ethorman
Regular Member
Deffinition via legal dictionary online: n. an attempt to interfere with the administration of the courts, the judicial system or law enforcement officers, including threatening witnesses, improper conversations with jurors, hiding evidence, or interfering with an arrest. Such activity is a crime.
I was talking to a LEO friend of mine while watching a youtube video of a guy openly carrying in Missouri. The police were called to the area via a MWAG call. The police stopped him and asked him what type of gun he was carrying (not relevent IMO) his age and name, basic "non guilt forming questions" the officer states. He was refusing to comply with those simple request because he was under the assumtion that there was no reasonable suspicion of a crime, and he should be left alone. The police side of that is that they were called to check out a MWAG and are trying to determine who is he and what he is doing. (He was completely legal to carry, but they state they dont know if maybe he just strongarmed robbed someone, etc...) My friend informed me that by not answering simple questions like name, birthday, etc... so they know who you are, because they have a obligation to respond to the call, is obstuction and you can be charged with that (IE: pleading the 5th ammend, because you can exercise that right in jail as well). That would mean for us in Oklahoma, being disarmed and going to jail. Any opinions. Here is the video link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g71VfyHiWPA
I see alot of these videos where people go out on "walks" while videotaping looking for police officers. Then when confronted they are usually rude to the officers about their rights being violated. In my opinion I think that the respect should flow both ways. If a officers responds to a call (because he has a obligation to respond) about me and treats me with respect then I will return it. However if they are rude and scarstic, then I hope they understand when I am the same right back at them.
I was talking to a LEO friend of mine while watching a youtube video of a guy openly carrying in Missouri. The police were called to the area via a MWAG call. The police stopped him and asked him what type of gun he was carrying (not relevent IMO) his age and name, basic "non guilt forming questions" the officer states. He was refusing to comply with those simple request because he was under the assumtion that there was no reasonable suspicion of a crime, and he should be left alone. The police side of that is that they were called to check out a MWAG and are trying to determine who is he and what he is doing. (He was completely legal to carry, but they state they dont know if maybe he just strongarmed robbed someone, etc...) My friend informed me that by not answering simple questions like name, birthday, etc... so they know who you are, because they have a obligation to respond to the call, is obstuction and you can be charged with that (IE: pleading the 5th ammend, because you can exercise that right in jail as well). That would mean for us in Oklahoma, being disarmed and going to jail. Any opinions. Here is the video link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g71VfyHiWPA
I see alot of these videos where people go out on "walks" while videotaping looking for police officers. Then when confronted they are usually rude to the officers about their rights being violated. In my opinion I think that the respect should flow both ways. If a officers responds to a call (because he has a obligation to respond) about me and treats me with respect then I will return it. However if they are rude and scarstic, then I hope they understand when I am the same right back at them.