I could be wrong, but I think part of the problem is that people think they have the right to confront officers with a gun, that a conversation will ensue after which they can back down and all will be peachy.
Officers are not there to debate. They are there to carry out their mission. They are called or assigned to go to a home. Their purpose is to offer assistance, stabilize the situation, or effect an arrest.
DO NOT appear before them with a weapon. Keep your hands extended and make it perfectly clear you have nothing in them. Tell them you intend to comply with their wishes. Don’t make quick moves. Do exactly what they ask you to do.
That’s what I have to do. It’s what we all need to do.
If I disagree with what officers are doing, I know that I will have the right to obtain representation and take them and the municipality to task later on.
You endure it. That’s just the way it is. You’re not going to win on site, so allow them to do their job. Then take them to court and end their career if you think they deserve it.
Lets say for arguments sake the officers are there to do you harm. Is anyone here under the impression they are going to prevent the officers from doing harm with a weapon?
These officers are not going to be stopped, so get it out of your head you can confront them and deter them.
Some FReepers seem to think confronting officers is the right thing to do. Yikes. That’s the best way I know of to get yourself and family members killed, even if the officers have no intent to harm anyone when they arrive on scene.
“I could be wrong, but I think part of the problem is that people think they have the right to confront officers with a gun, that a conversation will ensue after which they can back down and all will be peachy.”
One a fool “confronts” a cop. With or without a weapon. Other than disagreeing with a traffic officer during a stop, the best policy is to say little or nothing and offer no resistance. Give them absolutely no reason to use any kind of force on you. OTOH, all this no-nock warrant stuff with guys dressed up like soldiers needs to go immediately. And stuff like we’ve seen recently in Waco needs to be litigated and the cops need to go to jail. We don’t allow our military to control inside our national borders with few exceptions, so it is an abuse of their powers for cops to play at being soldiers. Citizens can’t continue to be viewed as a “foreign army.”