Cop car pulled in my driveway 10 minutes ago...

[j706]

That's fine with me. Knock yourself out. You might want to invite J706 though. He'd probably want to share in the experience.

Ummm.. j706 is already there by invitation buddy.

 

[KG1]

No offense taken. I'm the one that said it, so it would be very pusillanimous (there's that word again) of me to get butt-hurt when somebody grabs the ball I hand them and runs with it.

I said before. I can take the heat I bring on myself.

Boy you sure throw that P word around an awful lot

 

[jbombelli]

Nope I have met jbombelli. Pretty sure he is half a jerk. I kid, I kid.

Funny thing is I have also met J706 and these two would probably get along if a 6 pack were involved.

I get along with most people, actually. Until the conversation gets into a discussion of our rights. Most people don't agree with my literal interpretation. i get mean and unforgiving about that, and I have a long memory.

 

[VERT]

Boy you sure throw that P word around an awful lot

pusillanimous - lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity

I had to look it up. Big word. I have always just called people like that a P***Y.

 

[lrahm]

I get along with most people, actually. Until the conversation gets into a discussion of our rights. Most people don't agree with my literal interpretation. i get mean and unforgiving about that, and I have a long memory.

Here I'm trying my best at comic relief. I am going to go wax my cat or at least my bike.

 

[jbombelli]

Ummm.. j706 is already there by invitation buddy.

Referring to yourself in the third person now, eh?

We approve. But we must say, referring to yourself in the plural form shows an even higher level of sophistication.

 

[j706]

I appreciate the kind words, but be careful not to make me guilty by association. I ain't no pig, and I don't need no stinkin badge!

I can actually understand and defend the professional courtesy. I see stuff at work that I don't agree with but that does not mean I run to my boss and tell. Not a good way to maintain team spirt. Now what I don't agree with is a LEO letting another in their profession get away with blatantly criminal behavior like excessive speeding, drunk driving, domestic violence, etc. I also don't like it when my friends do things like speed and just assume they won't get a ticket because they are LEOs. Honestly LEOs should be held to a higher standard as they are often role models.

I assume that when you say you don't write tickets you are referring to stuff like driving 5 MPH over or jaywalking and not wreckless driving.

The professional courtesy thing only goes so far. Crimes and PC do not go hand in hand. Domestic Battery and other crimes is a whole different matter. One would be wise to not risk their reputation and career over the intentional actions of anyone including LEO's.

I also know fellow LEO's that think they can drive at mach 5 any time they want. I disagree with doing that 100%. I won't sit here and say I never speed. I will say that I never drive at a speed that I would write a ticket to another person for. I am in a marked car 98% of my time, even off duty. The problem with driving a marked car is that EVERYONE is watching EVERYTHING that you do. There is not any blending in.

I also think LEO's are in fact held to a higher standard. There are many places and things a citizen can go and do that I cannot. As I work for a smaller agency (25 guys) we are always in the spotlight and we have a very high standard of conduct. Things that large agency officers can do will get you fired where I work. People mare always looking and I keep that in mind with all of my daily activities.

 

[Denny347]

 

[j706]

Thanks, no harm was meant. Just trying to smile a little. My wife tells me I don't smile enough.

Hey mine says the same. Whats up with that?

 

[avalonbear]

...to do an inspection on my new sailboat. It's a YFlyer, pretty nice boat. Anyways, I'm open-carrying as usual and the officer does his thing with the boat and then turns to me and says "How about next time an officer comes out to your house, you leave the pistol in the house." I tell him that "With all due respect sir, I am on private property." Then he says that he understands that, but "Someone carrying a gun makes an officer nervous." I told him thank you for the advice and have a nice day.

I'm saddened that the public and officers are so nervous at the idea of law-abiding people carrying. He was very professional, so no complaints there. He was simply offering his opinion.

Any thoughts on how to remedy this sad view that people have of gun owners?

