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Federal Judge decides how STL police can handle riotous
Posted on: November 15, 2017 at 11:10:54 CT
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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/federal-judge-restricts-st-louis-police-conduct-during-protests/article_32df73a2-26e9-5478-bb20-34ad5f512e0d.html#tracking-source=home-featured
"U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry's order says that police can't declare an "unlawful assembly" and enforce it against those "engaged in expressive activity, unless the persons are acting in concert to pose an imminent threat to use force or violence or to violate a criminal law with force or violence."
Police also can't use that unlawful assembly order or threaten the use of chemical agents to punish protesters for exercising their rights, she wrote.
Perry barred the use of pepper spray, mace and other chemical agents against "expressive, non-violent activity" without probable cause to make an arrest and without providing "clear and unambiguous warnings" and an opportunity to heed those warnings. Police cannot give dispersal orders without giving people specifics about what area they must leave, what chemical will be used, time enough to leave and allowing a way to leave that area, she wrote."
...clear as mud and this will certainly make things better.
Because you know, federal judges are experts in this type of thing. Hopefully Judge Perry will be on scene at the next riot to direct both protesters and police.
Edited by MUTGR at 11:13:02 on 11/15/17
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/federal-judge-restricts-st-louis-police-conduct-during-protests/article_32df73a2-26e9-5478-bb20-34ad5f512e0d.html#tracking-source=home-featured
"U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry's order says that police can't declare an "unlawful assembly" and enforce it against those "engaged in expressive activity, unless the persons are acting in concert to pose an imminent threat to use force or violence or to violate a criminal law with force or violence."
Police also can't use that unlawful assembly order or threaten the use of chemical agents to punish protesters for exercising their rights, she wrote.
Perry barred the use of pepper spray, mace and other chemical agents against "expressive, non-violent activity" without probable cause to make an arrest and without providing "clear and unambiguous warnings" and an opportunity to heed those warnings. Police cannot give dispersal orders without giving people specifics about what area they must leave, what chemical will be used, time enough to leave and allowing a way to leave that area, she wrote."
...clear as mud and this will certainly make things better.
Because you know, federal judges are experts in this type of thing. Hopefully Judge Perry will be on scene at the next riot to direct both protesters and police.
Edited by MUTGR at 11:13:02 on 11/15/17
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