IanB
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Tonight in Annandale the Fairfax County Police were engaged in a show of force exercise in my neighborhood in response to the assault and rape of a 51 year old woman down the street from where I live. We received fliers on our doors this week stating this would occur.
News Story
Police bulletin
I noticed a few bike cops and several cruisers during my 3 mile walk around the area. I was openly carrying the whole time, and I was spotted by PD about halfway through the walk. APD cruiser passed me slowly,pulled into a commercial parking lot ahead, turned my way and stopped to look at me as I walked past on the sidewalk. (red circled area East of Ossian Park) At this point I am well within 1000feet of Annandale High School (circled area with running track). I don't turn my head hisway but keep a look on him out of the corner of me eye as long as possible. I walk past that one and another comes toward me in the opposite direction and slows down as it passes. I did not see any more cops until I am at the entrance for Braddock Elementary (red area east of blue circle). At the intersection circled in blue was a stopped PD car waiting on traffic so he could turn left. He had pulled far into the crosswalk, blocking it and another PD car was behind him. I walked between them both (directly in front of the rear car) and heard a voice from the open window of the rear PD car say "He's open carrying, cool!". All I can say was I was elated! I expected to be stopped and at least ID'd for carrying so close to a school. I noticed the PD make a few more passes on me as I departed the area but nothing more.
Estimate 5-10 cops saw me open carry tonight, all of the sightings of me were within 1000 feet of schools. No problems, no stops, as it should be.
In total I saw at least 10 bicycle officers and6 individual patrol carson the walk. Not all of them noticed I was OC'ing. In fact none of the bike cops paidclose enough attention to notice. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? Shouldn't the bike cops should have better situational awareness than cops in cars?
Tonight in Annandale the Fairfax County Police were engaged in a show of force exercise in my neighborhood in response to the assault and rape of a 51 year old woman down the street from where I live. We received fliers on our doors this week stating this would occur.
News Story
Police bulletin
I noticed a few bike cops and several cruisers during my 3 mile walk around the area. I was openly carrying the whole time, and I was spotted by PD about halfway through the walk. APD cruiser passed me slowly,pulled into a commercial parking lot ahead, turned my way and stopped to look at me as I walked past on the sidewalk. (red circled area East of Ossian Park) At this point I am well within 1000feet of Annandale High School (circled area with running track). I don't turn my head hisway but keep a look on him out of the corner of me eye as long as possible. I walk past that one and another comes toward me in the opposite direction and slows down as it passes. I did not see any more cops until I am at the entrance for Braddock Elementary (red area east of blue circle). At the intersection circled in blue was a stopped PD car waiting on traffic so he could turn left. He had pulled far into the crosswalk, blocking it and another PD car was behind him. I walked between them both (directly in front of the rear car) and heard a voice from the open window of the rear PD car say "He's open carrying, cool!". All I can say was I was elated! I expected to be stopped and at least ID'd for carrying so close to a school. I noticed the PD make a few more passes on me as I departed the area but nothing more.
Estimate 5-10 cops saw me open carry tonight, all of the sightings of me were within 1000 feet of schools. No problems, no stops, as it should be.
In total I saw at least 10 bicycle officers and6 individual patrol carson the walk. Not all of them noticed I was OC'ing. In fact none of the bike cops paidclose enough attention to notice. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? Shouldn't the bike cops should have better situational awareness than cops in cars?