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Joe Biden Faces Growing Calls to Federalize Texas National Guard (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Rapidcreek to c/politics

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's all fun & games till you're arrested for violating 18 U.S.C 111 & you're looking at a year Federal time, a $100k fine & never being able to work in law enforcement again.

I hope Texas police officers are aware that qualified immunity doesn't cover you when you are obstructing federal officers in the execution of their duties.

This statute outlines certain types of assault against a federal officer and the appropriate charges and penalties. Penalties for Defenses for Assaulting or Resisting a Federal Officer A simple assault of a federal officer carries a $100,000 fine and up to one year in prison.

For example, simple assault is forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, **impeding, intimidating, or interfering with federal officers while performing their duties. As noted, physical contact or injury is not required for a conviction.**

Simple federal assault is a Class A misdemeanor that carries up to 1 year in jail and fines of up to $100,000.

Actually, I don't care. The DoJ needs to start making examples out of the #fascists & their thug enforcers.

[–] Boddhisatva 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget the enhanced penalty.

(b) Enhanced Penalty.—

Whoever, in the commission of any acts described in subsection (a), uses a deadly or dangerous weapon (including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component) or inflicts bodily injury, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

Use a weapon or injure one of those federal officers and it could be 20 years plus the fine.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

And even a dull knife will get you the same. "Defective component"