"Although the badges issued by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and the San Bernardino County district attorney's office are not identical to those used by sworn officers, they bear similar stars or other symbols and official department names. It is a misdemeanor in California to distribute badges to the public that are likely to be confused with real law enforcement badges.
Doyle and Ramos said they believed their badges were so different from those used by sworn deputies that they did not violate state law,"


Believed? They did not KNOW? Don't they know a supposed expert, like the local DA? Why not ask him for an expert legal opinion. Duh.

Oh, wait. Ramos IS the DA. Never mind.

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse, unless you are the law, then you can ignore the law, esp. for big campaign donors. "

What part of the Constitution is that in? I'm having trouble finding that paragraph. It must be in there, I see government using it all the time.