Chuck Grassley: “Its main intent is to address a problem, a gray area, in current law. As it now stands, the situation reminds me of the…”

“Its main intent is to address a problem, a gray area, in current law. As it now stands, the situation reminds me of the old saying that no good deed goes unpunished. This involves what I call the 7-11 situation. Suppose for a moment that an off-duty Capitol Police officer or a Customs Agent or some other federal officer goes into the 7-11 to buy coffee. While he is there, a robber tries to hold up the store and is threatening the public with violence. Under the present circumstance a not so funny thing can happen. If the off-duty officer intervenes to protect the public and is hurt in the process. Or if someone is hurt in the incident, the officer could lose his workman's compensation or be sued by the felon for injuries because the Federal officer was acting outside the scope of his work.”