Supporting the claim that the balance of power has shifted from the people to the government, is the story of a motorcyclist being pulled by a Maryland State Trooper for speeding at gunpoint, and then later charged for illegally taping the police officer. The motorcyclist, a Maryland Army National Guard soldier, is now facing a felony charge of five years in prison for illegally taping the officer.
When reviewing the video, (here's the Youtube video - go to the last few seconds) it would be interesting to learn what readers over on MikeB302000 would have to say about a plain clothed individual pulling a gun on someone and declaring that they were a cop. As the motorcyclist said in an interview with a local news station reporting on the story, he was more afraid that the plain clothes cop could have been trying to car jack his motorcycle.
Both of these stories are disturbing and are warning signs down the road of America’s ever escalating decline.
I'm not sure if this incident represents a shift in the balance of power between individuals and the government or whether it represents "America's ever escalatinig decline." I'll trust Il Principe on that. What do you think?
What I know is, pro-gun folks think the best way to prevent this shift is to arm more citizens. That I don't agree with. In fact this video might be a good argument why that's a bad idea.
Imagine if the motorcycle rider had been one of those guys who're always armed, always on the ready, let's say he was Weer'd Beard or Mike W., for example. What do you think would have happened?
Let me take a stab at it: the plainclothes cop would be dead and all you guys would be defending the shooter. Am I right?
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Let me take a stab at it: the plainclothes cop would be dead and all you guys would be defending the shooter.
ReplyDeleteNope. Given that the shooter is either Weerd or Mikey W.--they would have wounded themselves and accidentally shot someone who lived off the road.
"the plainclothes cop would be dead and all you guys would be defending the shooter. Am I right?"
ReplyDeleteYou would be right.
Everyone who says they are a cop isn't a cop, plain clothes or not. Recently, a cop had his truck stolen, along with two of his uniforms and his gun. The thief essentially has a license to carjack people.
With that said, the officer in this video is extremely lucky. If someone were running towards my car with a gun, I wouldn't shoot them. I'd just run them over.
I'd rather tell my insurance agent I totaled a couple of cars than tell my lawyer one of my shots missed and hit a kid in the next lane.
I never gave you permission to link my blog.
ReplyDeleteAnd dimbo on the bike is killed by the uniformed MSP behind him if he pulled a gun.
ReplyDeleteWhat is left out is that you can see two MSP vehicles in this video: the one that the plainclothes MSP officer jumps out of and another one which has pulled up behind the motorcycle at the end of the vid (note yellow plates http://www.ricksplates.com/maryland/mdemergency.htm#msp).
Dimbo on the bike is probably doing wheelies at 127 MPH on I-95, one of the busiest motorways in the USA (the only thing which is stupider is doing the same thing without a helmet on I-95 in Chester PA between 322 and I-476).
My educated guess is that the plain clothes cop saw this dude acting like a dickhead and called for backup. Plainclothes officers aren't allowed to make traffic arrests (which is another explanation for the MSP car in the background).
But, he deserves a Darwin Award for stupidity (a) doing wheelies on I-95 at 127 MPH and (b) not being aware that I-95 in Maryland is crawling with cops.
Laci, that was my thought too- that the patrol car behind him was a give away that this was a LEO (the rider turned his head to see it as well). Still, that is an horrible misuse of a officer’s sidearm.
ReplyDeleteLaci: “But, he deserves a Darwin Award for stupidity…”
You have to die to get a Darwin award.
At 3:35, not only do you see the plates, but you will notice that a marked MSP car has pulled up behind the motorcycle and a Uniformed MSP trooper has exited the vehicle.
ReplyDeleteSo, sod the number plates.
If you chose to shoot, then you are dead, or at least looking at being in prison for the rest of your life.
AztecRed, you have just proven that you really shouldn't be carrying a concealed weapon: you are a danger to yourself and others.
TS, anyone who pops a wheelie on a motorcycle on I-95 at 127MPH should be dead.
ReplyDeletePlainclothes cops who run around with guns drawn get shot.
ReplyDeleteThey're probably more likely to get shot by other cops. It's still a bad idea.
Jadegold, Thanks for the best laugh of the day.
ReplyDeleteWeer'd, Since when does it require permission to link to another's site?
Instead of objecting to that link, why don't you tell us what you would do in a situation like that?
Mike, you don't answer questions, I won't answer yours.
ReplyDeletePlease remove the link.
Weer'd, As you wish. But, c'mon, give us a little inside glimpse into the pro-gun mind. What would you do?
ReplyDeleteIt's a quite serious question, which we've discussed before. You guys who carry all the time, "just in case" are bound to run into something dicey sooner or later. If you hesitate, you defeat the purpose of carrying. If you don't hesitate, you run the risk of shooting someone unnecessarily. My theory is this accounts for many of the DGUs we read about. They're really unnecessary shootings dressed up as defensive and necessary.
Please tell us how you deal with this.
While I am more familiar with acronyms related to national security like NSA, OSCE, CINCPAC, ISAF, what does DGUs stand for?
ReplyDeleteInteresting how none of the comments answered if they thought America was in decline.
Prince, DGU stands for defensive gun use. It's what some of our commenters believe happens 2.5 million times a year.
ReplyDelete"But, c'mon, give us a little inside glimpse into the pro-gun mind. What would you do?"
ReplyDeleteOK, I will. Under one condition. You first give us a view into the world of the gun criminal. Tell us about your illegal guns, where you got them, what you used them for, and what you did with them when you left the country, and I'll share my thoughts on your question.
I'll even let you ask a few more, just to make it a fair trade.
Thanks for taking down the link.
No deal. I shall remain a mystery.
ReplyDeleteBut I'll give you a little hint. All of the speculation you and Bob and Mike W. and Linoge have come up with in my regard, is so totally off, that it's funny.
I've given you many hints in the past too by suggesting that there exists a big gray area where the law abiding and the criminals overlap. Of course you guys like that other black-and-white imagery.
I've also challenged you and the others about the fact that many of you have broken laws in the past, that in fact many of you have "owned guns illegally," and that that may not have made you "criminals." But that one is always met with denial or obsufcation.
So, Weer'd, as I've told you before, I won't tell you anything more about myself than I already have.
Fine, no deal then.
ReplyDeleteAztecRed, you have just proven that you really shouldn't be carrying a concealed weapon: you are a danger to yourself and others.
ReplyDeleteSpoken by someone who, given their NUMEROUS threats of violence against others, is clearly a dangerous, unstable individual.
You are the dangerous, violent one Laci.
"AztecRed, you have just proven that you really shouldn't be carrying a concealed weapon: you are a danger to yourself and others."
ReplyDeleteI'm a danger to those who are a danger to me, as I should be.
"You are the dangerous, violent one Laci."
No. Laci is all bark, no bite. The criminals that Laci puts on the street are the truly dangerous ones.