Posted on 11/09/2011 2:44:36 PM PST by Total Package
A judge threw out the concealed carry charge against a driver at the center of a controversial traffic stop.
After city prosecutors finished their case Wednesday afternoon, Municipal Court Judge Stephen Belden granted the defense motion to dismiss the most serious charge against William Bartlett of Brewster, arguing there was not enough evidence to continue the trial.
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He tried to tell the officer he was carrying concealed but was cut off. He can now sue the officer for abusing his authority under color of law and making an illegal arrest.
In most cases it is only a recommendation that you notify the officer, but it is not required. In his case, he said he was trying to tell the officer but was not given the opportunity.
Sounds like an IA investigation will commence. Once they find out the facts, the officer should be fired.
Whoever runs that cop dept. needs to go too.
Ping!
Remember this case?
An oldie but a goodie.
If a disciplinary hearing is scheduled I think they have concluded the Internal Affairs part of the investigation.
That is the only real way to make sure this sort of thing doesn’t continue. If the police know they are going to be in deep s*** and lose a ton of money, then they will do something about it. Heard it worked real well in Arizona (I THINK, possabley another south western state) when the police arrested a guy for open carrying. State law says that locals can’t make more restrictive laws so now they are minding their manners.
Didn’t the ragin’ cop threaten to kill the guy? Sounds like some jail time might be good, too.
CCW ping for a POS LEO.
As of last year, there is no requirement for a permit to carry in your car in my state, nor is there a requirement to tell an officer you’re exercising that right. This did not lead to full felony stops for a broken tail light, and to date, no other differences that I can discern. Police are trained and aware that any stop can go south, and at the trooper/patrol/deputy/officer level of the blue hierarchy the fact that the populace can carry is welcomed.
The last time I was stopped was in 1979 for not wearing a helmet on a military base, so I don’t have a lot of experience in the matter, but the very last thing I would do, if pulled over, is spout: “I’ve got a gun.” If a cop asked me to exit my vehicle, I would likely point out that my hands are on the steering wheel, I have a current carry permit (which you already know since you ran my tag) and I have a sidearm on my right hip under the seat belt release, and ask him how he would like to handle the situation in a calm and orderly manner. (An armed society is a polite society. I’m a polite person.)
In the case in this article, the cop is either a control freak, or sucking up to the administration which is, unlike the average street cop, anti-carry. Or both. Top and bottom needs some shaking up in this case. Somebody needs some damned training, and those actually responsible for this abortion are not out pulling cars over. Had the civilian been a bad guy, this cop would have more than likely been in a world of brown and stinky, yet they went after the civilian, and the judge and jury sorted the turds left in the wake. This town needs an enema.
I remember this video being posted.
Also remember the days when the cops knew you were armed because the rifles and shotguns were hanging right behind you.
“In most cases it is only a recommendation that you notify the officer, but it is not required.”
In Ohio it’s a requirement if the contact with the officer is an “official contact”. That means that if you and an officer are casually discussing Sunday’s game in line at McD’s, there’s no need to notify. If the officer starts to interview you about the robbery at McD’s, you need to notify.
In Texas one has to state that they have a CHL and whether or not they have a firearm with them if asked for ID in an official capacity.
Cop should be fired, jailed, fined and sued into poverty.
Yeah what you said !
Lifetime CONUS wide revocation of his certs and commission as well so he don’t terrorize podunk poohvilles with his BS anger issues later ........
No room for bad cops. We had one, he’s gone now .......;o)
Stay safe Ya’ll !!!!!
Still that way here with rifles and shotguns. Can’t be loaded (chambered) though. Hunting laws, and common sense forbid that, unless you like holes in the side of your cab. Pistols and revolvers can be chambered. Same in Nevada, though once you reach California, I hear you can be taken down in a felony stop for having a copy of American Rifleman plainly visible on your seat.
Exactly. Unless they pull his post cert with a felony, he’ll just move and continue. Otherwise, he’ll surface as a Barney Fife security watchman in the paper after he shoots a delivery man.
I thought this was true in most cases. In Wisconsin, it is not required, only recommended. Most responsible CCW permit holders will notify the officer upon a stop. I certainly would. It makes for a much more polite interaction with an officer. I guess not in this case.
Or the Constitution.
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