Shortly after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, city leaders began looking into whether the officer had violated state criminal law.

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If they conclude that state law has been violated, the question is: What next? Contrary to recent assertions from some federal officials, states can prosecute federal officers for violating state criminal laws, and there is precedent for that.

Although federal officers do have immunity in some circumstances, that protection applies only if their actions were authorized under federal law and“necessary and proper” in fulfilling federal duties. When federal officers violate federal law or act unreasonably when carrying out their duties, they can face state charges.

States have a long history of prosecuting federal officials for allegedly using excessive force on the job. And when federal courts agree that the force may not have been legally justified, they have allowed the state prosecution to proceed.

  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    3 days ago

    So Americans still believe cops can go to jail for shooting people? This explains why the law never changes. You can’t fix a problem if you don’t know it exists.

      • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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        3 days ago

        Yes, there was also an office convicted for shooting a guy that was sitting on a couch, in his own apartment, eating ice cream. There are shootings and then there are shootings. Can you find an example when officer was convicted for shooting someone driving a car in his direction?

        • Optional@lemmy.worldOP
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          3 days ago

          You mean you want to state a new misrepresentation then have me research support against it?

          No.

          • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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            3 days ago

            Ok, forget about the car. Take the shooting of Daniel Shaver. There was a body cam footage and he was shot while crawling on his arms and knees on the floor, unarmed. He was shoot because he got confused by conflicting orders shouted a him by two cops and for a second looked behind him. The cop was found not guilty by the jury. Philando Castile was shot when reaching for his documents after he was told by the cop to get his documents - acquitted by the jury. Yes, in some cases when the shooting is absolutely out of this world outrageous the cop will get convicted. If there’s a tiniest sliver of justification (he was holding a sandwich, he reached for something, she moved) it’s pretty much impossible to convict a cop in US. In this case there’s way more than enough to acquit the ICE agent.

      • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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        3 days ago

        Lots of delusion around here recently. People really believe Trump will resign because of Epstein files, AOC will be the next president and all ICE agents will end up in jail.