The law being objective does not change the fact that the law is _acting_ in this situation and there is no sense in which the cop can be termed a criminal.
That is to say, a cop on a power trip is legal if he doesn't get caught. It is the _law_ that is on a power trip in that case.
We use the word "illegal" to refer both to things that have been punished and things that could be punished.
When the law is corrupt, nominally illegal things become nebulously legal.
That is to say, a cop on a power trip is legal if he doesn't get caught. It is the _law_ that is on a power trip in that case.
We use the word "illegal" to refer both to things that have been punished and things that could be punished.
When the law is corrupt, nominally illegal things become nebulously legal.