I got made (cc) by a cop yesterday!

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on my way home from work yesterday morning i came upon a car accident. one car had gone off the road and rolled a couple times. i was the second person to stop, the first person was on the phone to 911. i got out to lend a hand. 3 guys and one girl were in the accident. the guys had cuts and were prety shaken up but seemed to be ok. the girl was unconscious. i've had some advanced frist aid training in the navy but that was a few years ago and i've never had to use it so i just made sure she was breathing, made sure she had a pulse and made sure nobody tried to move her. all in all i didn't do very much. anyway at some point as i was bending over my shirt rode up and my taurus (pt111 in an iwb) made an appearance. i din't notice and wasn't thinking of it. well the cops got there about 5 min after me and it was still sticking out. i still hadn't noticed. the cop took over the first aid business for a minute or two untill the ambulance got there. after the emt's took over the cop talked to them for a minute, then approched me, pointed to my piece, which was still exposed and said jokingly"you got a permit for that thing?" oh crap. i almost reached for my wallet but though better of it, being that my holster was directly above it. so i said (probably in a pretty shakey voice, i was pretty worked up by then) "yes sir, would you like to see it?" "nah," he says "that's allright. and thanks for stopping to help." he told me i didn't need to make a statement because i didn't see the accident and to "have a nice day." "you too" i said and made my exit.

see, they're not all JBT's.
 
He did it right and so did you! Oh, and you might say you didn't do much at the accident, but some clown might have been there instead and "assisted" with the accident in the wrong way. Good for you all around.
 
You may think you did nothing, but the presence of a single person who keeps calm and controls a panicky situation is a very big deal. You did good, and I am glad that LEO behaved himself also.
 
Good job.

I always carried my wallet strong side back pocket but after I started carrying I began carrying the wallet on the other side to avoid the situation you almost had. It took a while to get used to, I think my spine realigned itself, though lol.
 
Good on ya! I had some medical training in the Army, have rarely had to use it fortunately. I think most cops would have done about the same in that situation. Anyone carrying illegally wouldn't have bothered to stop unless they were a six on the Maslow self-actualization scale. ;)
 
Good job from start to finish.

I did the same as Ukraine Train with the wallet wear. Went from just under the holster to the opposite side.
 
As soon as I started carrying I got used to carrying the wallet weakside. I'd hate to have a BG get the drop on me, go to throw him my wallet only to show him I've got a gun. Best to leave my strong side free.
 
I carry my ID in front pocket, or my vest, since it has the badge. Always seperate from regular wallet. Also, if I was covering a BG, I could pull it with the other hand.
 
Excellent work. You got involved when many others would have driven by. And, though you may not appreciate it, the officer did you a favor. By not taking any kind of statement, and keeping your name out of the reports, he just gave you the ultimate protection (anonymity) if some greedy P.I. lawyer convinces the young lady to sue everyone involved. :D

Bravo on getting involved.
 
Good job all around. Sometimes the best thing you CAN do for a trauma patient is NOTHING.

I carry my DL and CHL in a seperate case in my front shirt pocket. That way I don't have to reach for my hip to pull my ID. So far, all my encounters with LEOs have been very positive when the subject of my CHL came up.
 
hooray!

no, as someone who has had more than a few negative run ins with police, really , they arent all bad, most of them are really pretty good guys.
 
What state/municipality are you in?
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rural area in western new york state.

keeping your name out of the reports, he just gave you the ultimate protection (anonymity) if some greedy P.I. lawyer convinces the young lady to sue everyone involved.
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i never even though of that, but now that you mention it, :eek:

thanks for the kind words guys. i've never felt so good about doing "nothing" ;)
 
Great job.
I once stopped at a similar accident. Drunk came across the center divide and struck another car head on, then drove away. Driver and front passenger of the car that was hit had pretty deep cuts on their heads, back seat passenger had a nice compound fracture of her wrist. Not pretty. The drunk driver was eventually found, mostly because his license plate was embedded in the other car :)
 
Sometimes just keeping the idiots at bay is the best thing you can do. I once witnessed a motorcycle hit a pickup truck head on. Luckily the guy on the bike slid up the hood and went over the truck instead of being mashed into the grille. He was semi-conscious and had a compound fracture of one leg but was not bleeding excessively. You wouldn't believe some of the people that stopped. One wanted to raise his legs to keep him from going into shock, we were only 15 minutes from the nearest Rescue Squad station. Two wanted to drag him out of the road to "safety". I was afraid there could have been spinal damage so I wouldn't let them touch him, I guess I was pretty wild looking with my adrenaline pumping and no body wanted to mess with me so they left him alone. Later, the guy on the bike, he was just a 17 year old kid, thanked me for taking care of him that night. You did the right thing, feel good about it.

Out of my seven or eight "official" interactions with Police Officers, all but one were professional and well mannered. They are mostly regular guys doing a job.

I also switched my wallet to my weak side when I started carrying. Not only for the reason you mention but also to lessen the chance of flashing the salesclerk when paying for stuff.
 
Good job.

I always carried my wallet strong side back pocket but after I started carrying I began carrying the wallet on the other side to avoid the situation you almost had. It took a while to get used to, I think my spine realigned itself, though lol.
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I also carry my wallet weak side, oppposite of my gun. At first I did it to help balance the extra weight (that little makarov is a heavy little son of a gun), but thats a positive as well.
 
I don't even carry, I'm in a state where it is not legally practical and I'm not old enough anyway. But I still switched my wallet to the left side in preparation. Is that gun nuttish?
 
I changed wallet pockets too after taking a class from a retired FBI guy; he said never ever place your id where you can not get it with weak hand. so inside right coat pocket or left front or rear pocket are good, others are not. For the same reason carry light and cell phone should also be reachable weak hand.
1) if you have to hold someone at gunpoint strong hand and you are asked to provide id to an arriving Police officer, you do not make a awkward hand switching movement.

2) pulling the wallet out is less likely to leave your weapon showing,

3) you pull your firearm and shoot/detain someone, you can reach your phone without losing cover on the target

4) your in dark room and you hear a threat, pulling the weapon should be seperate from pulling a flashlight

if you find your back hurting because of sitting on your wallet, you need to consider thinning it out and or relocating it.
 
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