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Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
sworn law enforcers actually have less rights than you and I.
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WWTB,
I agree with everything you said about law enforcement officers...and having relatives who are law enforcement officers...I have great respect for them.
However, as a lawyer who works in the area of constitutional law, I have to disagree with the portion of your post that I quoted above.
As citizens, law enforcement officers have the same constitutional rights as any other non-law enforcement officer.
Now, if you are suggesting that, as agents of the state (or municipality or federal government), they are specifically prohibited, under the Constitution, from violating certain explicit and implicit Constitutional rights of other citizens, (while at the same time truly private individuals are not so prohibited), then you are correct.
However, limiting the power of the state (and its agents), in my opinion, fosters individual liberty. And that's a good thing.