I’ve read some pretty stupid things on gun forums. AR15.com, for instance, in their “General Discussion” forum, has all manner of silliness. I recall one thread (a cursory search failed to turn it up) where one gentleman said he would “take action” if a cop casually pointed his service arm at our Arfcom writer without legal justification. Try that sometime and see how that goes. And closer to home, we have our own “ken” who likes to tell us all that we’re one traffic stop from death from a crazed, lunatic cop just itching to put another notch in his belt.
Let me offer a statement of the obvious to those who could benefit from it: If you want to have a pleasant contact with a peace officer, do two things: 1) Be cool. 2) Don’t be an asshole.
If you want to have a bad contact, act like Special Snowflake Reynolds.
Ludlow, KY – Newly released body camera video shows a Northern Kentucky officer-involved shooting that left one dead last December.
The footage shows the encounter between Ludlow Police Officer Sam Hodge and Charles Reynolds on Dec. 23.
Kentucky State Police Sgt. Danny Caudill reported that Officer Hodge, a 20-year veteran, pulled over Reynolds’ maroon, 1994 GMC van, in the parking lot of Family Dollar and Riverside Marketplaces on Elm Street. It’s not clear why the traffic stop was conducted.
…Trooper Hodge: “Don’t put your hands where I can’t see them. Move. Get your hand away from your waist.”
Snowflake Reynolds: “Get your hand away from yours.”
Trooper Hodge: “I’m legally allowed to do this.”
Snowflake Reynolds: “So am I.”
Well, you don’t have to wonder how well that went for our special snowflake. You can watch it on video. Hint: Watch out for the blood splatter.
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