How do you go 90 minutes before realizing your edc is gone?
Not an unreasonable question, but not germane to the problem.
He may have been overly tired or just in a hurry to get seated. Once into the movie, he stayed in the white zone of total immersion in the performance. As kids, our parents referred to watching TV as being hypnotized by the one-eyed monster = same thing.
Now before someone accuses me of being a police apologist, it just ain't so. What we have is a larger problem of a law that punishes those that commit an act where there is no actual harm - THAT is the problem. Others before me here have said much the same thing.
Do we have a disparency in how this man is being handled as opposed to how non-LE would likely be handled? - no question, yes. So what do we do, hang 'em high, because others have been hanged? Interesting moral dilemma demanding that we educate others in the foolishness of feel good laws and laws that punish those that might be the cause of injury to others, but no such harm has occurred.
At the least, he should have a negative report in his file be retrained. Maybe a reduction in grade would be in order. Best case may be all of the forgoing AND
get such laws removed from the books. That unfortunately will be a long time coming I fear.
How many times have I heard, "I get so used to it being there, that I just don't notice it any more." I think this might be easier to do when CCing. Surely should not be the case though.
Tell a tale on myself, I once left home to attend an OC dinner some 30+ minutes away. Upon arriving in the parking lot, I discovered to my great shock that my 1911 was
not in my holster. Fortunately, I had my BUG with me. Point is I broke with my normal routine in my rush not to be late and left my EDC at home.
That was no one's fault but mine. There are those that won't let me forget that transgression - and I lead that pack of hounds - but was also reminded that there was no harm, no foul.
I completely understand equal treatment under the law and have no wish to see anyone "more equal." Think that we should all be given the "break" that this officer received.