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Yakk · 10-07-2008, 02:46 PM

No, I'm describing the situation today?

A police officer walks up to you, and says "I'm here to arrest you".

You think the arrest isn't lawful -- so you resist arrest. If you attempt to seriously resist (pull a gun -- remember, "over my dead body"), the police officer takes this as a threat, and shoots you.

Suppose the police officer has the events on camera -- we have a cop saying "you are under arrest", you pull a gun, he shoots you. Even if you where not guilty of anything before that point, do you really honestly think the police officer will be prosecuted for killing you?

Meanwhile, that cited case makes it very clear that under common law, if you do shoot a police officer who is attempting to arrest you without the law on the police officer's side, you are still guilty of manslaughter.

So, I repeat my original comment to a particular poster: if you won't give DNA 'over your dead body', the only way to do this practically is to resist arrest if any police officer attempts to arrest you for any reason whatsoever.

Is this seriously your plan, and if so, do you think it is a good idea to post that plan on the internet?

10-07-2008, 02:46 PM	#51 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	No, I'm describing the situation today? A police officer walks up to you, and says "I'm here to arrest you". You think the arrest isn't lawful -- so you resist arrest. If you attempt to seriously resist (pull a gun -- remember, "over my dead body"), the police officer takes this as a threat, and shoots you. Suppose the police officer has the events on camera -- we have a cop saying "you are under arrest", you pull a gun, he shoots you. Even if you where not guilty of anything before that point, do you really honestly think the police officer will be prosecuted for killing you? Meanwhile, that cited case makes it very clear that under common law, if you do shoot a police officer who is attempting to arrest you without the law on the police officer's side, you are still guilty of manslaughter. So, I repeat my original comment to a particular poster: if you won't give DNA 'over your dead body', the only way to do this practically is to resist arrest if any police officer attempts to arrest you for any reason whatsoever. Is this seriously your plan, and if so, do you think it is a good idea to post that plan on the internet? __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.