SCKimberFan
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I was standing there comparing two things, both hands full, he rushed me, I set them down just in time for him to grab me and cuff me.
Yeah right.
Where's Paul Harvey? I want the rest of the story.
I was standing there comparing two things, both hands full, he rushed me, I set them down just in time for him to grab me and cuff me.
I was standing there comparing two things, both hands full, he rushed me, I set them down just in time for him to grab me and cuff me.
Oh, and it should help tremendously to keep the .................. out of office. The guy makes Ted Kennedy look like Pat Buchanan, serious bad news.
"we'll just get called back for a man with a gun".
Because of the mall, church, and campus shootings that have taken place in the last couple years, maybe?Why would they respond to a call reporting something legal?
Because of the mall, church, and campus shootings that have taken place in the last couple years, maybe?
You're suggesting police no longer respond to "man with a gun" calls??
To which the appropriate response by the dispatcher should be "so what - get a life" - it should never get past the dispatcher. Why would they respond to a call reporting something legal?
for the reason ofso what - get a life
now the reasoning:Why would they respond to a call reporting something legal?
Oh, yeah, it's just so simple. Where do you live??What is so difficult about that? It's extraordinarily simple.
Oh, I see. So concerned gun-ignorant citizen calls in and the dispatches says, "Oh, it's in a holster? That's legal, we're too busy to worry about stuff like that. Call me back if he starts shooting."
So then concerned citizen calls the local news, the local news puts any spin they want on this story, and dispatchers and supervisors all lose their jobs.
Yeah, no public outcry risk on that one. You obviously have no idea of the politics involved in trying to run a city's police force.
Oh, I see. So concerned gun-ignorant citizen calls in and the dispatches says, "Oh, it's in a holster? That's legal, we're too busy to worry about [legal stuff]. Call me back if he starts [doing something illegal]."
So then concerned citizen calls the local news, the local news puts any spin they want on this story, and dispatchers and supervisors all lose their jobs.
Yeah, no public outcry risk on that one.
You obviously have no idea of the politics involved in trying to run a city's police force.
Couldnt agree more as to it being legal or not. But since there are two sides to every story, the callers and the other person, we here at dispatch can not know for certian. It becomes the officers responcibility to investigate the situation. This is what the tax payers pay for.There is no principled difference. Either it's LEGAL. Or it's NOT. It's very very very simple to ask "is it holstered?". If so the response should be "get a life" in a nice way. There is nothing to re-think. It doesn't get any more clear cut. Either it's legal, or it's not. Resources should NEVER be wasted on some joker's reporting LEGAL activity. The chief can and should be held accountable for such a ridiculous waste of resources.
If someone called in and said "this guy has a gun," and you decided to ignore the call, YES, you most certainly would!Would you be liable if a concealed carry holder went berserk and shot people after someone called and said they thought someone was carrying concealed? No.
See above response.Would you liable if a person reported a guy walking his dog, and then he went berserk while on said dog walk and shot people? Of course not.
"Oh, it's in a holster? That's legal, we're too busy to worry about [legal stuff]. Call me back if he starts [doing something illegal]."
yeah because only good guys have holsters:banghead:Yes, absolutely, that makes perfect sense.
no the media would soak it up over and over until it changes no matter how many people loose their jobs.:banghead:No chance - it would happen so many times the news channels would tell them the exact same thing - get bent - yeah, that's a real yawner - a guy doing something legal....
well that tells me where your logic comes from no one likes their Job any where right?:banghead:Of course I do. I know that what's right and what cops WANT to do ain't always the same thing. A JOB, by definition, is doing stuff you don't want to do
again how do you know with out being there 100% for certian there in no legal activity? you dont!:banghead:send cops out to investigate LEGAL activity so no one is available when a crime actually occurs - beautiful idea.
Nope, sorry buddy, that's called reality.Absolutely improper flawed logic.
Don't be ridiculous. "The cops ignore "man with gun call"! Story at 10!" Again, where do you live??No chance - it would happen so many times the news channels would tell them the exact same thing - get bent - yeah, that's a real yawner - a guy doing something legal....
Right, people don't just eat stories like this up.Heck, you don't even have to watch it - change the channel.
Again, you are confusing what you would like to have happen with what actually happens. Welcome to reality.send cops out to investigate LEGAL activity so no one is available when a crime actually occurs
Indeed yes we do, both OC and CCW are legal here. Know what else we had here a couple years ago? A guy go into a mall and start shooting. So if you think cops aren't going to respond to "man with a gun" call, holstered or not, well, sir, your ignorance is showing.Do you even have legal carry in Kansas City? If not, how do you know what would happen?