The intent behind the law makes sense, but the law itself has a lot of problems. Where do you start measuring the distance between you and the police? From you to the nearest officer? To the squad car? To the person getting arrested (or whatever)? Who does the measuring? The police do the measuring, and if they say your within 8 feet, your witching 8 feet.
100% agree. I am a big "Auditor" 1A and 2A proponent, but as with everything, there's some auditors that suck.
This law is good. It gives the Auditors something to point at...
"Look, I was more than 8ft away, and the cop tackled me"
instead of the currently ambiguous, "The supreme court says I can be within 15ft"
as the auditor is clearly less than 10ft away.
The intent behind the law makes sense, but the law itself has a lot of problems. Where do you start measuring the distance between you and the police? From you to the nearest officer? To the squad car? To the person getting arrested (or whatever)? Who does the measuring? The police do the measuring, and if they say your within 8 feet, your witching 8 feet.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ye_gd4If-c
And somehow you think this better than NO LAW, and NO DISTANCE?