Insulted by Pendleton, IN Chief of Police...

[Joe Williams]

Call him up at home, at 2:30 AM, and say, out of the blue, "I know you are, but what am I?"

This way, you get not only the satisfaction of waking him up, you get to confuse the heck out of him.

[hardtrailz400]

Originally Posted by Joe Williams

Call him up at home, at 2:30 AM, and say, out of the blue, "I know you are, but what am I?"

This way, you get not only the satisfaction of waking him up, you get to confuse the heck out of him.

From a payphone.

[XDs4me]

If you can organise a breakfast or a lunch with a group of people who are willing to OC in HIS town I would do that.

[slackerisme]

After reading several of these types of threads, I think my response would be "Thank you for pointing it out, but I prefer to carry it this way." If he arrests you, you have a case against him. If he walks away, then it is just like when they tell you to put out your cigarette, or roll your window down all the way, or so many other things they ACT like they have the right to do but don't.

This said, I have yet to have any sort of negative encounter with a police officer in Indiana. They have all been just as respectful as I have been with them.

[barber613]

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

[Joe Williams]

Originally Posted by barber613

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

So you support the government harrassing and intimidating citizens based not on the rule of law, but instead on the opinion of whatever government official you happen to be dealing with?

If you are ashamed of your guns, that's your business, and you are entitled to your opinion, but your distaste and disdain for freedom is the business of the rest of us, because then you are a threat to our freedom.

[jtmarine1911]

Originally Posted by barber613

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

It is not my guns that you see you should worry about, but the ones you don't see!

[POTI]

Originally Posted by barber613

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

I don't wanna have to listen every employee at McDonalds "which I am now boycotting" speaking mexican. But you know what it's their right if they are an American.

[AndersonIN]

Originally Posted by barber613

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

But you see here is the point............I don't agree with the KKK but it is their right as an American citizen and the police protect it! I don't agree with the Gangsta’s but they have rights as an American citizen and the police protect it! There is a whole lot of things that I don’t “agree” with but they are within that person’s rights as an American citizen !


Why is it that the police want to intimidate and take away our/my RIGHTS as an American citizen and you agree with it?

[antsi]

Originally Posted by barber613

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

There's and important distinction here that you seem to be missing.

I don't open carry, either. So from the standpoint of personal behavior choices, I agree with you.

This isn't a thread about open carry, though. This is a thread about a law enforcement officer harrassing and insulting a citizen, telling him he was breaking the law, when in fact the citizen was obeying the law and doing nothing illegal.

If you want to say "I disagree with OC and I think we should change the law to make it illegal," then we would have a rational basis for a discussion.

But you have basically said "I agree with police officers making up nonexistent laws, harrassing and insulting people even when they're doing nothing illegal."

I cannot wrap my brain around your position here. Exactly what kind of society are you advocating?