Paul_in_Maryland
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Washington Post article here. Read the many heated comments, too. I figure the cops on CPF will want to weigh in.
Apparetnly it is not illegal in Washington.
Rule #1: Don't push the LEO. Really.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_police_punch
Wow! My first thought is that it seems like a fine example of jackbooted thuggery on the part of the six officers who raided the house where the National Guard Staff Sergeant lived with his wife, his two kids, and his parents.
In some states, a recording has implied consent if you continue to talk around things that are apparently cameras - though I can't recall if Maryland is one of these. The Maryland case was poorly handled, because a person stomping towards you with a gun is a threat to your life - if you shot any old person in that situation, you could defend it in court.I'm all for upholding the letter of the law (even if that law needs to be updated ASAP) but I also think that the Maryland prosecutors should have put much more thought into the outcome of their actions.
Whatever happened to common sense?
Seriously? Who voted for those lawmakers? That makes just one more state in the East I can to avoid.
I've just added your sig line to my thread that asks for everyone's favorites!Seriously? Who voted for those lawmakers? That makes just one more state in the East I can to avoid.