Michael Porschien
Regular Member
Drama... Really?
Let me be the one to "inform the crowd" that no one pointed out this thread to Dave. If you'll remember, in the days after i posted the thread, Dave was the one that voluntarily, if somewhat bullied by Grapeshot, gave me his contact information via PM so that i could speak with a real person, using my voice instead of a keyboard. At that point, no real information had been given about the case, because of all the KYBMS i was getting advised to do. he did not know anything about the particulars, and thus could not have had an agenda or a reason for talking to me besides a desire to help someone in need. He has been very active since then, talking to me regularly, asking for updates on the case, and getting me in touch with other people (members of Open Carry, OFCC, or both) that have been more than willing to give their time, effort, and expertise towards my case. It is because of him, chief among others, that i have been so successful in integrating myself into these groups, and it is because of him that i can say these groups have helped me personally, with their immense support, and legally, with the wealth of information and research. That being said...
I understand the nature of the internet, that things sometimes get off topic. So i was completely ok with the pages of reiterated knife law that came spilling onto the OFCC thread. It was redundant, in many cases, to what my lawyer had already known, but that i was unable to reiterate, so i was, again, content to let the collective reach the same conclusion. I was even ok with the tangential vehicle law debate that went on over there, because it ended quickly enough. But what I am not ok with, and what i must ask to stop, immediately, is the cross-thread debate on whether or not the Open Carry of a firearm is better, or the Concealed Carry of a firearm is better.
I thank each and every one of you that has contributed to this thread or the thread on OFCC. You are all excellent people. But please do not forget that, self-important as it may sound, this thread is not about a long standing argument over points that cannot, at the end of the day, be proven one way or another. This thread, and any current thread with my name as the OP, is about me. They are about my being illegally detained, stolen from, arrested, charged, and jailed for exercising a constitutional right. They are about my criminal defense, my options to fight these bogus charges, and the possible ways that the collective gathered here can step forward, can step to my side, and offer aid in my personal time of need.
Those of you who have been harassed by the police, you can understand a little of the frustration and anger i feel over the entire event. Those of you who have been in my shoes, who have been arrested and thrown in jail like a drunkard or a criminal, can understand more fully. But I personally do not have the words to describe the frustration i feel when i, and my attorney, visit these threads, again both here and on OFCC, and instead of seeing meaningful, helpful content, (even if it is just "We're all rooting for you!) we see drama born of the same hard-headed polarization that made the police arrest me in the first place. So i'll ask, just once, can we please, just for now, drop the hostility, and work together?
Please?
Let me be the one to "inform the crowd" that no one pointed out this thread to Dave. If you'll remember, in the days after i posted the thread, Dave was the one that voluntarily, if somewhat bullied by Grapeshot, gave me his contact information via PM so that i could speak with a real person, using my voice instead of a keyboard. At that point, no real information had been given about the case, because of all the KYBMS i was getting advised to do. he did not know anything about the particulars, and thus could not have had an agenda or a reason for talking to me besides a desire to help someone in need. He has been very active since then, talking to me regularly, asking for updates on the case, and getting me in touch with other people (members of Open Carry, OFCC, or both) that have been more than willing to give their time, effort, and expertise towards my case. It is because of him, chief among others, that i have been so successful in integrating myself into these groups, and it is because of him that i can say these groups have helped me personally, with their immense support, and legally, with the wealth of information and research. That being said...
I understand the nature of the internet, that things sometimes get off topic. So i was completely ok with the pages of reiterated knife law that came spilling onto the OFCC thread. It was redundant, in many cases, to what my lawyer had already known, but that i was unable to reiterate, so i was, again, content to let the collective reach the same conclusion. I was even ok with the tangential vehicle law debate that went on over there, because it ended quickly enough. But what I am not ok with, and what i must ask to stop, immediately, is the cross-thread debate on whether or not the Open Carry of a firearm is better, or the Concealed Carry of a firearm is better.
I thank each and every one of you that has contributed to this thread or the thread on OFCC. You are all excellent people. But please do not forget that, self-important as it may sound, this thread is not about a long standing argument over points that cannot, at the end of the day, be proven one way or another. This thread, and any current thread with my name as the OP, is about me. They are about my being illegally detained, stolen from, arrested, charged, and jailed for exercising a constitutional right. They are about my criminal defense, my options to fight these bogus charges, and the possible ways that the collective gathered here can step forward, can step to my side, and offer aid in my personal time of need.
Those of you who have been harassed by the police, you can understand a little of the frustration and anger i feel over the entire event. Those of you who have been in my shoes, who have been arrested and thrown in jail like a drunkard or a criminal, can understand more fully. But I personally do not have the words to describe the frustration i feel when i, and my attorney, visit these threads, again both here and on OFCC, and instead of seeing meaningful, helpful content, (even if it is just "We're all rooting for you!) we see drama born of the same hard-headed polarization that made the police arrest me in the first place. So i'll ask, just once, can we please, just for now, drop the hostility, and work together?
Please?
