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[–] 51 points 1 year ago (9 children)

This article talked about how what ICE was doing was illegal, but didn't ask anyone on the police force if they'd enforce the law against them.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Federal takes precedence don’t they? Agencies are supposed to succeed jurisdiction to the highest authority, and Fed>state.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    sure it can take precedence, but they need to be able to show federal id to the cops to get that pass.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    If they got pulled over, they probably would. Why are you assuming they wouldn’t?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    IANAL but the precedence means that federal laws supercede state laws in the case of a conflict or ambiguity. It doesn't (legally) mean feds can just do whatever the fuck they want with no interference from state LE.

    Now, maybe there's a federal law that says certain federal vehicles don't require license plates. In that case, the federal law could override state laws requiring them. I have no idea if that's the case though.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Federal doesn't really allow them to do anything* they want. States actually have laws in place laying out when federal law enforcement can act. My state only allows them arrest powers in felony level crimes, as an example. If they really wanted to push back, they could cause quite the little row. Another example is driving without a driver's license. My state explicitly allows certain individuals to drive without one, such as military members. Even if you're a federale, that doesn't let you do whatever you want.**

    *barring our current bitches in the feds not caring about what laws they break, and no one holding them accountable

    **again, current practice is to seemingly ignore anything limiting actions

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    As someone already mentioned, federal takes precedence when there's a conflict between the laws. Federal agents don't just have immunity from local law. They still get arrested when driving drunk, even if they're on the job at the time.

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