lundi 16 décembre 2013

Des shérifs qui refusent d'appliquer la loi


Des shérifs des états du Colorado, New York, Californie et Floride s'opposent à des projets de loi ou de nouvelles lois restreignant l'utilisation des armes à feu. Pourquoi? Ces lois seraient trop vagues, elle seraient en contradiction avec le deuxième amendement ou elles ne seraient tout simplement pas prioritaires pour plusieurs shérifs. Plusieurs shérifs semblent jouir d'une grande autonomie en ce qui concerne l'application des lois émanant du Congrès. Un article intéressant, le shérif comme dernier "espoir" des États-Unis?

 "At their extreme, the views of sheriffs who refuse to enforce gun laws echo the stand of Richard Mack, a former Arizona sheriff and the author of “The County Sheriff: America’s Last Hope.” Mr. Mack has argued that county sheriffs are the ultimate arbiters of what is constitutional and what is not. The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, founded by Mr. Mack, is an organization of sheriffs and other officers who support his views.

 “The Supreme Court does not run my office,” Mr. Mack said in an interview. “Just because they allow something doesn’t mean that a good constitutional sheriff is going to do it.” He said that 250 sheriffs from around the country attended the association’s recent convention.

Matthew J. Parlow, a law professor at Marquette University, said that some states, including New York, had laws that allowed the governor in some circumstances to investigate and remove public officials who engaged in egregious misconduct — laws that in theory might allow the removal of sheriffs who failed to enforce state statutes.

 But, he said, many governors could be reluctant to use such powers. And in most cases, any penalty for a sheriff who chose not to enforce state law would have to come from voters.

Sheriff Cooke, for his part, said that he was entitled to use discretion in enforcement, especially when he believed the laws were wrong or unenforceable.

 “In my oath it says I’ll uphold the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Colorado,” he said, as he posed for campaign photos in his office — he is running for the State Senate in 2014. “It doesn’t say I have to uphold every law passed by the Legislature.”

  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/us/sheriffs-refuse-to-enforce-laws-on-gun-control.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131216

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