body: Maine lists "official oppression" as a crime.
  
  
  1. A person is guilty of official oppression if, being a public servant and acting with the intention to benefit himself or another or to harm another, he knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office, or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office.
  [ 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW) .]
  2. Official oppression is a Class E crime.
  
  
  My question is, "doesn't this pretty much encompass every action that deviates from official duties?" Whenever we act we're always trying to benefit ourselves or another. Otherwise we wouldn't act. Or we're trying to harm someone.
  And shouldn't a public servant pretty much always "know" what his duties are?
  Also, any chance the "clearly inherent" part is unconstitutionally vague?
  
  
  
title: What is Official Oppression?