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From: BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Wisconsin Judge Arrested for Obstruction for Helping Illegal Alien Escape ICE
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:50:38 -0000 (UTC)
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On Apr 28, 2025 at 9:32:11 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:

> On 2025-04-27 5:35 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>  On Apr 27, 2025 at 2:27:05 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
>>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>  A friend of a friend was traveling 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."
>>  
> Good on you for giving them that heads-up. Mind you, you've also given 
> me a flashback to a video I saw a few years back where a black guy got 
> stopped and he warned the officer at the window that he had a gun in the 
> glovebox (or maybe under the seat). The officer immediately panicked, 
> screamed "Gun gun gun!" and shot the black guy dead (as I remember it). 

I always made sure to show the badge and crews *before* mentioning the gun.

> I believe the black man was Philando Castile. This video spooked the 
> crap out of me - and still does. Castile was NOT threatening the 
> officer, had a carry permit, and was warning the cop just to avoid any 
> misunderstanding and he STILL wound up dead.
> 
>>  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.
>>  
>>  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.
>>  
> Did you ever get a break in those incidents? Just curious.

Every time except one. And even with that one, I didn't get a ticket. Just a
screaming lecture from an airport cop that was so frustrated that his career
plans had stalled and he was never going to get into the FBI, that he had a
hate-on for federal agents and spent his days trying to fuck with them.