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dksuddeth · 02-04-2009, 09:32 AM

You're in your driveway, under the hood of your car. 3 police officers and 2 state troopers approach you and ask you if you have any weapons. You do happen to be carrying a pistol in a holster on your hip. You point to it, making sure that they see you are not reaching for it. They slam you up against your car, forcibly remove the pistol, then handcuff you. They explain to you that several houses down someone has shot themselves in the head in their vehicle and they are just securing the area. 15 minutes later, the 2 troopers and a single officer come back, uncuff you, and ask you to stay here as they have some questions to ask later. You ask about having your weapon returned to you and why they felt it necessary to violate your rights on your own private property. He doesn't answer, so you pull out the small video recorder to record his actions and non answers, they demand you turn it over. Knowing it is not illegal to videotape in public, you refuse, then they threaten you with a taser. Arrest you, charge you with felony obstruction and resisting arrest.

what would you do?

02-04-2009, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	what would you do? You're in your driveway, under the hood of your car. 3 police officers and 2 state troopers approach you and ask you if you have any weapons. You do happen to be carrying a pistol in a holster on your hip. You point to it, making sure that they see you are not reaching for it. They slam you up against your car, forcibly remove the pistol, then handcuff you. They explain to you that several houses down someone has shot themselves in the head in their vehicle and they are just securing the area. 15 minutes later, the 2 troopers and a single officer come back, uncuff you, and ask you to stay here as they have some questions to ask later. You ask about having your weapon returned to you and why they felt it necessary to violate your rights on your own private property. He doesn't answer, so you pull out the small video recorder to record his actions and non answers, they demand you turn it over. Knowing it is not illegal to videotape in public, you refuse, then they threaten you with a taser. Arrest you, charge you with felony obstruction and resisting arrest. what would you do? __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."