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srothstein wrote:So this is a good discussion for the group. I will post this part of this in a new thread.

I'm ready...Where???

srothstein wrote:I assumed he meant he was preparing for things to go bad until he could see who it was. Not an unreasonable response, but I would assume if I saw someone carrying in a holster, that he was good to go. It may sound funny, but I have never seen a BG use a holster. They all seem to go for waistband or pocket carry.

It is not unusual to see our officers open carry in plain clothes or somewhat concealed with a tie and jacket on.

I understood that from the get go...The reason I posted a very simple , was to inquire as to what anyone thinks they can do by prepatory action or movement believing that you're going to have an advantage somehow in a situation as described???

I didn't post the original situation, and the obvious issues about dress and other factors of LEO carry have been answered...

I am asking the originator what they thought they would do if they didn't see any Law Enforcement credentials as they walked by them???

Its an open ended question that I believe it is fair to ask, and not meant to be argumentative to the point of disrespect of their point of view...Its a challenge I would fully expect to have asked of me if I posted this situation...

Tim's ok in my book, for what thats worth...

I am just not a big cheerleader of "prepatory" movement in a state that stresses the concealment portion of our ability to carry in public...And concealment also means (to me, maybe others) to not do anything however subtle you think you are, somebody (you might not want to) is going to notice your movement...Then what do they think they are going to do, and so on, and so on...Then you have this big ole, tense situation where everyone is "thinking" too much...

It doesn't help the digestion as far as I can tell...

I know where Tim is coming from, and I do not believe he did a single thing wrong...My opinion was that this little aspect of the situation was un-necessary, and possibly dangerous to him to get in a habit of doing...

Again this is just my opinion...

Tim the Teacher wrote:I very gently took my right hand and placed it near the bottom of my untucked shirt until I could figure out who they were.