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Possibly -- just possibly -- the man with the gun, cuffs and badge HOLDER was a citizen tired of being hassled, and isn't QUITE impersonating a plainclothes officer, but merely SUGGESTING to the sheeple that he MIGHT be one. In a society where there's little middle ground -- armed person is interpreted as either a gangsta killah or the heat --
There's no law I know of against carrying cuffs, and a badge holder with no visible badge could be just that. Or maybe he has a badge, and it says Scooby-Doo Detectives Club. As long as he doesn't try to use police authority, I'd call it protective coloration. The cops could view it like parking an unmanned squad-car decoy somewhere to discourage speeders. Observance of the law goes up. It'd be good for everyone.
IF everyone were reasonable.
I salute those who open-carry in hostile jurisdictions. I'm fortunate enough to (so far) live in a state where few people poop their pants and dial 911 about it.
Jul 2, 2010, 2:52:43 PM
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