Dessun
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Yeah,I was out waxing my car in front of my houseon the morning ofApril 19th (I was on the street, too bad I didn't do it in the driveway, that would have been even better). I was UOC, as I sometimes do. Sure enough,a cop decided to stop by. He took my gun and I pressed record on my voice recorder and set it on my car. Another cop pulled up. They gave me the "why do you need a gun to wax your car" line. They didn't like I was recording the encounter (saying it was illegal) and one cop picked up my recorder and set it back down and it slid off the car into the ground.He said, "Oops" sarcastically. (I asked him why he knocked off my recorder. And he said it slid off the car because of my wax job.) I asked if I was being detained, and one cop said "yes". I asked what I was being detained for and they said "cause you're waxing your car with a gun". I said "that isn't against the law, can you specifically tell me which law you believe I have broken?" They couldn't, but kept saying how you never see something like this and it disturbs the people in the neighborhood.
One copkept saying I had a loadedgun,because I had ammo with me on my belt (clearly he misunderstands the law). They also said I might be breaking a city ordinance (I'm not I checked). One cop was saying that my shirt partial conceals my handgun, but it does not in the slightest. I was sure to wear a carefully selected shirt. Theycalled in the situation, butcouldn't find any reason toarrest me.They said the DA will get back to me if they find anything.
The cop wouldn't hand me my firearm, instead he went to the passenger side of the car I was waxing, opened the door, and set the gun between the passenger seat and the door, half-way under the seat,saying it was for his protection and I could get it after he left. Then he left. Well, he placed that gun IMO in a concealed spot, whichisillegal, possibly entrapping me. I'm not saying they were trying to set me up, but that is poor judgement for an officer of the law. I returned the gun to my holster.
A total of four police cars came by, but only two officers delt with me. I will be filing complaints with several peoplefor this police misconduct. For one, detaining me without reasonable suspicion of a crime (fixed, thanks bigtoe). Another for touching my voice recorder and causing it to fall. Another for taking my firearm without consent to run a background check. Another for accessing my car without permission, and for not returning my firearm to me properly and possibly placing it in an illegal spot.
So, guys, can you help me? I need some help writing the complaints and know who to send them to. I'm not sure the proper procedure. Plus, I only know one of the officers' names and the other one I don't know. I'm a bit worried, though my Dad was with me the whole time as a witness, I think they might lie in their report, like saying my firearm was loaded, or saying I concealed it.
Yeah,I was out waxing my car in front of my houseon the morning ofApril 19th (I was on the street, too bad I didn't do it in the driveway, that would have been even better). I was UOC, as I sometimes do. Sure enough,a cop decided to stop by. He took my gun and I pressed record on my voice recorder and set it on my car. Another cop pulled up. They gave me the "why do you need a gun to wax your car" line. They didn't like I was recording the encounter (saying it was illegal) and one cop picked up my recorder and set it back down and it slid off the car into the ground.He said, "Oops" sarcastically. (I asked him why he knocked off my recorder. And he said it slid off the car because of my wax job.) I asked if I was being detained, and one cop said "yes". I asked what I was being detained for and they said "cause you're waxing your car with a gun". I said "that isn't against the law, can you specifically tell me which law you believe I have broken?" They couldn't, but kept saying how you never see something like this and it disturbs the people in the neighborhood.
One copkept saying I had a loadedgun,because I had ammo with me on my belt (clearly he misunderstands the law). They also said I might be breaking a city ordinance (I'm not I checked). One cop was saying that my shirt partial conceals my handgun, but it does not in the slightest. I was sure to wear a carefully selected shirt. Theycalled in the situation, butcouldn't find any reason toarrest me.They said the DA will get back to me if they find anything.
The cop wouldn't hand me my firearm, instead he went to the passenger side of the car I was waxing, opened the door, and set the gun between the passenger seat and the door, half-way under the seat,saying it was for his protection and I could get it after he left. Then he left. Well, he placed that gun IMO in a concealed spot, whichisillegal, possibly entrapping me. I'm not saying they were trying to set me up, but that is poor judgement for an officer of the law. I returned the gun to my holster.
A total of four police cars came by, but only two officers delt with me. I will be filing complaints with several peoplefor this police misconduct. For one, detaining me without reasonable suspicion of a crime (fixed, thanks bigtoe). Another for touching my voice recorder and causing it to fall. Another for taking my firearm without consent to run a background check. Another for accessing my car without permission, and for not returning my firearm to me properly and possibly placing it in an illegal spot.
So, guys, can you help me? I need some help writing the complaints and know who to send them to. I'm not sure the proper procedure. Plus, I only know one of the officers' names and the other one I don't know. I'm a bit worried, though my Dad was with me the whole time as a witness, I think they might lie in their report, like saying my firearm was loaded, or saying I concealed it.