't a straight answer here because we don't see eye to eye on whether or not a "law" was broken. You realize that we are not going to agree on everything...We have VERY similar viewpoints and VERY different ones...
They broke the law. That's an open-and-shut case. They detained individuals who they did not have a reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal conduct. The conduct of these individuals who were open-carrying was not criminal, and no one with the vaguest understanding of the laws in NH could believe that it was. The police certainly have no such excuse. So, they had no reason to believe a crime was being committed.
When the police detain someone without cause, that is a crime. So says the NH RSA's. So says the United States Code. So says the Supreme Court.
So these cops are criminals. No room for doubt on that count.
Should the cops be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for their crimes?
Yes, or no? Those are the only possible answers to that question.
Joe
