Should Sheriffs/Police Chiefs get to pick and choose which laws they enforce?

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Should Sheriffs/Police Chiefs get to pick and choose which laws they enforce?

It’s not even a ‘should,’ it’s factually a can’t.

 

[Lakhota]

At least the National Sheriff's Association understands the Constitution:

WHEREAS, the doctrine of judicial review grants to the United States Supreme Court and the
lower courts the power to determine the constitutionality of any law and sheriffs do not possess
the legal authority to interpret the constitutionality of any law....

Amen!

 

[whitehall]

What choice do they have if state and federal laws conflict?

 

[Lakhota]

We all know cops fudge the law. HOWEVER...

Failure to enforce certain minor violations that seemingly pose no risk to others is one thing - but failure to enforce certain major violations such as background checks is quite another.