PMB wrote:
TechnoWeenie wrote:
WA courts ruled you have no right to resist an unlawful arrest, unless excessive force is used..... Which is bullshit, because ANY FORCE in an unlawful arrest is per se excessive, as it's not lawful.
Please share your definition of an unlawful arrest.
An arrest made without lawful authority, including arrests made based on law that are in violation of the constitution, and arrests made in bad faith knowing the law doesn't apply to that situation but trying to shoehorn it to fit, to penalize someone.
'we don't like what you're doing, and we don't care how we do it, but we will find a way to stop you'....is jack booted thuggery at the highest level.
In WA, an officer is not supposed to be able to arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless they have a warrant or the officer witnessed the crime... Generally speaking... A law that was supposed to err on the side of freedom versus gov't intrusion..
