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by thephyber 1111 days ago
I generally agree that it’s generally a terrible expectation for everyone to know the law and how it is interpreted. The book “3 Felonies a Day” covers this. But it is the law we live under and the law created by the people we elect. Don’t like it? Vote with intention.

Police officers are taught the Cliff Notes of the law during police academy, in order to earn an LEO license, and by attorneys that work with the police department. As much as I would like individual officers to known more about the law, let’s not pretend like they know as little as the average citizen about the law.