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Originally Posted by DblBarrelJ
Now I disagree. If he's telling the whole truth without leaving anything he knows is pertinent out, the cops were clearly wrong.
It was a somewhat douchy move, and were it me once I discovered he was going in the dbag direction, I would've made some snide remarks about John Wayne and Dirty Harry and left.
An hour detention is out of line, and you both know that.
If it was really a full hour then yeah, that's a bit ridiculous, but as described it seems like such a simple situation to deal with quickly and painlessly. Instead, he felt the need to make a huge ordeal over nothing.
IMO, this is how it should have gone:
5-0: Sir, I see you are carrying a weapon. I'd like to talk to you about that.
Civvy: Yeah, I live right down the street. Just got back from target practice and ran to the store for a pack of smokes.
5-0: With your gun?
Civvy: Yeah, sorry if that caused any alarm. Just didn't see any point in taking it off for a quick errand.
5-0: Can I see some ID sir?
Civvy: Seriously man? For not breaking the law in my own neighborhood?
5-0: We had a couple calls about a man with a gun. I'm just making sure your neighborhood is safe.
Civvy: Yeah, ok. Here. Like I said, I live right over there.
5-0: Alright, thanks for your cooperation. Have a good one.
Civvy: You too.
I know at least half the forum would foam at the mouth over that sort of exchange. I think of it as a nice interaction in a civilized society with gun ownership. Call me crazy.