Since when has the posession of batteries been illegal? I just heard that a local police chief got arrested.?
956258
are you always this stupid, or just the day you posted this?
874050
First of all did they have a search warrant and if so how specific or broad was the scope of the search?  If they had a warrant and followed all of the particulars of the warrant then in all likelihood what they did was legal.  At the execution of the warrant they are not required to arrest anyone though most times they do.  It is not safe to say you are OK until the statute of limitations is up.  Until then you can be arrested for any number of charges based on the evidence they took.  You are unlikely to get any of the things back that they took but if you get anything it will be the lamp and the computer.  I would consult with a lawyer to find out what your rights are and aren't in this situation and the possible outcomes if they use the evidence they retrieved to arrest you.
154173
i think pretty much everyone throws batteries in the trash, there hasn't been a spate of battery related fires so it sounds like its relatively safe - of course there will be flukes but its nothing to cause major worry.
848733
wow...scary..I am amazed...this cannot be a security issue can it?  My boy's high school has the same rule and of a crowd of 100 or so during a meet the teachers day (I took off an hour from work and came straight there) the principal singled me out in the back row and said that hats were not allowed...i think he expected me to immediately take it off, but i just looked at him...if he taken the issue any further i would have walked out...this is a small town.\n\nI searched for the Saginaw michigan police department site and sent them an e-mail saying how manly they were for bringing violence to this terrible hat wearer.\n\nI'll agree that the man was tassered for resisting, but the police officer had no right to touch the man in the first place.  If it was a security issue, like hiding a gun or something...he could have hidden a heavy pistol a lot easier in his pocket,,,it cannot be aa security issue...but whatever, it should have at least been explained bvefore the officer grabbed the man's possessions and person
745659
how he got a stolen police gun?\nhmmmmmmm........
678579
Its almost universally illegal, but enforcement varies from jurisdiction.  An arrest could possible arise, but there is a defense and you could sue the government for violation of constitutional protections (for an unlawful arrest).  See the dissent in Atwater v. Largo Vista.
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Let me further clear some things up.\n\nYes, you can place someone under citizen's arrest for a misdemeanor. In fact, that is how the police operate in most instances. Police in most states (including the one I work in) do not have the power to arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless it was committed in the officer's presence. (There are some exceptions to this, such as in domestic violence cases.)\n\nAn battery (most people call it assault) is a misdemeanor. Let's say someone hits you and you want to press charges. You call the police and they arrive. You tell them what happens and that you want to press charges. They will tell you that you have to place them under citizen's arrest. \n\nLet's make something clear: You DO NOT have to physically place them in handcuffs or anything like that. It simply means that you are taking the liability for any repercussions. The police usually have you sign a citizen's arrest form stating you will take the liability. The police then do the rest. \n\nHere is CA law on it:\n\nPenal Code 837 \n\nA private person may arrest another:\n   1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.\n   2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not\nin his presence.\n   3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable\ncause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.
1048654
I'm starting to wonder.  Noticed several fireworks stands set up IN GEORGIA the last few days.  Hadn't heard that it was now legal...\n\nWhatever you do, BE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE! :)
233872
Violating a restraining order is a crime either way. If there is violence involved then you broke two laws. Viol. restraining order AND assaut and battery.
1166003
the police have been doing that for awhile now in texas. they tell people there that it is "just a drill". in all reality, it is all just the beginning of what is yet to come. remember, as every day goes by, we become more socialistic. 10 years from now, you'll yearn for days that we experience now...
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$1,000,000 in small denomiations of $1, $5, $10 and $20.\nWarehouse 5 on Pier 1 by Midnight tomorrow night or the remote get's it.\n\nI'm sending you the battery cover plate so that you'll know I'm serious.\n\nIf you're not there, I'll take out it's batteries ... slowly, one by one.\n\nCall the cops or the FBI and you'll never see this thing again !
570769
call yur local cops an ask them......
214923
I have lived most of my life in Virginia.  If you sold the gun to someone of legal age... then how did you know that there would be a problem.  Also, if this person is a felon, then he should have not attempted to purchase the gun in the first place. Guns are listed everyday in Classified ads and sold all the time at Flea Markets.  If it were against the law, the where are the police when this is happening???  Sounds like you were done wrong in my personal opinion.  Look at it like this, if you are selling a car, do you ask the see if the person is legal t drive it away?
1000030
i did not hear about this incident but cell phone guns have been around for years and if he only tasered her that was good for the officer out here she would have been shot the officers dont have tasers.  the officer was totaly in the right, there are too many people that think they can act crazy with the cops and not do what they are told and get away with it.  the taser is a great way to gain control of a subject and not kill them more departments should have then and we need to stand behind every officer that uses the tasers some one insted of killing them.
837457
I don't believe it is rare. I was almost shot by a policeman with his .45 caliber gun. I am just a mild mannered, middle aged computer programmer who was coding a program all night at a software company. I left the building at 3:00AM and accidentally triggered the alarm that wouldn't reset after attempting to reset it for 10 minutes. So, I left the building carrying my black name and address booklet in my hand. Suddenly, a huge, towering man approached me from behind ordering me to drop what was in my hands and put my hands behind my back. There was no police car present, no motor cycle present, and he did not identify himself. I thought he was a night watchman. I explained that I was an employee and had accidentally tripped the alarm. He screamed that I should not look at him and should drop what was in my hands and put my hands behind my back. It was dark out, and I couldn't see him well. He shined a bright light on me and looked through some kind of viewer which I now know was a gun. Eventually, after he demonstrated severe and frightening anger, I obeyed him and was handcuffed. I figured he was just some angry security guard. Moments later police cars arrived, and I was relieved that some professionals showed up. Those officers were very nice to me. But, the big guy who had initially stopped me, then revealed to me his gun and how close he was to having shot me. He repeated that several times and also stated he thought my name and address book might be a weapon. And, I didn't find out until the next day that he actually was a real police officer who worked foot patrol. I thought he was a guard by his wearing of a blue shirt instead of the black police uniform the other police wore. Had he only identified himself as a police officer at the initial encounter, I would have obeyed immediately.
388615
Yes. My brother got a ride to work after he wrecked his car on icy pavement. And I got a ride on a holiday when no bus or taxi was passing by. And the person that wrecks your day is usually yourself. The police is just keeping you from doing even greater harm to the general public. In fairness I must say that none of the above facts happened in the USA. One episode was in Germany and the other in Brazil. You have tough laws in the USA for things that are not even noticed in other countries. Like peeing on the street or drinking in public or prostitution
504966
I'd say you have to get the police to start enforcing it. And I'll tell ya they or at least some of them may be the biggest offenders. I know w female police officer locally, like in FAIRHAVEN, MA. (hey Chief HINT HINT) And EVERY SINGLE time I see her DRIVING her cruiser she is on the phone. No Lie. But if the Police enforced it things would change. BUT it isn't against the law here in MA. Not yet anyway. Yes I do have a cell phone BUT I do NOT answer it while driving. If I do need to answer it I do PULL over.