[Alas Babylon!]

St. Petersburg police Chief Chuck Harmon said, "I think they went overboard. I understand if they want to regulate state gun laws as the Legislature has the authority to do. But what happens to an officer who may misapply an ordinance? That seems like an awful lot of penalties for something that may be unintentional."

Cry me a river, Chief. When this happens to a "civillian" your guys arest, you spout, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse." Same same here.

[Still Thinking]

Cry me a river, Chief. When this happens to a "civillian" your guys arest, you spout, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse." Same same here.

Well, MORESO for them than for the public, for two reasons. First, they're immersed of the legal system and have less excuse for not knowing plus other people's rights are contingent on their knowledge. Second, by being part of the system that has "Ignorance is no excuse" as a policy, they implicitly validate that policy for use against themselves. We, employed at real companies making real things, aren't in the same position logically.