So new we have a "mexican stand-off".txinvestigator wrote:So the officer tells the on duty guys that they simply won't let him in because of his gun, and the police tell the owner that he cannot prohibit the off duty for that reason. ;)Odin wrote:I
If the off duty officer had refused to leave based on the door person's refusal to admit, I guess the management could ask them to leave and then call the police and file a CT complaint. The management could simply tell the responding officers that they asked the off duty officer to leave the premises and the off duty officer was refusing to leave.
A private business owner is not required to tell the police, and the police are not required to ask a private business owner, why a patron is being asked to leave the premises of a private business, only that the management wants the patron gone and the patron refuses. By nature of refusing to leave a private business when requested a person is creating a disturbance if their refusal to leave requires the police to be called.
I been around, busy mostly.
Creating a distrubance? so what, Texas has no disturbance laws. we have disorderly conduct, but is has very specific languange. Its a nice stretch, but it don't reach.
The bottom line is the cop would be smart to leave, but he does not have to if the reason for his refused entry is his possession of a gun.
Cop won't leave.
Owners won't let him in.
Cops called to scene apparently have no basis for acting.
Everybody gets to stand around looking at everybody else.