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G.A. Heath wrote: Nothing anyone has works as a good guy card. I don't care if its a CHL, Red and Blue lights, LEO ID/Badge, or anything else. Too many people pass background checks then go do something illegal afterwards.

This is the best post of the week IMO.

A BG checks associates and criminal history. Often times it is just an issue of someone that hasn't been caught, which is what I suspect in the case of that theft arrest.

In my hiring class at my agency there was a guy in the hiring process DQ'ed because he was morally OK with shoplifting. He thought everyone did it. He did it all the time.

Umm...really?

Leroy wrote:That makes absolutely no sense to me. I would think an officer would take comfort in the fact the he was dealing with someone (CHL holder)whose background has been scrutinized and cleared as being a law abiding, upstanding citizen. WE do have to remember though that he puts his pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else, and just because he has a badge does not mean he is the sharpest knife in drawer.

Ummm...not all the CHL holders I have encountered are "law abiding, upstanding citizens." In the past 6 months i have personally dealt with three, and one went to jail for class A theft. I booked a unrelated CHL holder for a partner for DWI. I understand that I have a small sample size and that my numbers aren't indicative of the general population of CHLs, however, a CHL is not really an automatic good guy card in my opinion any more.

Not really sure how that officer's intelligence plays into this so....

While I wouldn't have a CHL holder disarm - I can see wanting to focus on your vehicle and the report. Since often times these days wearing blue and a badge is almost like crosshairs we have plenty to keep track off. Knowing that you are one less person with a weapon to be a potential threat probably allowed him to focus more taking your report and keeping track of his surroundings.

Like I said...I wouldn't do it, but that may be some insight into why he did what he did.