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Campus Police Detain and Draw Weapons on Student Activist for Wearing Empty Holster
Buckeye Firerams Association ^ | 9 April, 2012 | cbaus

Posted on 04/11/2012 9:53:16 AM PDT by marktwain

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To: morphing libertarian

They better shoot to kill or I will get them.If I don’t I have backup that will.


61 posted on 04/11/2012 11:41:07 AM PDT by Renegade
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To: Renegade

LOL. You must have one of those new Apple iPhone ammo apps.


62 posted on 04/11/2012 11:46:25 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

Droid


63 posted on 04/11/2012 11:49:44 AM PDT by Renegade
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Guns don’t kill people, Holsters do.


64 posted on 04/11/2012 11:50:18 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Respond Code Three
None of the officers I worked with who were killed or wounded by gunfire in the line of duty worked for a totalitarian state.

You sound like some of these war heros that show up at FR every now and then and attempt to give more credence to their position by somehow wowing us with fabricated past service.

You have been asked by a longtime FReeper, "How many" were killed or wounded.

Answer the question. How many?

65 posted on 04/11/2012 11:53:36 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: GOYAKLA

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120411/NEWS01/120419922#omaha-officer-shoots-self

Omaha, NE Today... officer shoots self


66 posted on 04/11/2012 11:53:42 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Respond Code Three

These petit gestapo need to be held personally financially liable for their misconduct.

What is a “holster”? An empty pouch. Someone being arrested, detained, and charged for an empty pouch, in this country at least for the near future, should have recourse to unlawful arrest.


67 posted on 04/11/2012 11:54:43 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: from occupied ga

That veil of protection needs to be pierced for law enforcement at all levels. Anyone who is authorized by the state to use deadly force against the citizens of this country bear an extra burden of conduct.

Require them to have personal liability/malpractice insurance.
The insurance companies will stop providing coverage for anyone that misuses their position of power and causes a huge loss.


68 posted on 04/11/2012 11:58:02 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Tenacious 1; marktwain
If this is the case

Not "IF", it "IS" the case.

I had read about their plans to wear empty holsters here on FR. It has been known for at least a week. The MOVEMENT "Students for Concealed Carry on Campus" has been around for FIVE YEARS.

Students don empty holsters to protest USC rules - April 4, 2012

Students have been wearing empty holsters on campus this week — and not because they misplaced their guns.

Rather, they are taking part in the Empty Holster Protest, a nationwide movement that encourages schools to allow students the right to carry concealed weapons on campus.

The protest was brought to USC by fourth-year criminal justice student Joshua Cohen and third-year criminal justice student Cody Armstrong and has gained most of its support through Facebook and word of mouth.

Students Strap On Empty Holsters to Protest Gun Restrictions on Campus - October 24, 2007

"People who would otherwise be able to defend themselves are left defenseless when on campus," said Ethan Bratt, a graduate student wearing an empty holster this week on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.

A group of 12 students chose to wear empty holsters to class this week at the University of Idaho as part of the nationwide protest.

69 posted on 04/11/2012 11:59:55 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Binstence
When officers of the law become soldiers of a totalitarian state they deserve whatever comes their way.

That is exactly right. The police are not your friend.

70 posted on 04/11/2012 12:38:03 PM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: marktwain

drawin a gun on unarmed people who aren’t threatening anyone in a public place for a thoughtcrime... dan. They should sue, they should sue HARD


71 posted on 04/11/2012 12:40:02 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: marktwain

The end of freedom will be met with thunderous applause


72 posted on 04/11/2012 12:48:51 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: marktwain

Had they hauled off someone in a ‘hoodie’ instead of detaining them for wearing a ‘holster’, I imagine the reaction would be outrage by a different crowd...

Or maybe my representative (ok, not mine, but a decent one) will wear a holster to the floor of the house and speak about the injustice.


73 posted on 04/11/2012 1:08:17 PM PDT by LearnsFromMistakes (Yes, I am happy to see you. But that IS a gun in my pocket.)
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To: marktwain

This just in: Zimmerman will be charged with violating the city noise ordinance by discharging a firearm within city limits!


74 posted on 04/11/2012 1:18:37 PM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: NEMDF

If he had shot himself in the foot would the headline have read, “ cop shoots a dog? He needs more NRA school, starting with Eddie Eagle.
:^}
Thanks for the link!


75 posted on 04/11/2012 1:21:08 PM PDT by GOYAKLA (Recall/ Impeachment Day, November 6, 2012. FUBO)
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To: FreedomPoster

42 USC § 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1983

Then, concurrently, make the police felons:

18 USC § 241 - Conspiracy against rights
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/241

18 USC § 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/242


76 posted on 04/11/2012 1:28:31 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: morphing libertarian
You have painted your self into a verbal corner because you do not understand the intricacies of the English language.

'Intricacies'? You are clearly suggesting someone with a cellphone in a holster 'deserves' some type of terrible fate at the hands of police. Despite your login name I am not sure you know what 'libertarian' means either.
77 posted on 04/11/2012 1:51:13 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: MrB

The police could have handled this better. I would not use the term “Gestapo” though. It doesn’t fit.


78 posted on 04/11/2012 2:32:38 PM PDT by Respond Code Three (Support Free Republic lest we eventually get a Republic which is not free.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
"You sound like some of these war heros that show up at FR every now and then and attempt to give more credence to their position by somehow wowing us with fabricated past service."

It is regrettable that I sound like those people. I haven't fabricated anything I have posted.

"Answer the question. How many?"

I will alter my answer slightly then. I have worked with more than one officer who was injured by gunfire in the line of duty. And I have worked with more than one officer who was killed by gunfire in the line of duty.

Simple math will show that I have worked with at least 4 officers who were killed or injured by gunfire in the line of duty.

79 posted on 04/11/2012 2:39:45 PM PDT by Respond Code Three (Support Free Republic lest we eventually get a Republic which is not free.)
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To: thethirddegree
"The police are not your friend."

Regarding the attack on 9/11/2001: "23 officers of the NYPD and 37 Port Authority officers fell in the line of duty."

These officers, who weren't "your friend," died trying to rescue people they didn't know.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_police_officers_died_in_the_World_Trade_Center_on_9-11

Also, there have been police officers who have been recalled to active duty who have been killed in Iraq. But they don't count I guess. They weren't anyone's friends either.

80 posted on 04/11/2012 2:48:38 PM PDT by Respond Code Three (Support Free Republic lest we eventually get a Republic which is not free.)
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