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On Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:35:34 -0700, BTR1701 wrote:

> On Apr 27, 2025 at 2:27:05 PM PDT, "Rhino"<no_offline_contact@example.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 2025-04-27 4:26 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> > > On Apr 27, 2025 at 12:48:23 PM PDT, "Rhino"<no_offline_contact@example.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 2025-04-27 1:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> > > > > On Apr 27, 2025 at 9:46:55 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com>  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On 4/27/2025 9:33 AM, NoBody wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Toss her in jail and throw away the key. When judges pick and choose
> > > > > > > the laws they will follow while dictating laws for everyone else, we
> > > > > > > are officially in a Constitutional crisis.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But would you want a system giving judges no discretion whatsoever?
> > > > >
> > > > > With regard to judges choosing which laws they will follow and which they
> > > > > won't?
> > > > >
> > > > > Absolutely, I'd want to take 100% of that 'discretion' away from them.
> > > > > They
> > > > > shouldn't have it in the first place.
> > > > As long as police don't face the requirement to enforce every law in the
> > > > book! With the millions of laws at the local, state/province, and
> > > > national levels, we'd ALL be in jail or broke from fines in very short
> > > > order.
> > > >
> > > > Just imagine everyone who went 1 mph over the speed limit or who
> > > > jay-walked getting a ticket or even jail time if they are a repeat offender!
> > >
> > > Just so long as the cops themselves are held to the same standard.
> > A friend of a friend was travelling in the USA and got stopped by the
> > highway patrol for doing 56 in a 55 mph zone. He got a ticket for it.
> > Ironically, Steve was a police officer at the time although obviously
> > off-duty and out of uniform. I asked him about "professional courtesy",
> > where LEOs give each other breaks for small indiscretions but he didn't
> > answer directly. I got the impression it would never have occurred to
> > him to ask.
>
> I always identified myself and if the cop asked why that would matter, I'd
> say, "Because I have a loaded handgun on my hip and for your safety and mine,
> I wanted to make you aware of it and the reason why I'm authorized to have
> it."
>
> Not much they could say to counter that. Cops use "officer safety" on the
> public at every turn. They can't very well claim officer safety suddenly
> doesn't matter when it's inconvenient for them.

That sounds like you're requesting special treatment.
Telling people you are armed can be seen as a threat.

>
> It's a valid way of putting it out there that you're a cop without directly
> suggesting you want special treatment. If you get off with a warning or a
> "have a nice day", great. If not, oh well.