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gigag04 wrote:

chabouk wrote:

gigag04 wrote:

chabouk wrote: ...I support Peace Officers, but not those LEOs (I can't bring myself to call them "peace officers") who take such an us-versus-them approach to their work, who treat the public as the enemy, who treat every encounter as an opportunity to fish for something bigger.

Are you not taking the same us-versus-them approach?

No. I don't initiate the interaction, and I don't assume every LEO is a threat.

I hope you realize I was talking about a specific mindset, not all cops. I tried to state that clearly.

Understood. I will inform you that every LEO perceives you as a possible threat - don't take it personal. Most of us can still be professional and even polite - but I WILL be going home at the end of my shift with same number of holes that I came on with.

I highly recommend anyone that doesn't understand what being a city cop is like sign up for a ride. It's eye opening really.

srothstein wrote: Charles,

This might be an appropriate thing for TSRA to look into. A good speaker program with TSRA representatives talking with officers about CHL's and guns in general might go a long way towards the long term solution to problems like this.