While I get the sentiment
Probably not the way to go about it. Liberty County Sheriff said, “I believe in the second amendment and we’re not going to charge him.”
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June 5th, 2013 at 8:08 pm
The proper and defensible way for Sheriffs to deal with future cases like this may be worthy of some legal research.
June 5th, 2013 at 11:03 pm
What I posted on the news website:
Hmm . . . aren’t we always told that police have discretion? That police are trained and know the laws? That in the event an officer makes an unlawful, illegal, or simply unwise decision, that it is the duty of his or her superior officers to correct the issue?
And doesn’t the Constitution make it clear that a Sheriff is the supreme law enforcement officer in his area?
Because . . . if officers are not trained well enough – especially those in superior positions – to be able to make those decisions, then why are they in positions of authority, and out on the street without supervision by the D.A. in the first place?
Seems as if that – untrained, unsupervised people running around with a badge, a ticket book, blue lights and a gun – could be a major lawsuit waiting to happen.
June 6th, 2013 at 2:11 am
The police absolutely have discretion just like prosecutors, judges and juries. Have you ever been pulled over for speeding and ended up with a warning? That’s police discretion.
It sounds like the arresting officer disagreed with the Sheriff and decided to call FDLE to “settle things.” The disposal of the arrest and detention records looks bad whether the Sheriff did anything truly wrong or not.