Open carry in GA - what could possibly go wrong? Griffin officer shot and killed at Waffle House.

[Ikonoklast]

68. There is plenty of case law that states police officers are LEO 24/7.

It has been adjudicated many times in this country when an off-duty police officer exercises his authority to arrest. The defense is that the officer was not on duty, or was hired as private security, therefore he does not have the force of law behind the arrest.

Neither argument is accepted.

Here's just one of many: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1339194.html , Swiecicki vs Delgado, which, coincidentally involves a D&D and PI arrest by an off-duty LEO working private security.

The argument made by the defense was that the officer was not entitled to make the arrest, that the free speech rights of the arrestee were violated, the officer used excessive force, etc.

They lost.



You characterize D&D and PI as 'trivial'. People get arrested for those violations every single day in this country.

And as for "the merger of corporations and the state", private businesses are allowed to protect their employees and patrons in this country.

Just like private citizens are allowed to do.