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packina45 wrote:

speedsix wrote:..that's the way it oughta be...a uniform without a gun is nothing but a target...unarmed security is not only dangerous, it's stupid...

Gotta agree, especially since Texas law basically allows nothing for noncommissioned officers. Might get away with carrying a baton, but even that is doubtful. OC requires certification, and a commission.

Pity. I've defused many situations merely by pulling the OC from my belt and extending my arm in a "ready to spray" pose. Funny how fast people will back down in the face of sure and certain pain to come. Ask anyone who has experienced both OC and a Taser which they'd rather be hit with again LOL!

My vote is neither. But if I had to choose, not sure whether I prefer tasting my fillings and jerking and convulsing uncontrollably on the concrete, or the extreme burring of the eyes and skin and a major drainage of my sinuses.

Did your officer get the LEO's name or information? I would suggest a friendly call to the Fort Worth PD and speak with their Public Information Officer, advise him of the encounter. I would let him know what that the statue states and that the CSO was on the job, just en-route to another location. Ask him to provide an official department stance on this and that way you will at least know if their interpretation is the same as the officer's or not.

Doing this in a manner that is friendly and polite will many times get you a good contact person and allow you to have a nice relationship with the PIO and a resource if you ever need to deal with them again on any future issues.