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<blockquote data-quote="Topgun 30-06" data-source="post: 460887" data-attributes="member: 28854"><p>MikeBob---Calm down Brother! First of all I said I was in law enforcement. I did not say I was a cop, but I was pretty close to it with more duties and power than State Police personnel. Actually I was an Investigator with the State of Michigan in Consumer Protection after having served in the Army for 3 years in the Veterinary Corp back in the late 60s, but you made the cop asssumption just like you made a lot of assumptions in the rest of your post. I fully agree that if you are physically capable of stopping a crime(s) like you mentioned that you should try to help someone. Granted, you may be risking your life in some circumstances, but I would want to help someone out of a jam just like I would want them to help me. I also have no problem with a person packing a sidearm if they are legal to do so. If a lot more people were armed and knew when and how to use a weapon properly there would be a lot less crimes when the criminal doesn't know who is going to waste him!!! However, the scenario mentioned where the truck was filled full of holes was not necesary and that is what I meant by taking the law into your own hands. It was just as illegal doing what you described as what the poacher was doing! From what you described there would have been plenty of time to call authorities if the guy had left the vehicle there and was out in the field somewhere or you could have started by getting the license plate number of his vehicle. Then you could have let the authorities take over and all of you could have served as witnesses in a courtroom setting and nailed his butt to the wall!!! You took a real chance doing what was also illegal and that whole deal could have backfired on you in more ways than one by doing what you did. That is what I was alluding to in my post and not just standing by while someone is getting robbed, beaten, raped, etc. Those scenarios are not "taking the law into your own hands". I hope that clears things up. Peace Bro and have a good day!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topgun 30-06, post: 460887, member: 28854"] MikeBob---Calm down Brother! First of all I said I was in law enforcement. I did not say I was a cop, but I was pretty close to it with more duties and power than State Police personnel. Actually I was an Investigator with the State of Michigan in Consumer Protection after having served in the Army for 3 years in the Veterinary Corp back in the late 60s, but you made the cop asssumption just like you made a lot of assumptions in the rest of your post. I fully agree that if you are physically capable of stopping a crime(s) like you mentioned that you should try to help someone. Granted, you may be risking your life in some circumstances, but I would want to help someone out of a jam just like I would want them to help me. I also have no problem with a person packing a sidearm if they are legal to do so. If a lot more people were armed and knew when and how to use a weapon properly there would be a lot less crimes when the criminal doesn't know who is going to waste him!!! However, the scenario mentioned where the truck was filled full of holes was not necesary and that is what I meant by taking the law into your own hands. It was just as illegal doing what you described as what the poacher was doing! From what you described there would have been plenty of time to call authorities if the guy had left the vehicle there and was out in the field somewhere or you could have started by getting the license plate number of his vehicle. Then you could have let the authorities take over and all of you could have served as witnesses in a courtroom setting and nailed his butt to the wall!!! You took a real chance doing what was also illegal and that whole deal could have backfired on you in more ways than one by doing what you did. That is what I was alluding to in my post and not just standing by while someone is getting robbed, beaten, raped, etc. Those scenarios are not "taking the law into your own hands". I hope that clears things up. Peace Bro and have a good day!!! [/QUOTE]
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