Scofflaw
(Please see Susan On The Soapbox careful description of what has happened here.
https://susanonthesoapbox.com/2022/10/30/when-the-ucp-government-ran-amok/ )
Might someone or group acting in their roles as government officials who are carrying out actions or directing actions without authority to do so find themselves personally liable for any damages arising from their actions or the actions they have directed?
Let’s imagine for a minute that grevious harm has been suffered by large numbers of people because of their actions. Might those people, acting singly or in a class have a reasonable chance of having their cases be accepted by courts of law, where the defendants might not be the government but the actors purporting to be acting as the government?
It seems the government must not be the defendant in these cases.
Unless the government is likewise liable for neglecting or deliberately refusing to stop this egregious behaviour being carried out in the name of the government.
It seems to me that the individuals who perpetrated these actions might be facing another claim of liability against them, from the government.
I am not a lawyer, so I am simply curious.
I see another issue which I feel is far more serious than the possible finding of personal liability against the above-mentioned actors. When the people responsible for governance of our society, which governance is enabled only through the legislative procedure of enacting laws, and which people are likewise responsible for enforcing the laws they have enacted, what does that say about the day-to-day of rule of law each citizen relies upon to enjoy peace and order in our daily affairs. These leaders are then leading us in understanding that laws are to be scoffed at. Which laws? Where is the scoffing line drawn? Do we scoff at all laws?
I mean to say that now I might expect to not be paid for services and goods I feel I have sold in good faith while exactly meeting the mind of the supposed purchaser? I mean to say I might expect to not have to pay for services and goods sold to me in good faith while exactly meeting my mind as the supposed purchaser?
Sounds like trouble is certain to arise. This seems to me a symptom of the beginning of the breakdown of society.
Lastly, do the above-mentioned actors do this with full understanding of the implications of their actions on the principles of peace, order and good government on which our self-governance was founded? Perhaps these principles mean we must live with inconvenience caused by forces outside our control, such as forces of nature that diseases often are.
Helping us all stay alive might be the first priority in realising these principles.
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