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To: marktwain

But, if you are doing nothing wrong, are you permitted to violently resist unlawful arrest? I bet the “courts” would say no.


2 posted on 12/26/2013 9:48:24 AM PST by 2harddrive
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To: 2harddrive

See US v Cruikshank for your answer.


4 posted on 12/26/2013 9:57:44 AM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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As I have read the law, you are not allowed to violently resist arrest, unless you have reason to believe that your life or bodily integrity are being illegally put at risk by the officer/officers involved.

It is a pretty high standard to meet, but a few have done so successfully.


5 posted on 12/26/2013 9:59:55 AM PST by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: 2harddrive
But, if you are doing nothing wrong, are you permitted to violently resist unlawful arrest? I bet the “courts” would say no.

If you do resist then don't think half-measures will suffice.

You'd better be prepared to go to war because the armed gang that wears badges will most certainly go to war against you. The right or wrong of your argument will be irrelevant to them. All they will want is to kill whoever had the nerve to resist their power.

7 posted on 12/26/2013 10:10:55 AM PST by MeganC (Support Matt Bevin to oust Mitch McConnell! https://mattbevin.com/)
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