South Carolina Ping
Posted on 02/23/2005 2:39:15 AM PST by freepatriot32
His jackboots were under his pant legs.
For some reason, thoughts of BATF and Waco pop up.
Oboy, I'm in big trouble. I just spent a few hours teaching a bunch of 8 year old homeschooled Cub Scouts the basics of using pocketknives. After it was over, I gave them a Scout certificate entitling them to carry a pocketknife at Scout events (as long as it's OK with the parents) It sure is a good thing I live far srom South Carolina or I'd be in jail for encouraging the underage knife carrying.
BTW, I know a guy who almost ended up in jail for a similar thing. Some kid was beating up his son in a park. He went to intervene and was grabbed from behind by a female deputy who he didn't know was there. He didn't realize she was a cop until he had her on the ground and was standing on her neck.
Plainclothes, brown shirt.
There's probably a city regulation against "weapons" in the park. There is here.
I guess that also means that all people who have had some form of martial arts training must then leave their arms, legs and head locked up before going into a public place.
Geez!
Also, leave your #2 lead pencils at home!
And your knitting needles.
The rules provide an excuse for law enforcement to crack down on anyone they feel like harassing. I would guess they went after this group because it included teenagers, not specifically because they were homeschoolers.
Is it illegal to carry a knife? When on earth did a pocket knife become an illegal concealed weapon? This jackbooted thug should be fired from his job without delay.
I worked with quite a few "cops" for 4 years. They are VERY interesting folks. They don't view things the way "normal" folks do. Everything is sinister in their eyes. I guess it comes from what they see 24 hours a day.
Why raise funds? Just go find the sleaziest Edwards-esque lawyer you can and go sue the $h!t out of the PD and officer. Just make sure the lawyer works on commission only.
Not all that long ago, we carried those to school with us. (I'm assuming it was a buck knife) It was a thing that all boys did once our parents thought we were responsible enough to use it properly.
I'll pass this on to the Greenwood-Abbeville homeschooling groups my wife, children and I are involved in. This is of interest as both a homeschooler and a native of Simpsonville.
I don't doubt the Simpsonville PD has some cops fully capable of trampling on liberties such as has been described.
Back in 'the day' as it were - my little buddies and I ran all over the Simpsonville park with pocket knives and hatchets at Cub Scout Day Camp (early 80's). I can only imagine the SWAT team would be moblized if that were to happen today.
SC is insane! They have a 2 inch blade rule.
From their regs:
16-23-405
(1) Except for the provisions relating to rifles and shotguns in Section 16-23-460, as used in this chapter, 'weapon' means firearm (rifle, shotgun, pistol, or similar device that propels a projectile through the energy of an explosive), a knife with a blade over two inches long, a blackjack, a metal pipe or pole, or any other type of device or object which may be used to inflict bodily injury or death.
Hard to even buy a good pocket knife that size.
Damned lucky for the unidentified officer there were no homeschooling fathers around - though it would have been hard on the dad once he found out whom he had just neutralized.
Nail clippers, jump rope, potato salad ...
yeah, after re reading, I wonder if it is a straight knife. Those definitely don't usually come in two inch blades. Also, though I can't find the open carrying of a weapon in SC to be illegal (other than a firearm in the opening sections of the code), I have been told that it is not allowed.
It appears that SC is one of those states that allows only permits for firearms, not edged weapons. Beats me. A good belt knife is a good tool.
boot lace, guitar string, belt, cell phone, vehicle, paint can, rolled up newspaper...
sounds like a vague law to me.
NC is open carry, surrounded by neighbors that don't trust the citizenry, apparently.
"When on earth did a pocket knife become an illegal concealed weapon?"
Article say "hunting knife".
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