Obstrucción a la autoridad policial

Explicación Simple

Obstruir a un oficial de policía significa hacer algo para dificultar su trabajo. Por ejemplo, si un policía te pide que te detengas y tú sigues caminando, eso es obstrucción.

Es como cuando estás en una fila para comprar entradas y alguien se cuela, dificultando que las personas que están esperando sean atendidas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan ve a un oficial de policía tratando de arrestar a un amigo. En lugar de dejar que el policía haga su trabajo, Juan empuja al oficial y lo distrae. Esto podría ser considerado obstrucción a la justicia.

Penalidades

Obstruir a un oficial es un delito menor grave; desarmar a un oficial puede ser un delito de clase C o B, dependiendo de las circunstancias.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9A.76.020 - Obstructing a law enforcement officer (1) A person is guilty of obstructing a law enforcement officer if the person willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties.(2) "Law enforcement officer" means any general authority, limited authority, or specially commissioned Washington peace officer or federal peace officer as those terms are defined in RCW 10.93.020, and other public officers who are responsible for enforcement of fire, building, zoning, and life and safety codes.(3) Obstructing a law enforcement officer is a gross misdemeanor. RCW 9A.76.023 - Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer (1) A person is guilty of disarming a law enforcement officer if with intent to interfere with the performance of the officer's duties the person knowingly removes a firearm or weapon from the person of a law enforcement officer or corrections officer or deprives a law enforcement officer or corrections officer of the use of a firearm or weapon, when the officer is acting within the scope of the officer's duties, does not consent to the removal, and the person has reasonable cause to know or knows that the individual is a law enforcement or corrections officer.(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer is a class C felony.(b) Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer is a class B felony if the firearm involved is discharged when the person removes the firearm. RCW 9A.76.025 - Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer -- Commission of another crime A person who commits another crime during the commission of the crime of disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer may be punished for the oth