MagnumDweeb said,
...this could be another tipping point if the Hawian politicians don't lay down.
You don't think they'd "pull a
Chicago," do you?
"Oh, OK... you can have a permit if you jump through 17 jagged-edged burning hoops on a full moon and pledge your firstborn to servitude to the City... oh, and submit a non-refundable $7,936.23 application fee."
Do you?
Actually, there were (repetitive) references to further infringements couched in these terms:
Paragraph 78.
83. By maintaining and enforcing a set of customs, practices,
and policies arbitrarily denying Mr. Baker’s permit to carry
handguns based on a subjective determination of their
“an exceptional case” for the permit, Defendants are
propagating customs, policies, and practices that violate
Mr. Baker’s rights to equal protection of the laws under the
Second and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution, damaging Mr. Baker in violation of
42 U.S.C. § 1983. Mr. Baker is therefore entitled to permanent
injunctive relief against such customs, policies, and practices.
I'm no lawyer, but it seems that the use of the phrase "Defendants are
propagating customs, policies, and practices that violate Mr. Baker’s rights to equal protection of the law..." would put a stop to the kind of stuff that Chicago tried to pull.
All quotes from the original Complaint at:
http://www.hawaiidefensefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CV11-00513SOM-RLP.pdf
Boldfacing mine.
The other thing I think you may have meant was if the City just repealed all those laws and the case were dismissed on those grounds, there wouldn't be a court case to be cited in the future.
However, to me, the fact remains that the Complainant's civil rights
were violated, and he
has lost income, etc from the time of denial (16 Sept 2010, I believe) to at least the present day. I don't know how it would work out if the City did "lay down"
and offered him compensation for his lost income.
Besides, I believe there are actual criminal penalties for violating someone's civil rights, and it would be interesting if both the Governor and the Chief of police were thrown in the pokey on that account.
Like some of Chicago's/Illinois' political personalities.
But, that's just my layman's inexpert thinking on this one.
Terry, 230RN
I am pretty sure that a similar case is going on against Chicago--that looks good after EWzel