Hayabusa Rider
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ALL "police" are endowed with "the POWER OF THE STATE". You're not sworn as a police officer for the city of (fill in the blank), or the church of (fill in the blank). You're a "state certified" SWORN officer of the peace. The very fact that you're a "state sworn" officer, gives you state wide authority. The only difference between an LAPD cop, and a Corona PD cop, is the name at the top of the paycheck.
There was just a story recently where an off duty LAPD officer got into an altercation in a Corona, Ca. Walmart and shot and killed the guy. If that doesn't clear up the confusion, nothing will.
Now, imagine if the officer in question was in fact a First Presbyterian PD officer.
That is why there needs to be changes in the law.