george wrote:Cops aren't lawyers, or else they would making a lot more money practising law.
I don't expect them to know all the details of our complicated legal system.
I have had a LEO with the Alvin ISD tell me that he could arrest me for walking down the sidewalk in front of a school while carrying with a chl.
I have had Pearland cops demand identification (while I wasn't driving), or else!
I have had a Brazoria county sheriff's deputy tell me Barnes copper bullets were illegal, because they were "armor piercing".
The list goes on....
In all cases I have not argued the case, to avoid the confrontation. I respect their authority, but do not expect them to know everything.
I am under the impression that many DPS LEO's have quite a lot of CEUs that can be applied towards a law degree. In general it's safe to assume that DPS guys are well educated professionals.