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2016-10-12 -Land of the Free
Connecticut State Police Sued After Caught on Camera Plotting to Fabricate Charges Against Open Carry Activist
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Posted by charger 2016-10-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 Cops like that need sued into the poor house and put in prison for a few months and never, ever wear a badge again.
Posted by DarthVader 2016-10-12 00:22||   2016-10-12 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Agreed
Posted by Crusader 2016-10-12 01:28||   2016-10-12 01:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Not to mention the politicians that drive this behavior and enable it.
Posted by AlanC 2016-10-12 07:54||   2016-10-12 07:54|| Front Page Top

#4 I know it is a minority view here, but 'open carry' is simply asking for trouble.
Posted by Besoeker 2016-10-12 08:00||   2016-10-12 08:00|| Front Page Top

#5  Picard's video of incident.

This armed citizen might be the cop's best friend in a pinch. (I should add, such an action could be fraught with danger for the citizen as he might get shot by the cop or by the perp.)
Posted by JohnQC 2016-10-12 08:09||   2016-10-12 08:09|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree with Besoeker. If I were a shooter an open carry person is the first one i'd shoot.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-10-12 08:37||   2016-10-12 08:37|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree that anyone carrying openly is showing off and/or asking for trouble.

However, if open carry is legal in Connecticut, and the cops were conspiring to fabricate charges against him, yes, they should be sued AND imprisoned.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia  2016-10-12 09:30||   2016-10-12 09:30|| Front Page Top

#8 
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-10-12 09:35||   2016-10-12 09:35|| Front Page Top

#9 I do recall Korean grocers during the LA riots. Those shops didn't burn. It's all about timing and situation.
Posted by Procopius2k 2016-10-12 09:38||   2016-10-12 09:38|| Front Page Top

#10 That's different from open carry, the ?Koreans were in Castle Defense. That said open carry, in jewelry stores, pawn shops, coin shops and high risk likker stores is a good idea. But not on the street, that's asking for trouble and bad PR. Open carry in the yard hell yes, gardening, hell yes, a bad tomatoe is bad.
Posted by Shipman 2016-10-12 11:03||   2016-10-12 11:03|| Front Page Top

#11 I was in old downtown Kansas City, went to a quick shop, guy behind the counter was open carry/designated gunslinger. Safest I felt in that area.

That said, time and place for everything. I would say that if a person does decide to open carry in public, make sure you have a holster with a lock and/or located in a difficult position for someone to not be able to pick your pocket.
Posted by swksvolFF 2016-10-12 11:22||   2016-10-12 11:22|| Front Page Top

#12 Open Carry is not legal in Connecticut.

Yes, the state police should be sued.

That said, the guy is an idiot.
Posted by Pappy 2016-10-12 12:05||   2016-10-12 12:05|| Front Page Top

#13 re: Pappy #12. Open carry is indeed legal in Connecticut with the odd condition or two to be observed.
Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2016-10-12 16:24||   2016-10-12 16:24|| Front Page Top

#14 He's still an idiot.
Posted by Pappy 2016-10-12 19:30||   2016-10-12 19:30|| Front Page Top

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