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Do you believe law enforcement and the military....

Should follow and enforce the law without question?
meJess · F Best Comment
No that’s a police state and a cowards excuse for atrocities
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@TheunderdogofNY Contracts are different. And I really didn't know what I was getting into at that age. You violate a contract and you have to pay the consequences, even if you don't understand the terms. There is no choice in it.
TheunderdogofNY · 36-40, M
@DeWayfarer I don't disagree with anything you have stated. I'm saying one should be willing to make a choice to violate the agreement and accept the consequences of their actions or even resign if possible.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@TheunderdogofNY Resigning was not possible. Enlistment is not like commissioning. And in a military environment I can understand why. Can't have people deserting.

BlueVeins · 22-25
Outside of extreme cases, yeah. We can't have cops refusing to follow a law over petty political disagreements, but we also don't want cops who will accept orders to slay dissidents.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
They should have some leeway to use discretion. The elderly lady in Florida that was arrested for having CBD oil at Disney World, she didn’t have a prescription for it because her home state didn’t require it. The police were called, they arrested her, but they dropped the charges.
@cherokeepatti yep, cops worried about CBD oil when they got pharmacists pushin out stuff ten times worse. LOL
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@SheCallsMeCrushDaddy I know, even Ambien is much worse. I use CBD oil and they won’t even allow it on a plane because the laws vary from state-to-state. It would be good for people with anxiety to be able to have it on a plane while flying.
i don't think military should be for law enforcement. that's a police matter.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@TheunderdogofNY Two different agencies. See Uniform code of military justice.
TheunderdogofNY · 36-40, M
@DeWayfarer this is true but both enforce the laws they fall under.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@TheunderdogofNY No laws as such under the UCMJ. Rules yes. But no laws. The rules are not up to interpretation by a judge.
xixgun · M
They don't.
Both law enforcement and military have the ability to not only question but refuse to follow an order if they feel it is an unlawful order.
No. I think everyone should use common sense and not blindly follow orders

 
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