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Originally Posted by crazycoffey
Come on, brother. You really want me and other cops to turn a blind eye to an open carrier walking with an AK or AR to the school your kids go to? Or nearby a college your friend goes to, etc etc..... Wouldn't you rather I take a concerned, professional look? You have to realize the slippery slope you are suggesting.
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Not at all. I've already stated in this thread that I have no problem with a cop coming up and having a conversation with me were I carrying a rifle down the street.
I'm arguing with the notion that this had anything to do with CCW and/or how open carrying somehow plays into a wild west mentality of taking justice into our hands as suggested, apparently jokingly, by C_T.
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It's just not as simple as "I can therefore should be able to". If you have a legit reason to, why carry a camera? You're bucking the trend, and in today's day and age and news stories, I have to question your motive.
We live in a world full of gray....
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I would think that seeing that there is a camera filming some yokels walking down main street would tip off a LEO that these are likely some jackasses trying to get some hits on youtube. If you are going to approach them... why play into their game? Why give them something to put on youtube?
I get it... I do. I never enjoy reading news articles about a LEO losing his life but there has to be a balance somewhere.