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LeeOblivious OP t1_jcda0yr wrote

Reply to comment by byah1601 in Man sues highway patrol, says arrest was unlawfully based on expunged marijuana charge. by LeeOblivious

Heien v. North Carolina and U.S. v Shelton Barnes et. al. to name a few of many.

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byah1601 t1_jcdboof wrote

And the Shelton case is about Medicare fraud…

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byah1601 t1_jcdbchy wrote

In the nc case it ruled that a “reasonable” misinterpretation wasn’t a violation of rights. There were multiple wordings regarding lights on cars and he mistook one statute for another. It doesn’t say cops don’t have to know the law and can do whatever they want. Literally no court case said cops don’t have to know the law and get a free pass

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LeeOblivious OP t1_jcdcx3i wrote

In both cases they did not follow/know the law and suffered no consequences. Yet if you or I tried that argument, do you think the judge would buy it?

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byah1601 t1_jcddlha wrote

The cop knew the law and confused it for another taillight law. That was a reasonable error. Once again, no cop was given a free pass.

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byah1601 t1_jcddnnk wrote

Cops are also exempt from some traffic laws. Want to cry about that too?

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