Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed

Re:Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed by c22 on Saturday February 10, 2024 @06:09PM (#39331104)

Courts only care about cases that are brought before them. They're not out looking for cases, that's what law enforcement does and LE is going to look at the context. If the ambulance is being driven by a carjacker they will cite it for being in the park even if it caused no damage. If the ambulance is driven by a medic and responding to a call they will likely overlook it. And of course they'll drive their own cars in the park whenever they want.

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Re:Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed by danielscrubs on Sunday February 11, 2024 @02:34AM (#39333245)

If that is how US police works then I can assure you it kind of make sense why you have people hating them.

Thats some Animal Farm. Can someone that knows US law confirm this?

What I mean is that the exceptions should be written in the law and there should absolutely not be a case where you cherrypick.

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Re:Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed by bagels on Sunday February 11, 2024 @03:14AM (#39333371)

I'm sure police everywhere have discretion (whether enshrined in law or not) over who to charge.

Where do you live that you think police exercise no discretion at all?

Prosecutors also have discretion in who to prosecute.

Courts also make decisions on guilt.

The police generally have immunity from prosecution (forms extremely dangerous outcomes) and are not obligated by law to do their jobs.

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Re:Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed by danielscrubs on Monday February 12, 2024 @01:39AM (#39342153)

I can tell you we have rules that supersede for ambulance drivers and such.

We have had many cases where a thief have been caught by the store owner and the store owner is the one going to jail for entrapment.

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Re:Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed by bagels on Monday February 12, 2024 @04:03AM (#39342911)

Where? Again, I highly doubt that the police there don't ever exercise any discretion in at least some situations.

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Re:Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed by rcbdev on Sunday February 11, 2024 @06:55PM (#39340049)

I have an anecdote contrary to this - When I was in the US, a friend explained to me how drug dealers tended to live in private trailer parks in part because it was harder for law enforcement to get into the general area without a warrant.

Basically, the rule of that park was "no (police) cars in the park" and the police could in fact not drive their own cars in the park whenever they want - only whenever a judge wants them to.

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Re:Why it's impossible to agree on what's allowed by barrkel on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:37AM (#39344572)

I think there's a degree of US specificity to your comment. The situation in the UK would be different.

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