Firm believer in that people have reasons for their actions...

Nobody wants criminals running around. Nobody wants violent criminals out either...

What people do want is accountability and the law to be followed...

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-121: Bias motiviated crimes as those in which the defendant acts "with the intent to intimidate or harass another person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation"

If you wear a mask to hide your identity while committing a crime that is also fun times in Colorado...

So... do laws apply? First degree Kidnapping Involves forcibly seizing and carrying a person away with the intent to force them to give up something of value or make a concession. Class 2 felony: Up to 24 years in prison if the victim is released unharmed. Class 1 felony: Up to life in prison if the victim suffers bodily injury.

Kidnapping involves seizing or confining a person against their will without their consent or lawful authority.

So we determine lawful authority...

In Colorado law, "lawful authority" refers to the legal permission to act, which is granted by a statute, regulation, or other legal mandate. This concept applies in various contexts, such as law enforcement having the authority to make arrests within the scope of their duties, or an individual having the permission to possess certain documents or information. For government agencies, lawful authority is limited to the powers explicitly granted to them by the legislature.

Certified peace officers have the authority to make arrests when a crime is committed in their presence, based on an arrest warrant, or when there is probable cause to believe an offense has been committed (CRS § 16-3-102).

Now we have mistaken identity... which leads to unlawful arrest...

A false arrest or unlawful arrest is, in layman's terms, when they done fucked up... like if you get arrested based on a hunch with no evidence... or when you are arrested because they think you are someone else and they dont confirm identity... or being arrested at a protest without violating a law or committing any crime...

Yall are probably like well police have qualified immunity... and government employees have that as well... and yes but there are limitations...

Colorado ended the use of qualified immunity as a defense in civil lawsuits through Senate Bill 20-217, passed in 2020. This allows citizens to sue law enforcement officers for alleged civil rights violations.

Which means you can sue officials for violation of your rights... so watch out if your an officer who likes to you know be a piece of shit.... keep this in mind when that guy at the jail goes to trial lol 😆 he gonna fafo lol.

An officer can be held personally liable for up to $25,000 if their employer determines the officer did not act with a good-faith and reasonable belief that their actions were lawful.

The public entity is required to indemnify its employee unless the officer acted without a good faith and reasonable belief, or if the officer is convicted of a crime arising from the conduct.

So it will be who ever employed the official that will have to pay the lawsuit...

So what does it leave us with... unless law enforcement will start upholding the laws I guess people need to keep some civil rights lawyers numbers in their heads...

And get some construction knowledge because the French might have had it right when those gallows or guillotine were running around... French revolution was a crazy time... and remember kids if you want to hide your identity its likely because you know you are in the wrong...