ArfinGreebly
Moderator Emeritus
Reading For Comprehension
I stand by my classification of "bad idea."
I must disagree. I would offer a more articulate rebuttal, but I would be repeating myself. [post=6102429]See above[/post].IMO, this is a pissing match between cops who have arrest powers and people who don't.
Well, the office whose recognition is associated with the badge fits within a framework of duties and responsibilities whose scope is understood by the various players. It's all about what scope has been agreed by the participants, including police and other law enforcement.Security guards sometimes have badges to convey a sense of authority when in reality they have little to none. Some federal employees wear badges and have no police authority.
[post=6102429]See my remarks above[/post] regarding perception and framework. Anyone looking at one won't know what they're looking at in a heated scenario with lots of random motion and noise. They will make assumptions based on the general appearance of what seems to be a badge.Why shouldn't regular joe citizen carry a badge? A badge identifying someone as a carry permit holder is not an official government badge and anyone looking at one should know there is no power conveyed by it.
[post=6102429]See above[/post]. You introduce a "badge" into an active scenario where the police have had to be summoned, and you will encounter abrupt and summary conclusions assisted by lots of adrenaline.The real problem is cops who feel threatened by someone wearing a badge lashing out and arresting people for impersonation based on a piece of tin.
I stand by my classification of "bad idea."