Will the P constitution include a modern version of the law of Hue and Cry?

May 8, 2020, 10:48 AM

By Noah J Revoy

—“Will the P constitution include a modern version of the law of Hue and Cry?

“By the Statute of Winchester of 1285, 13 Edw. I cc. 1 and 4, it was provided that anyone, either a constable or a private citizen, who witnessed a crime shall make hue and cry, and that the hue and cry must be kept up against the fleeing criminal from town to town and from county to county, until the felon is apprehended and delivered to the sheriff.

All able-bodied men, upon hearing the shouts, were obliged to assist in the pursuit of the criminal, which makes it comparable to the posse comitatus.

Men who failed to join the posse “the whole hundred … shall be answerable” for the theft or robbery committed, in effect a form of collective punishment for failing to uphold the law. Those who raised a hue and cry falsely were themselves guilty of a crime.”

Every man a sherif.”—

Yes, it’s in there:

NEW CONSTITUTION >

… Article III – Rights, Obligations, and In-alienations >

… … Section IV – Reciprocity in Defense >

… … … Topic: Extra-Judicial Discipline, Cessation, Restitution, and Punishment

… … … … Item 7 – The Obligation To Defend

… … … … Item 8 – Obligation to Discipline …

… … … … Item 9 – Obligation to Accept Discipline …