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Originally Posted by epbrown
Personally? I wouldn't have constantly riffed on legal references, as that made the guy sound like a crackpot. Once the officer conceded that open carry wasn't illegal, I'd have waited until he or a supervising officer released me. Other than the legal patter, I think he and the officer handled things pretty well.
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I'm with you on the continual dialogue about case law.
I probably would have prefaced everything by saying something like "I know you officers are only doing your job and I respect that but I am a person who has researched very thoroughly my legal rights as provided by our constitution as preparation for this type of encounter and would appreciate it if we could both remain civil and calm while we discuss my legal rights vs. the job you have to do."
At any rate - both parties kept it civil and that's something to appreciate.