Got this from Naomi Wolf about a legal ruling in my state.

[mmonk]

This seems quite whack-a-doodle in its conceptual thinking.

3. Judicial Review Judge, Paul C. Ridgeway, Wake County General Court Of Justice, Superior Court Division, upheld a lower court ruling that most Public Officials / Agencies are "private entities." Judge Ridgeway upheld the earlier (1.17.11) ruling of lower court Judge J. Randall May in... Class v. NORTH CAROLINA, Case No. 10 DOT 7047 (now known as 11 CVS 1559).

EFFECTIVE IN ALL 50 STATES:
North Carolina Police Departments all over the state have warned all their officers to put their personal property (houses, land, cars and other assets) into someone else's name because they may now be subject to lawsuits from the People of North Carolina.
The warning was issued in response to the recent ruling that upheld that the localPolice Departments in North Carolina are classified as "private entities" and NOT connected to the state of North Carolina.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/naomi.wolf.author/posts/10150370762549476

[rurallib]

1. This means police are individual private entities?

that is such a strange ruling.

[mmonk]

3. A chickensh*t ruling from a law suit averse state I suppose.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

9. I'm weirded out about the language of the ruling, too.

[LiberalFighter]

2. Wouldn't that be considered evading taxes?

And wouldn't they be unable to claim deductions for property taxes on their federal and state returns?

[mmonk]

12. It would create interesting dynamics. Maybe they could claim

them as gifts.

[Downwinder]

4. It sounds like people will be held personally liable for their actions,

rather than sending the bill to the tax payers. They lose Governmental immunity, better take out some big insurance policies.

[mmonk]

6. But no accountability by or to the state from actions by persons and agencies under it.

[seacaves]

5. So local officials do not have to follow the laws the Governor

makes--or what his cabinet dictates?


Such as in local police departments, local firehouses, local public health department, local school districts and their teachers, etc.


Not sure where is going--seems to be overreaching.


Yet, in some cases would be wonderful

[cui bono]

7. Sound a bit similar to the coal mine owners who get to pass liability

to the workers and stay safe from lawsuits themselves.

Maybe the North Carolina Police Dept. should Occupy North Carolina.

[mmonk]

8. Yep.

An accountability issue no doubt.

[Downwinder]

10. Don't think I would take any orders

from someone who was not accountable. Even to "move this vehicle over there."

[mmonk]

11. Unless they could shoot you with no accountability if you didn't.

:)

[LiberalFighter]

13. I'm wondering if that is valid?

They are operating under color of the law. The local and state government hire and authorize their law enforcement to enforce the laws. How are they immune to legal process?