{"id":128629,"date":"2015-11-07T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T20:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/07\/when-should-assaulting-the-police-be-a-special-crime.html"},"modified":"2015-11-08T09:13:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T16:13:10","slug":"when-should-assaulting-the-police-be-a-special-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/07\/when-should-assaulting-the-police-be-a-special-crime.html","title":{"rendered":"When should assaulting the police be a special crime?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can see the argument that police, when on-duty, are representing the state and citizenry, and that assault on them is legitimately considered a special sort of attack against us all. <\/p>\n

But should special penalties apply when a law enforcement officer is off duty? While I can imagine cases (as speculated upon by the legislators questioned) where crooks would go after off-duty cops, we do<\/i> have laws against assault on all people. Are those not adequate? Is it a greater crime against society to assault an off-duty police officer than to assault a woman standing at a bus stop? Is the possibility that such a law might be abused worth consideration? <\/p>\n

And if this is really a needed thing, why just assault? Why not vandalism, or burglary? A crook might do any number of unpleasant things for vengeance against the police; should any<\/i> crime against them, or their families, or even their friends, be treated as a crime against the state?<\/p>\n

When a person puts on the uniform, they are representing me and all of the people. When they take it off, they are no better (nor any worse) than any other citizen. I don't see a reason to somehow treat crimes against them, as civilians, as somehow more significant.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nBill signed into law will increase penalties for assaulting off-duty officer<\/a><\/span>
\nOKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill into law that will increase the penalty for assaulting an off-duty law enforcement officer. Currently, anyone who commits assault or assa…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I can see the argument that police, when on-duty, are representing the state and citizenry, and that assault on them is legitimately considered a special sort of attack against us all. But should special penalties apply when a law enforcement officer is off duty? 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