Originally posted by Gunthr
one more aspect, a common sense thing... in Broward County, FL, 2 cops have been shot dead in the past week or two. I think an open carry test may well depend on where and when it happens. People forget that cops are people too, with families that they would like to return to after a days work. They are not lawyers, just people like you and me.
and as result of those two senseless shootings citizens are being mis-treated and rights are being trampled upon.
my daughter was test driving a new toyota out of maroone toyota in davie friday afternoon. she was followed out of the dealership by a BSO unit soon there were ten units. when the officers felt sufficiently safe and with plenty of numbers they stopped the vehicle, pulled my 5'6" 120lb. 24yr old daughter out of the car pushed her face into the dirt on griffin road while handcuffed, did the same to the employee riding with her. all the while 15 armed policemen going apechit with weapons drawn and fingers on the triggers were hollering nonsense at them. they claimed it was a "stolen tag" on the car. after an hour of their weak and womanly snivelling they released the kids. a report has been filed with internal affairs, monday I will be visiting my state representative and my congressman then my attorney.
I generally like police personnel but there are police officers who are down right cowards and have no business being in law enforcement. when you accept the position you do so with the implicit understanding that you may not make home for supper one night. those officers need reprimanding in the very least and I'm the wrong to have his family picked on. we went through something similar with a PSD deputy in miami-dade two years back with my older daughter and eventually I was instrumental in getting that guy's badge.
law enforcement needs to be held accountable for each and every mis-step otherwise we become a police state.