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| WTF?!?!?!?
OK, if IF this is true, I have to say WTF on SO many levels.
First, this police officer has no right to even question this guy. The PO has no probable cause this guy is violating any laws. He’s just sitting on the park bench, typing away on his laptop. No crime in that. Being a LEO I would have politely told this officer to mind his own business.
Second, the local police have no authority to enforce Federal law. The only way a local, or state officer (let alone a glorified campus security guard) could arrest a person for a violation of a Federal law would be as authorized by a Federal law enforcement official, and/or an active warrant. I’ve been in this line of work for 6 years now, and with the exception of constitutional case law as it relates to people’s protected rights I know dittly SQUAT about federal law. Just because he clams some Secret Service agent told him so, doesn’t give the power to arrest on sight for it.
Finally, I would review the acceptable use policy with the library. If the Library has an acceptable use policy, ask for a written copy of it. If the policy doesn’t state you must be in the library to use the signal, I would sit on the park bench for sport, and wait for this moron to come back. Let him arrest you ( don’t resist, resisting even a false arrest is resisting arrest), get a good lawyer, and show this bum what Federal court REALLY looks like.
Something tells me this story is either made up or embellished a bit…. |
