Comments on: Self Defense

By: B Smith

B Smith — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:12:45 +0000

Heh. Two cops, at midnight, without visible insignia or other identifiers, BOTH carrying handguns AND Tasers, following 20 feet behind a man with a 2″ folding knife, and that pussy-assed cop feels that HIS life was threatened??? And people have ever-lower opinions of law-enforcement officers…go figure.
The judge should be reprimanded, and the “training officer” should be fired. Jerks.

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:29:29 +0000

In that case every cop you ever talked to is guilty of threatening. Watch how many of them drop their hand to their gun butt when they speak to or approach a citizen. Can’t we put these bastards in jail?

By: Laurel

Laurel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:05 +0000

Reminded OF, even.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:23 +0000

Am I the only one reminded from the scene from V for Vendetta when the title character first appears?

By: Tomcatshanger

Tomcatshanger — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:41 +0000

Being followed is being threatened.

Being out numbered by those following you is an even worse threat.

Who wants to be that private citizens would get arrested for following a cop around?

By: Shootin' Buddy

Shootin' Buddy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:42 +0000

With all the concern over “brandishing” on the Errornet one would think that you do not go pulling weapons out when you do not need to.

Lesson learned: don’t threaten people.

By: forvrin

forvrin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:53:26 +0000

Ugh. Holding a weapon at ready isn’t a threat, its a response to a threat.

By: nk

nk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:29 +0000

In Chicago, the cops would have shot him.

By: ka

ka — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:28:14 +0000

That sucks and makes me wonder what justice is. However, at least in my CC class they made the law very clear. I can’t threaten someone with my weapon (gun in this case, but a knife would be the same), that is against the law. In the very memorable words of my CC instructor: “If you draw your gun, someone has to die.”