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Katygunnut wrote:

speedsix wrote:...the law is crystal clear and easily understood...the problem comes when either the CHO or the LEO or any officers of the court decide they want to "interpret" it rather than obey it...great pains were taken to word the law exactly as it is so that CHLs could carry in more places...to fear arrest when an unenforceable sign is posted is about as necessary as cowering before a purple stop sign...the law IS THE LAW...for our instruction AND PROTECTION...

Maybe my standards are a bit high, but I think that the power to deprive someone of their liberty (even temporarily) through arrest is a big deal and carries a high burden on those that we entrust with this power.

If a LEO arrests someone for an activity that is not against the law then I believe that the LEO should be suspended until they complete remedial training on the subject, and an appropriate notation should be reflected in their next performance review, etc. A second arrest for the same lawful activity should result in immediate termination, loss of pension, etc. At that point, the LEO is either untrainable or defiant of the law. Either way, they should no longer have the power to arrest people.

The current state where people (including many on this board) are afraid to engage to engage in clearly lawful behavior because they "don't want to be a test case" for uninformed LEOs is not reflective of any country that I want to live in.