Chandler Municipal Court will not let me bring my motorcycle helmet inside...

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And they did not care that I had no other safe way to store it.

They claimed they could not let a helmet in for "safety reasons."

[cvoogt]

1. Silly

You should have mentioned you use it to carry your conceal weapon; then it would probably have been A-OK.

[Auggie]

2. +1

[redwitch]

3. Jeez, Not like it's a maxi pad or a tampon!

What is wrong with some people?

[RC]

4. Were they afraid you might put it on to deflect their batons or something?

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6. Not sure. But I got in a very heated argument with the deputy clerk...

Trying to explain to her how absurd it was to ban a piece of safety equipment that I need to keep my brain intact from the court house. I gave up after I realized I was going nowhere and was probably going to get kicked out.

So, I guess the only option I have now is to file a complaint with the city.

[Rex]

5. You could put it on as a defensive measure.

Which means that you could reasonably go crazy with fear and do who knows what. Brave new world.

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7. I posted this on a motorcycle forum full of conservatives...

They said the court was being reasonable because I could use the helmet as a weapon.

[Rex]

8. Isn't it frightening when our parody is their reality?

Gotta keep a sense of humor over it all or just end up crying.

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10. I tried to explain that a full briefcase was just as dangerous.

With no success.

[Rex]

11. Or a football.

Give them all the dog whistles.

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12. One poster suggested that I write "briefcase" on the side and stick all of my papers in it.

At least someone over there has a sense of humor.

[Taitertots]

9. I'd be willing to bet that the people who made that rule for "safety" couldn't point to a single....

incident involving someone using a motorcycle helmet to commit a criminal act in a municipal court.


It is for safety, but (at least in my city) they have guns, tazers, pepper spray, attack dogs, 10 or more armed court officers, and night sticks.

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13. It was funny because I watched them wave a plain clothes officer through with a gun.

They didn't even check the badge or his ID. They just assumed he was a cop. While I was standing there with what is apparently more dangerous than a firearm.

[RC]

14. Firearms are safe. No one ever gets hurt with firearms

Next time, as someone else suggested, put some papers and a couple of pens in your helment, then lay a gun on top to keep them in place. You could walk right in.

The are so afraid of everything except loaded guns? Doesn't that make them psychotic?

[Taitertots]

15. The government is getting a pathological obsession with protecting itself from largely non-existent

Threats.

I'll bet if you left it on your motorcycle and it was stolen they wouldn't understand the irony of the situation.