good grief no. there is no law against a cop unholstering his weapon. None. Zero. Nada.
he may even point his weapon at someone, even if he does not know for certain if that person is armed or not.
these things are judged legally from the viewpoint of the officer, at the time of the incident. not by some college kid with a video camera — not by two dudes on freerepublic.com... even if you use a bunch of capital letters.
some may be offended by the officer unholstering his weapon, but that is not being threatened or assualted... and there is no right to not be offended.
Thin thinking there. If a gun comes out, I'm feeling threatened. My heart rate goes up. Adrenaline kicks in. Fight or flight is fully operational.
Legally it may be okay, but that doesn't mean it is harmless.
is there a law against a Private Citizen un-holstering his weapon?? the answer is YES, then The Police should be held to at least the Same Standard. I would prefer they were held to a Higher Standard. 40 years ago when I was kid having snow ball fights, this never would of happened, and if it did the Cop would of been FIRED on the SPOT. Why people choose to defend the Looters and the Keepers of our Police State is beyond me. If I had it my way, it be would automatic termination and complete loss of Pension just for Lying. This would warrant criminal prosecution. The only thing that has changed, is now there thousands of laws turning free and innocent people into Criminals. We have not progressed in my 50 years, we have digressed into what is becoming a Police State. If you really wish to Defend actions like this, all I can say is, May God have mercy on your soul!
So says a third "dude" while commenting on the original post on freerepublic.com ....
Brilliant.