sv_libertarian
State Researcher
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Part of an email from Lt. Wilson read "Our community, including our police force, is not and probably never will never be at ease with people walking around with a gun or any other instrument capable of inflicting deadly force."
Now I believe we can all agree that the Washington State Constitution clearly protects the lawful bearing of arms.
I expressed before how I found this to be a disturbing statement. Is the OPD the only department in the City of Olympia that is "not at ease" with civil liberties, or are there others? Are there other civil liberties that the OPD or City of Olympia are "not at ease" with?
I would like to see an official clarification of this statement. Either the City and the OPD accepts all civil liberties and works with the community to protect and safeguard those liberties, or they oppress them. Which one is it?
All parties in this recent unfortunate encounter agree that no laws were broken. There was an attempt at coercing me to act in a certain manner I was not legally obligated to do. Lt. Wilson's statement makes me wonder if there is a "culture" in the OPD that has a desire to keep armed citizens in "their place."
I have asked Lt. Wilson for a meeting with him, Chief Michel and yourself. Ideally I would like to see someone from the City Attorney's office as well, since I do not believe anyone else is a lawyer. I hope this meeting can come to pass, as there are some serious issues I would like to discuss, and I feel it would be best to do so in a single meeting, rather than play email tag.
I understand you have a lot of other issues right now as well, what with the protests and everything, and hope time can be found to accommodate my request. I can be reached at xxx-xxx-xxxx if you have any other questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Steve Coffman
Part of an email from Lt. Wilson read "Our community, including our police force, is not and probably never will never be at ease with people walking around with a gun or any other instrument capable of inflicting deadly force."
Now I believe we can all agree that the Washington State Constitution clearly protects the lawful bearing of arms.
I expressed before how I found this to be a disturbing statement. Is the OPD the only department in the City of Olympia that is "not at ease" with civil liberties, or are there others? Are there other civil liberties that the OPD or City of Olympia are "not at ease" with?
I would like to see an official clarification of this statement. Either the City and the OPD accepts all civil liberties and works with the community to protect and safeguard those liberties, or they oppress them. Which one is it?
All parties in this recent unfortunate encounter agree that no laws were broken. There was an attempt at coercing me to act in a certain manner I was not legally obligated to do. Lt. Wilson's statement makes me wonder if there is a "culture" in the OPD that has a desire to keep armed citizens in "their place."
I have asked Lt. Wilson for a meeting with him, Chief Michel and yourself. Ideally I would like to see someone from the City Attorney's office as well, since I do not believe anyone else is a lawyer. I hope this meeting can come to pass, as there are some serious issues I would like to discuss, and I feel it would be best to do so in a single meeting, rather than play email tag.
I understand you have a lot of other issues right now as well, what with the protests and everything, and hope time can be found to accommodate my request. I can be reached at xxx-xxx-xxxx if you have any other questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Steve Coffman