I mean.... It seems highly inappropriate to be a law enforcement officer if you don't know the law, right? The Constitution is the highest law of the land.
SCOTUS has ruled on this. Cops can be completely wrong re: the law and they're fine. All they need is something akin to a "sincerely held belief" with a reasonable explanation and they can do no wrong.
I mean.... It seems highly inappropriate to be a law enforcement officer if you don't know the law, right? The Constitution is the highest law of the land.
SCOTUS has ruled on this. Cops can be completely wrong re: the law and they're fine. All they need is something akin to a "sincerely held belief" with a reasonable explanation and they can do no wrong.