Mainsail
Regular Member
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Mr. Coffman, I want to urge you and others who carry weapons openly to be very careful in the way you conduct your personal actions especially while you interact with others. People whoopenly carry weapons are not immune to human frailties of arguments, disputes, victimization, etc., etc. I am only stating this because I worry about you inadvertently placing yourself in danger of being shot.
I split this paragraph in two because I’m not sure how the two disparate thoughts are related. In the first part, Lt Wilson seems to be implying that someone carrying openly may get angry or upset over something small (like road rage or being verbally accosted for example) and result in a shooting. This is absolutely ridiculous. I know of one group who carries openly every day and is subjected to all manner of verbal abuse; yet somehow they rarely go apeshit and shoot someone over it. That group is the police. So unless all the police officers are neutered or taking happy pills before they come on shift, they are every bit as human as anyone else. I think this may be the OPD problem; the police consider themselves ‘above’ the public, instead of being public servants.Please, if you notice the police in your proximity, especially if you see them approaching you, stop and keep yourhands in plain sight. Obey every command they maygive you.