I totally disagree. The government does not, and should not, break the law that citizens are held to all the time. If a government agency has the ability to perform an action that is otherwise illegal for a person who is not a member of said agency it is outlined in the law. If it is not outlined in the law then they are in fact committing a crime and may be criminally liable for it.
That is why whenever there is a police-involved shooting there is supposed to be a review of the incident to see if the officer in question followed the guidelines as outlined in the law. If it is determined that the officer did not follow policy then he can be subject to criminal prosecution.
I'm not making this up, it happened recently. In South Carolina a state trooper shoots an unarmed man for reaching into his vehicle after being asked to show ID. The dashcam clearly shows the shooting was entirely unjustified. That trooper was fired and charged with assault and battery, facing a potential 20 years in prison. That is what should happen when a government agent breaks the law.
So, unless the agent from the original article had permission under the law to falsely pose as a real person without that person's permission then they likely broke the law and may face criminal and/or civil action.
Yeah, that officer in South Carolina did that break the law (shoot someone without cause). I'm just saying that a DEA agent posing as someone else on Facebook may not actually be illegal.
That is why whenever there is a police-involved shooting there is supposed to be a review of the incident to see if the officer in question followed the guidelines as outlined in the law. If it is determined that the officer did not follow policy then he can be subject to criminal prosecution.
I'm not making this up, it happened recently. In South Carolina a state trooper shoots an unarmed man for reaching into his vehicle after being asked to show ID. The dashcam clearly shows the shooting was entirely unjustified. That trooper was fired and charged with assault and battery, facing a potential 20 years in prison. That is what should happen when a government agent breaks the law.
So, unless the agent from the original article had permission under the law to falsely pose as a real person without that person's permission then they likely broke the law and may face criminal and/or civil action.