War Veteran Arrested for “Rudely Displaying” Rifle in Texas.

[T-Giv]

That dude has some $$$ coming his way from the lawsuit.

[Chad4000]

That dude has some $$$ coming his way from the lawsuit.

yup... agreed...

[griebel303]

He definitely has money coming his way. Sad to see this happen in Texas of all places. I think the full video sheds more light onto the situation then the brief 30 second videos

[T-Giv]

He definitely has money coming his way. Sad to see this happen in Texas of all places. I think the full video sheds more light onto the situation then the brief 30 second videos

I was also very sad to see this go down in TX. If it were somewhere East coast I'd stomach it much more easily. These cops were in a tough spot because the people calling were likely panicing. Reports were probably that some guy was dressed up and carrying an assault rifle. Jamming up the law abiding good guys is exactly where this country is heading unfortunately and this guy will have an arrest record now even though the charges will not stick. Such bullshit.

[flan7211]

What shit bag cops.

[def90]

Yep.. Texas is the next in line for subjugation.

http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146402

[generalmeow]

Here's another scenario: Everyone tells me if I drive on this certain road at 65mph, which is the speed limit, I'm going to get pulled over and harassed for 20 minutes, because people complain about others driving the speed limit because they have kids nearby. And at that point, of course, the cop has no other option but to pull you over and harass you.

If I was going to drive that stretch, am I asking for it by going 65? If I'm filming it to prove that I'm not breaking the law, proactively, am I being a dick? Do I have the INTENT to fuck with the police? No! I'm going to drive 65, and I probably would be ready to film it. If the cop wants to pull me over, I'm going to be a complete dickhead, and I'm going to post the video online.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I don't know what you don't get about the intention to provoke a confrontation being different from being accosted in an innocuous situation. I open carried yesterday while I was running errands but C Springs is a different city and I don't think anyone even blinked at me. I have a legal right to wear a T-shirt saying "Obama is a Socialist dictator". I will get entirely different reactions wearing it to an NAACP meeting and a Tea Party caucus -- and honestly, I'd say anyone wearing a shirt like that to a NAACP meeting was looking to provoke a confrontation and makes the rest of the non-Obamaniacs look like dicks which is about what Mr. Law Student did for gun owners.

[generalmeow]

I don't know what you don't get about the intention to provoke a confrontation being different from being accosted in an innocuous situation. I open carried yesterday while I was running errands but C Springs is a different city and I don't think anyone even blinked at me. I have a legal right to wear a T-shirt saying "Obama is a Socialist dictator". I will get entirely different reactions wearing it to an NAACP meeting and a Tea Party caucus -- and honestly, I'd say anyone wearing a shirt like that to a NAACP meeting was looking to provoke a confrontation and makes the rest of the non-Obamaniacs look like dicks which is about what Mr. Law Student did for gun owners.

I don't get where you saw anyone was provoking a confrontation, except the police, in both videos. If you're not breaking the law, you're not breaking the law.

[generalmeow]

It's impossible to provoke a confrontation with police, without breaking the law. And since nobody was breaking the law, nobody was provoking confrontation.

You can trick the police into thinking you're violating the law, in which case I'm sure you're violating the law somehow. There was no trickery going on.

The only people who violated the law were the police, therefore the provocation was theirs.