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Originally posted by fastpat
This gets into the fundamental differences in the basis of the law here, and in europe. Here, a cop is a hired, professional member of the citizen posse. That means he has exactly the same powers as any citizen, delegated by the citizens to be exercised in their behalf. A cop does not have extraordinary powers, since I can't delegate any power to a cop that I don't possess myself.
That means that unless he was in "hot pursuit", he has no authorization to drive beyond the posted speed limit, his duty status is irrelevant.
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Unfortunately, most U.S. citizens have absolutely no understanding of this concept. Neither do police officers, unfortunately. The courts seem to have lost their grasp of this as well.
Remember folks, in this country,
all power is inherent in the people. We, the citizens, are the true authority in this country. We hire people to fill certain positions to act on our behalf. They simply cannot grant
themselves more authority than we have granted them, or than we retain for ourselves. That is the most basic, fundemental, and important difference between our form of government and every other single country on Earth. And yet so many have no idea it exists, how to use it, or any idea that the "authorities" would dearly love to see us lose it entirely.