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To: Samurai_Jack
Unless the Officer is going to press formal charges with the evidence, I dont see a problem with this officer entering a public building.

He was outside his juristiction, misrepresenting his authority by wearing a police uniform and a gun, pounding on a door and demanding entry.

But this being public property the officer was within his duty to enter the property.

What are his duties outside his juristiction?

What are the duties of a law enforcement official to get involved in a situation where no law has been broken?

332 posted on 05/06/2003 12:16:45 PM PDT by RonF
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To: RonF
pounding on a door and demanding entry.

According to the school -- and that's bad enough.

It's even worse, though: Mott claims that he simply walked in to a building he was supposed to enter.

341 posted on 05/06/2003 12:29:16 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: RonF
He was outside his juristiction, misrepresenting his authority by wearing a police uniform and a gun, pounding on a door and demanding entry.

He was gaining entrance to a PUBLIC FACILITY. This is not a Madrassa.

What are his duties outside his juristiction? What are the duties of a law enforcement official to get involved in a situation where no law has been broken?

He is protecting the public as he sees fit, as long as it is public property and the officer is not arresting anyone then he is (in my opinion) within his jurisdiction. He is performing a public service by exposing the infamous activities of this Public Official (school teacher) to the scrutiny of the Community in which he is performing his duty. Like a whistleblower. The problem is that the teacher has a Captive Audience, the parents are FORCED BY THE STATE to have their children indoctrinated in this communist filth. As long as the activity takes place within the walls of a PUBLIC FACILITY, it is liable to be exposed at any moment to the harsh light of public scrutiny, to be judged unceremoneously.

An example of his being OUTSIDE of his jurisdiction would be if this were a private residence or a private school. If this were the case then there would be a 4th Amendment issue. But given this is a public facility, a public school, he is well within his jurisdiction. If this teacher had enticed the children to a private facility for his activities then he would be protected under 1st Amendment, freedom of association, and 4th Amendment.

How come is it that only the liberals get the latitude to push the envelope of their jurisdictions into rediculous contortions??? Think about that the next time they send your kid home for having a fingernail clipper in their napsack.

The question I ask myself is... "Would I still be teaching this crap to these children if their parents were in the room?", even if their parents are Cornfed Biblethumping Chandelier Swinging Wrestlemania fans who make a living by lifting engine blocks in a junkyard with their bare hands. If the answer is no, then it doesnt belong in the classroom of the public school.

425 posted on 05/07/2003 5:08:36 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (Im just asking)
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