bh2win
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After reading the McDonald's post in this thread I had a quick question to something that ed wrote:
I may have told the victim to get in the corner and stay behind me. I would verbally warn the others they should leave and if they came towards me I would drop them.
This got me thinking to ask a question about brandishing:
1. Is putting my hand around the grip while it's holstered and telling someone to back off (in a similar situation to the McDonald's beat down) considered brandishing?
2. Is this considered a defensive tactic so you don't get in trouble for clearing leather?
I know the Police Officer in Skidmark's case made a poor judgment on the brandishing charge saying his hand signaled to his gun and that's brandishing (which I don't believe for one second) - though he was still initially charged.
Hope there's an answer, good or bad.
I may have told the victim to get in the corner and stay behind me. I would verbally warn the others they should leave and if they came towards me I would drop them.
This got me thinking to ask a question about brandishing:
1. Is putting my hand around the grip while it's holstered and telling someone to back off (in a similar situation to the McDonald's beat down) considered brandishing?
2. Is this considered a defensive tactic so you don't get in trouble for clearing leather?
I know the Police Officer in Skidmark's case made a poor judgment on the brandishing charge saying his hand signaled to his gun and that's brandishing (which I don't believe for one second) - though he was still initially charged.
Hope there's an answer, good or bad.
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