Reply #6: Most states treat a LEO committing a crime the same as any other criminal

[benEzra]

meaning that if a police officer is, say, trying to rape or murder you, the law treats him no differently than anyone else trying to rape or murder you, and you are fully authorized not only to refuse to go along with it, but to use force in self-defense (up to and including deadly force).

As far as the N.O. cases go, the laws of many (most?) states might have allowed the use of force to defend against the illegal home invasions (I am not familiar enough with Louisiana law to say). HOWEVER, it should be said that this is probably not the wisest course of action if they are actual police and they aren't trying to kill you, particularly if a whole platoon is pointing machineguns at you and your family. Instead, them steal your property at gunpoint, but get badge numbers, and PROSECUTE them for felony theft, assault with a deadly weapon, felony home invasion, felony theft of a firearm, and civil rights violations. Then slap the department and the issuing officials with a monstrous civil suit for all of the above. That way, the offenders get justice served, and you get to buy lots and lots more guns with the department's civil settlement...

The officers involved in the illegal seizures were VERY lucky that the citizens they roughed up and stole from gave the officers the benefit of the doubt and chose to fight in court instead...lawsuits (and prosecutions, I sincerely hope) will follow...