Californians Can No Longer Be Forced to Join a Posse

> Sort of like jury duty, but with guns.

Jurors often report how serving on a jury changes their views on criminal justice.

I suspect that a similar mandatory, limited-time requirement to serve in law enforcement would do the same. And it might not be the worst thing to happen to the country.

Especially in California with the massive brain trust available in Silicon Valley, I’m surprised some enterprising law enforcement officials never thought to form a posse to go after computer criminals. Heck, “Possees for The Safety of the Children” to track down kiddie porn pushers could have been a hell of a vehicle for publicity.

Legitimate question: is there anything wrong with having a law like this in the books in case an (elected?) Sheriff needs to activate it in some emergency? I could see it theoretically becoming necessary in a small town in the event of a legitimate disaster.

(I didn't even know what a posse was until I read this)

But they can be forced to join a Union. No one should be forced to do anything against their will.