So in response to a guy with a gun, the school calls guys with guns (Reply #5)

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Response to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 12:02 PM

shadowrider (4,941 posts)

5. So in response to a guy with a gun, the school calls guys with guns

Why is it ok for a police officer to have a gun there and no one blinks, but a private citizen all hell breaks loose.

And don't give me that "They've been checked out" stuff. Police go bonkers too. Why are THEY trusted?

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55 replies	Author	Time	Post
Man detained after legally bringing gun to school considers lawsuit, loses job offer [View all]	shadowrider	Mar 2012	OP
He demonstrated poor judgement -- who wants to hire a fool.	Hoyt	Mar 2012	#1
"Poor Judgement"	BiggJawn	Mar 2012	#16
The gun culture has ruined a lot of things for us.	Hoyt	Mar 2012	#19
Should have expected your Stock Answer #47a...	BiggJawn	Mar 2012	#20
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2012	#39
You don't get it -- just because it's legal doesn't mean you or others should do it.	Hoyt	Mar 2012	#41
Sue 'em, Nick.	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#2
Does that go for everyone who is illegally detained or otherwise abused by police,	pipoman	Mar 2012	#3
Yeah, he was really abused.	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#4
So in response to a guy with a gun, the school calls guys with guns	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#5
.......and that's just what they should do.	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#6
I'm confused. They're so scared of guns they call guys with guns?	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#7
Who should they call instead? Seriously?	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#10
An unarmed cop maybe?	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#11
Yeah, try that.	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#15
Nope.	Clames	Mar 2012	#8
Yup	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#9
You seem resigned to this guy's eventual success. Why is that? nt	SteveW	Mar 2012	#49
IT'S A POST 9/11 WORLD!@1!!12@!!	Callisto32	Mar 2012	#30
In all fairness	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#12
Agreed	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#13
You had rifle club in school?	BiggJawn	Mar 2012	#17
It's always the guns fault	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#18
I'm a slow learner sometimes.	BiggJawn	Mar 2012	#21
I think he will...	SteveW	Mar 2012	#47
He has no case. n/t	ellisonz	Mar 2012	#14
Why is that. What he did was legal, yet he was detained for doing it.	oneshooter	Mar 2012	#22
Bzzz...	ellisonz	Mar 2012	#23
MI is an open primary state	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#25
Doubtful.	ellisonz	Mar 2012	#26
think Libertarians don't squeal?	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#27
Well, you're bothering to put up flak...	Callisto32	Mar 2012	#31
How long was the detention?	pipoman	Mar 2012	#32
According to the police, he was only detained long enough to determine if he was a legal CCW.	ellisonz	Mar 2012	#33
You realize of coarse,	pipoman	Mar 2012	#34
Dude hasn't said it was any longer than that.	ellisonz	Mar 2012	#35
Unlawful detention is a civil rights violation	pipoman	Mar 2012	#36
I still say...	ellisonz	Mar 2012	#37
Terry stop...	beevul	Mar 2012	#52
You make the point eloquently. Thank you.	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#38
if it were a fellow progressive	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#40
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh snap!!!!!!!!!!!!	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#42
This message was self-deleted by its author	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#43
This message was self-deleted by its author	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#44
This message was self-deleted by its author	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#45
Someone was falsely arrested in this incident?	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#48
unless it was a legal Terry stop	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#50
Detained = arrested. Got it.	TheCowsCameHome	Mar 2012	#51
Do I detect a note of sarcasm?	pipoman	Mar 2012	#54
If you're detained and not officially under arrest	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#53
By definition it is an arrest.	pipoman	Mar 2012	#55
It's all about punishment for wrong doing	pipoman	Mar 2012	#46
Even an experienced attorney wouldn't pretend	pipoman	Mar 2012	#28
Good thing this is the internet...	ellisonz	Mar 2012	#29
Hope someone offers him a job soon.	ileus	Mar 2012	#24

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