Insulted by Pendleton, IN Chief of Police...

[AndersonIN]

it sounds like we need to do an oc parade threw pendelton

We can start by having lunch at King Hun Restaurant's , right down town and just a block away from the police station.

I'd be happy to show up. Just set a date and a time! We can even invite the chief!

 

[jtmarine1911]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ChalupaCabras
Whats wrong with that? We have parades for every other "right" on earth, so why not 2A?

amen

 

[Hiram2005]

Contact the Town Manager

The web address for Pendleton is Town of Pendleton town.pendleton.in.us
There is a link here to send e-mail to the town manager with your complaint. Would be interesting to see his response to this.

I had several conversations with the chief before this guy and he was a pretty good guy. I think the town didn't want him there anymore as he was not "pretty" like this gentleman.

 

[AndersonIN]

The web address for Pendleton is Town of Pendleton town.pendleton.in.us
There is a link here to send e-mail to the town manager with your complaint. Would be interesting to see his response to this.

I had several conversations with the chief before this guy and he was a pretty good guy. I think the town didn't want him there anymore as he was not "pretty" like this gentleman.

Sent out letters to the chief, question and answer section on the police web, and the city answer person yesterday!

jkennedy@pendletonpd.org

sbrown@pendletonpd.org

chieffarrer@pendletonpd.org

Will post any and all answers!

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

If you guys decide to have an OC lunch MAKE SURE the restaurant is cool with it , and post the date and time .

 

[cce1302]

If you guys decide to have an OC lunch MAKE SURE the restaurant is cool with it , and post the date and time .

Then someone call the police station from inside the restaurant "there's a man with a gun here in the restaurant."

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

Then someone call the police station from inside the restaurant "there's a man with a gun here in the restaurant."

That could be comedy Fife , Farva and cheif D**K face would come running !

 

[CarmelHP]

Sent out letters to the chief, question and answer section on the police web, and the city answer person yesterday!

jkennedy@pendletonpd.org

sbrown@pendletonpd.org

chieffarrer@pendletonpd.org

Will post any and all answers!

Let us know what Farter says.

 

[erik7941]

Man, this is crazy. I was just at the June Jamboree in Pendleton yesterday around 5pm OC-ing with my Beretta PX4 storm and walked right past the Sherff's Department trailer and another Pendleton cop (not Marc Farrer), none of which said a word to me about my gun. I don't know why he said anything to you. I have never had a problem with Marc. I've ran into him around town a few times as well as had him at my house when he was with the Madison County Sheriff's Dept. for some property line issues during deer season and he's never been anything but polite.

 

[Dracconix]

Man, this is crazy. I was just at the June Jamboree in Pendleton yesterday around 5pm OC-ing with my Beretta PX4 storm and walked right past the Sherff's Department trailer and another Pendleton cop (not Marc Farrer), none of which said a word to me about my gun.

I DID TOO!!! ... I walked all over for like 2 hours before someone said anything to me... and well you all know how that went...

An OC day in Pendleton would be awesome... but for it to be effective I think it would be better if it was during a public event. Maybe we could even pass out info on firearms and firearm safety....

And I want to say again to everyone... thank you for the support and suggestions.

 

[antsi]

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

There's and important distinction here that you seem to be missing.

I don't open carry, either. So from the standpoint of personal behavior choices, I agree with you.

This isn't a thread about open carry, though. This is a thread about a law enforcement officer harrassing and insulting a citizen, telling him he was breaking the law, when in fact the citizen was obeying the law and doing nothing illegal.

If you want to say "I disagree with OC and I think we should change the law to make it illegal," then we would have a rational basis for a discussion.

But you have basically said "I agree with police officers making up nonexistent laws, harrassing and insulting people even when they're doing nothing illegal."

I cannot wrap my brain around your position here. Exactly what kind of society are you advocating?

 

[furbymac]

An OC day in Pendleton would be awesome... but for it to be effective I think it would be better if it was during a public event. Maybe we could even pass out info on firearms and firearm safety....

And I want to say again to everyone... thank you for the support and suggestions.

how bout maybe an ingo booth at the next jamboree?? or doesn't pendelton do something around labor day?

 

[txgho1911]

Whatever you do get at least an audio recording. Have a personal audio recorder on your person running all the time. Periodically stop and delete the dead air and restart the recorder. These devices are cheap. Many MP3 players record audio. This might run the batt down in your phone or the phone may not be designed for recording evidence. The officer who lectures or creates law out of the air should experience a job loss due to their liability to the city's legal defense insurance rates. Citys that employ judges behind badges should get the opportunity to spend like winners.

 

[Beau]

I realize this will not be a popular opinion, but I agree with the cop. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Carry all the guns you want, but why do they need to be seen. It just seems that some people do this to get attention. I know I would not want to see guns on every hip and the fair.

Nice assumption. I oc about 90% of the time. The second best attention I can get is no attention. The first best is someone inquiring about firearm carry and what they have to do to be able to carry too.
To the OP. Nicely handled. The only thing you could have done better was to not give in and cover up. Though this could have made for a difficult evening. Hope this is your first and last negative experience.

 

[kingnereli]

I really have nothing to add as everything has been well covered. I will just say that I would be more then happy to drive over to Pendleton (I asked my wife to marry me in falls park) for an open carry event. There seems to be an interest. I hope it happens.

 

[rhino]

I say f-him, sounds like a real d-head. Give Sheriff Ken a call and ask what your next move should be. If you (we) don't stand up for ourselfs it will only get worse, case in point! The job of the police is to uphold the law, not make there own, if he doesn't like the way it is HE needs to talk to his town counsel and try to get weapons banned from HIS town, as for the dick on a hip...

Do you refer to Sheriff Campbell of Boone County when you say "Sheriff Ken" above? If so, he is not a supporter of open carry. I have a lot of respect for him and I like him, but he's not a supporter of open carry.

 

[Shay]

The web address for Pendleton is Town of Pendleton town.pendleton.in.us
There is a link here to send e-mail to the town manager with your complaint. Would be interesting to see his response to this.

I had several conversations with the chief before this guy and he was a pretty good guy. I think the town didn't want him there anymore as he was not "pretty" like this gentleman.

The former Chief of Police of Pendleton died. It makes sense that the town would no longer want him as Chief at some point.

 

[Denny347]

The former Chief of Police of Pendleton died. It makes sense that the town would no longer want him as Chief at some point.

 

[Joe Williams]

The former Chief of Police of Pendleton died. It makes sense that the town would no longer want him as Chief at some point.

Being dead would also certainly affect the "pretty" aspect sooner or later, also

 

[Bill of Rights]

The former Chief of Police of Pendleton died. It makes sense that the town would no longer want him as Chief at some point.

And he's probably still better than this prettyboy rectal headcovering.