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11-10-2013, 11:37 PM | #106 |
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11-10-2013, 11:55 PM | #107 |
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"He's free to be stupid. I guess that's the bottom line."
That's a good cop, IMHO. |
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11-11-2013, 12:08 AM | #108 |
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Wow. Seeing cops like them makes me understand my wife (a prosecutor) when she talks about the guys/gals she just loves on the force.
Typically, other cops hate the "asshole" cops just as much as everyone else, if not more. I'm really impressed with the way that officer handled this. Kept things calm and professional. Respected the two guys' rights. Investigated the situation. Let them go about their way and asked questions to try to know what calls they'd be getting down the road. Personally, I'll never understand the open carry fanatics. And I'll be honest, it definitely contributes to concerns I have about the "cowboy culture" I perceive in some (not all, not even many, just "some") folks that are all fired up about right to carry and concealed carry, etc.
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11-11-2013, 12:50 AM | #109 | |
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Blah blah blah. You know where I stopped reading? Where you started to talk about why cops don't help people with flat tires. Do you know why they stopped doing that? Seriously, do you? It's because of liability, too many dumbasses suing the police because when they tried to help fix a flat or jump a car the police caused some little damaged and got sued. The public has dug their own hole. |
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11-11-2013, 01:05 AM | #110 | |
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Had one direct traffic while I was changing a flat on 29 and chase down a big rig that almost clipped both of us. That's been a few years. |
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11-11-2013, 01:20 AM | #111 |
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The social stigma of walking around with a rifle is far more damaging to these guys than a cop can ever do.
Good luck to them. |
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11-11-2013, 02:01 AM | #112 | |
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11-11-2013, 02:15 AM | #113 |
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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.
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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11-11-2013, 03:10 AM | #114 | |
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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. Quote:
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. |
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11-11-2013, 06:51 AM | #116 |
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There's nothing wrong with police making contact with someone they see carrying a weapon and assessing the situation. If you are carrying one you should expect that and handle yourself accordingly. If you are carrying one openly you should expect it even more frequently.
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