Californians Can No Longer Be Forced to Join a Posse

https://loweringthebar.net/2019/09/californians-can-no-longer-be-forced-to-join-a-posse.html

by oceliker • 7 years ago

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mikece• 7 years ago

Especially in California with the massive brain trust available in Silicon Valley, I’m surprised some enterprising law enforcement officials never thought to form a posse to go after computer criminals. Heck, “Possees for The Safety of the Children” to track down kiddie porn pushers could have been a hell of a vehicle for publicity.

ryacko• 7 years ago

Posses were partially meant to prevent the formation of Vigilance Committees, the members of which are known as vigilantes.

aazaa• 7 years ago

Sort of like jury duty, but with guns.

Jurors often report how serving on a jury changes their views on criminal justice.

I suspect that a similar mandatory, limited-time requirement to serve in law enforcement would do the same. And it might not be the worst thing to happen to the country.

Wowfunhappy2• 7 years ago

Legitimate question: is there anything wrong with having a law like this in the books in case an (elected?) Sheriff needs to activate it in some emergency? I could see it theoretically becoming necessary in a small town in the event of a legitimate disaster.

(I didn't even know what a posse was until I read this)

oceliker• 7 years ago

It sounded like a mini-draft to me, so I'd say it's probably as legal as a draft is.

Wowfunhappy2• 7 years ago

It's not about whether it's legal per se... the article is written with a sense of "Can you believe this insane law was still on the books until recently?" It really doesn't seem particularly insane, or even bad, to me.

exabrial2• 7 years ago

But they can be forced to join a Union. No one should be forced to do anything against their will.

exabrial2• 7 years ago

Sorry, for the people that downvoted me, I changed my mind. You're right, people should be forced to join clubs against their will.

Californians Can No Longer Be Forced to Join a Posse

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