WhistlingJack
Regular Member
Hello all, been away from the forums for awhile, haven't had enough free time to post.
Whenever someone does something bad, especially LEO's, we speak up. I think it is also important to speak up when they do good.
On Valentine's Day I was involved in a multi-car collision on Poplar Level Road, without going into too much detail the driver of a truck lost control of his vehicle and plowed into a car turning through the intersection (Bishop Lane I think) which sent both vehicles plowing into the cars in the turning lane. I was fortunate in that being the last car in the turning lane, I was able to throw it in reverse upon seeing them approach and largely avoid the accident. (Though my hood did catch a ladder knocked free from the truck in front of me.)
Multiple police, firefighters, and EMT's responded. Every officer on-scene noticed the Springfield XD on my hip, not one said anything to me about it, not one asked me to put it away, or tried to make an issue of me having it on my person. Talked directly to two officers to give them my account of the incident, both laid eyes on the firearm but said nothing about it. Given my first encounter with a LEO while OCing was less than positive, I was extremely pleased with their attitudes and actions in this instance. Just figured I would share the positive experience.
Good for LMPD.
Whenever someone does something bad, especially LEO's, we speak up. I think it is also important to speak up when they do good.
On Valentine's Day I was involved in a multi-car collision on Poplar Level Road, without going into too much detail the driver of a truck lost control of his vehicle and plowed into a car turning through the intersection (Bishop Lane I think) which sent both vehicles plowing into the cars in the turning lane. I was fortunate in that being the last car in the turning lane, I was able to throw it in reverse upon seeing them approach and largely avoid the accident. (Though my hood did catch a ladder knocked free from the truck in front of me.)
Multiple police, firefighters, and EMT's responded. Every officer on-scene noticed the Springfield XD on my hip, not one said anything to me about it, not one asked me to put it away, or tried to make an issue of me having it on my person. Talked directly to two officers to give them my account of the incident, both laid eyes on the firearm but said nothing about it. Given my first encounter with a LEO while OCing was less than positive, I was extremely pleased with their attitudes and actions in this instance. Just figured I would share the positive experience.
Good for LMPD.
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