As a former Reserve Officer I was more nervous at the idea of not knowing who had a gun when I rolled up on a scene. At least he knew you had one.
If your in a state wear you can open carry in public or you are on your own property I say do it, carry it out. I believe we are all safer knowing where the guns are in that case.
Next time tho if the officer ask you to not bring it out then ask him to put his back in his car trunk because his makes you nervous and see what he says's. He is on your property by your request ..

 

[lrahm]

Hey mine says the same. Whats up with that?

I meet people who start talking about their wife and I swear that my wife is double timing me.

 

[lrahm]

The professional courtesy thing only goes so far. Crimes and PC do not go hand in hand. Domestic Battery and other crimes is a whole different matter. One would be wise to not risk their reputation and career over the intentional actions of anyone including LEO's.

I also know fellow LEO's that think they can drive at mach 5 any time they want. I disagree with doing that 100%. I won't sit here and say I never speed. I will say that I never drive at a speed that I would write a ticket to another person for. I am in a marked car 98% of my time, even off duty. The problem with driving a marked car is that EVERYONE is watching EVERYTHING that you do. There is not any blending in.

I also think LEO's are in fact held to a higher standard. There are many places and things a citizen can go and do that I cannot. As I work for a smaller agency (25 guys) we are always in the spotlight and we have a very high standard of conduct. Things that large agency officers can do will get you fired where I work. People mare always looking and I keep that in mind with all of my daily activities.

It's called "vicarious liability". In short, as a supervisor if I see one of the officers are excessively speeding and I don't say something (put it on paper) I can be held civily responsible if he has an accident and hurts someone. Like I touched on "put it on paper". The courts view it as if if was not wrote down, it didn't happen.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Here I'm trying my best at comic relief. I am going to go wax my cat or at least my bike.

ohhhhh KELLY CLARKSON!!!!!!


and this from a post previously edited for spelling

j/k it made me laugh.

 

[686 Shooter]

Not wanting to get anything started or pour fuel on any fires that are already burning, but why would you get on a gun site and start talking about what you do for a living? I don't talk about my profession, so I'm not subjecting myself to ridicule. Nothing against police, firemen, electricians, plumbers, cashiers, lawyers, stock boys, etc., you get my point, if we are on this site we probably are gun owners, that is the one common thread, what does it matter what you do for a living, so why brag about it, brag about the new gun you just bought, that's what this site is for, discuss gun related issues not what you do for a living.

 

[Sgood]

Who BANNED Sgood ??? WHY ???

I am back......it was a complete misunderstanding about a post from last week before I knew, that i was supposed to do the purple sarasm thing....and a mod took what i said to be the truth instead of being in jest....it's all good.

 

[gunman41mag]

I am back......it was a complete misunderstanding about a post from last week before I knew, that i was supposed to do the purple sarasm thing....and a mod took what i said to be the truth instead of being in jest....it's all good.

I glad you're still around, lots of members have been banned

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

These threads have no point, although I think its funny watching grown men argue like kids over pretty much anything they can think of.

But in other news, did you guys hear Casey Anthony got off? Crazy I know.

 

[POC]

Not wanting to get anything started or pour fuel on any fires that are already burning, but why would you get on a gun site and start talking about what you do for a living? I don't talk about my profession, so I'm not subjecting myself to ridicule. Nothing against police, firemen, electricians, plumbers, cashiers, lawyers, stock boys, etc., you get my point, if we are on this site we probably are gun owners, that is the one common thread, what does it matter what you do for a living, so why brag about it, brag about the new gun you just bought, that's what this site is for, discuss gun related issues not what you do for a living.

It's easy to not talk about what you do when you only post 167 times.
Wait till you get a couple thousand, and see if no one knows what you do for a living.

 

[public servant]

A cop pulled into my driveway about 5 minutes ago. Then he pulled his car into my garage. Then he just walked into my house like he owned the place. Now he's posting this using my INGO username. What a jerk.

Hey wait a minute...you don't know anything about my missing garage door opener...do you???

 

[UncleMike]

It's easy to not talk about what you do when you only post 167 times.
Wait till you get a couple thousand, and see if no one knows what you do for a living.

Yup!