Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-221 days agoThe officer who arrested the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city in May said he was following the direction of the deputy attorney generalwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe officer who arrested the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city in May said he was following the direction of the deputy attorney generalwww.politico.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-221 days agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days agoSo he was “just following orders”? I can think of another group of people who attempted to use that argument in the 1940’s.
minus-squareBoddhisatva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoDid he even ask what the charge was? If someone tells you to arrest someone else, shouldn’t you at least ask why?
minus-squareDeacon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoHe did, and apparently it was A Succulent Chinese Meal.
So he was “just following orders”?
I can think of another group of people who attempted to use that argument in the 1940’s.
Illegal orders are illegal
Did he even ask what the charge was? If someone tells you to arrest someone else, shouldn’t you at least ask why?
He did, and apparently it was A Succulent Chinese Meal.