Except he did start to say it, and extended his permit, and the cop talked over him and asked him what he was doing there. At that point he can either answer the immediate question, or persist in trying to explain... which likely would have not played out well either.
The interesting thing, in part, is how quickly the cop (either deliberately or unconsciously) twists the situation in order to make the guy look bad. All of a sudden 'present his permit, attempt to explain he has a permit & is armed, and acknowledge immediately that he's carrying' becomes 'the cop saw a bulge, and then the guy claimed to have a permit'.
Beyond that, it's some INCREDIBLY sloppy police work by the two cops. You do NOT physically enter a suspect vehicle while there is a suspect behind the wheel who is unsecured, because that, just as much as anything else gets cops killed.
Add in releasing a prostitution suspect, and threatening physical harm if he sees her again that night? And you have a sterling example of the worst kind of cop, one who believes that and kind of behavior that either scares the cop or looks bad is a felony crime. Non-violent people, who present their permits to you should not be threatened with death by cop.
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Date: 2011-07-25 02:43 am (UTC)The interesting thing, in part, is how quickly the cop (either deliberately or unconsciously) twists the situation in order to make the guy look bad. All of a sudden 'present his permit, attempt to explain he has a permit & is armed, and acknowledge immediately that he's carrying' becomes 'the cop saw a bulge, and then the guy claimed to have a permit'.
Beyond that, it's some INCREDIBLY sloppy police work by the two cops. You do NOT physically enter a suspect vehicle while there is a suspect behind the wheel who is unsecured, because that, just as much as anything else gets cops killed.
Add in releasing a prostitution suspect, and threatening physical harm if he sees her again that night? And you have a sterling example of the worst kind of cop, one who believes that and kind of behavior that either scares the cop or looks bad is a felony crime. Non-violent people, who present their permits to you should not be threatened with death by cop.