Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:07 am
My take is that a C.O. is a sworn L.E.O. of the state and as such, is expected to enforce all laws, not just game laws. They have to have the same training, licensing, and standards as any L.E.O. in this state. How many times have they performed lawful arrests for D.W.I., B.W.I, Drug Possession, etc. ? How many times have they responded to other emergencies that required immediate response when other L.E. agencies were not available?
What these C.O.s did in response to an I.C.E. (Immigration Customs Enforcement) request was the same thing that other L.E. agencies do. If I.C.E. requests that a hold be placed on an individual, then it is expected that this hold will be honored by the arresting agency.
Unless there is more to this story that what has been published (Sometimes there is), I feel that the State Attorney's Office played chicken poop on this lawsuit. Sometimes it is also a matter of legal expenses. That is now always the preferred way of doing it, but to save the taxpayers some money, it happens. Consider all of the criminal plea agreements that you read about.
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