In 1965 I occassionally carried a WWII era military rifle slung on my shoulder as I walked across town to a friend’s home. As I walked along the sidewalk next to a U.S. Highway, the state police officer drove by. I waved hello to him, and he waved back hello to me. Some law enforcement officers and departments exercised commonsense and respect for citizens back then. Others did not, like the time when about ten Lousiana state police officers had nothing better to do than hang around the gs station as the waited for an oportunity to arrest out of state youngsters on phony charges. The gas station attendant deliberately pumped the gas tank full and continued to pump gas to make the fuel overflow, run down the hill, and overcharge for the fuel. The Lousiana state police officers watched in great amusement to see our reaction. Anticipating an arrest at the first sign of a complaint, we told the attendant that was enough fuel, paid the bill, and left without making a complaint, which highly amused the police officers watching the whole affair.
It appears very clear there is a major problem with the Temple, Texas police department lacking respect for the 2nd Amendment and any citizen who would dare to complain or protest any of their illegal acts. The video makes it very clear that regardless of the aresstees motives and actions, these Temple police officers arrested the man to demonstrate their extralegal ability to punish behavior they did not like.
My father lived in a small 3rd class Pennsylvania city. Back in the 1930's, he would often go home after high school and get his double-barreled shotgun.
He would carry the gun (broke open) through the city up to a crow blind just outside the city. No one thought anything of it. No neighbors ever complained, no police ever stopped him.
How the times have changed.