F@ck the Police - Shoot Back?

The Declaration of Independence states in part "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it..."

The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed", a right many claim was included in the Constitution to ensure that the people would have the means to defend themselves against a tyrannical government.

But we are faced with a dilemma... if you don't comply with the demands of government, the government will send its enforcers, the police, to arrest you. Now if that arrest is unlawful, some would argue that you have a right to resist with force.

The Constitution Society has argued, quoting Plummer v. State, that “Citizens may resist unlawful arrest to the point of taking an arresting officer's life if necessary.” A premise that was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in the case: John Bad Elk v. U.S., 177 U.S. 529.

So in using your 2nd Amendment rights to resist the government, the first people you will likely be resisting are the police officers in your local community.

Most right-thinking people will strongly object to shooting the police. Is there any possible time when it is acceptable to shoot at the police? Again, it is difficult to imagine anyone seriously arguing that it is ever acceptable to shoot the police. And yet, we claim that we have the right to bear arms to resist a tyrannical government.

When is a government so tyrannical that it may be resisted by force of arms? What action by government is the breaking point? When is it OK to say - I will not comply? And when is it OK to shoot the government agents that come to force you into compliance?

Or, perhaps as some claim, the 2nd Amendment is outdated. The idea of resisting oppressive government actions by force has no place in our modern society.

Operating in Hostile and Non-Permissive Environments:
A Survival and Resource Guide for Those Who Go in Harm’s Way

 

Military personnel deployed to a combat area, their supporting contractors overseas, government civilian employees overseas, non-government organizations (NGOs), journalists working on international stories, businesses attempting to establish a foothold in developing countries, and individual travelers to remote areas of the world can all find themselves in hostile and non-permissive environments. This guide covers a broad range of subjects that are intended to aid individuals, living and working in dangerous areas, in being safer in their daily lives and in being better able to protect themselves and survive in case of an emergency, disaster, or hostile action.