Hi all,
After watching the fatal shooting video from 2012 involving the privately employed Kansas City PD officer and the off-duty fireman (see here), and seeing how the cop was asking for help of the very vocal bystanders, it begged this question:
Does a member of the public have a legal obligation to assist a cop or other law enforcement officer when required?
I know at least MA, VA and I think PA have this in their statutes which all come from the English/Welsh common law (Refusal to assist a Constable').
Has anyone heard of this law being used and anyone successfully prosecuted?
After watching the fatal shooting video from 2012 involving the privately employed Kansas City PD officer and the off-duty fireman (see here), and seeing how the cop was asking for help of the very vocal bystanders, it begged this question:
Does a member of the public have a legal obligation to assist a cop or other law enforcement officer when required?
I know at least MA, VA and I think PA have this in their statutes which all come from the English/Welsh common law (Refusal to assist a Constable').
Has anyone heard of this law being used and anyone successfully prosecuted?
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