Good Cop Bad Cop - Open Carry Confrontation in Michigan

[acnewman55]

Interesting watch.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1f4_1373487378

I recommend you stop watching after the second cop tells the citizen he's free to go.  Nothing much to the video after that event occurs.

[Knocker of rocks]

Why is it so long?  I should have left at half-time

[Woodchuck]

Ya know unfortunately I don't think people like that are doing us any favors. If you go out looking to attract attention don't be upset when you do. There is no other purpose in taking a long gun strapped across your back, barrel down other than looking to get a reaction.
Yes the cop was outside the lines and all that but you have to expect to get a negative response to that. 

[ghosthunter]

Well I open carry sometimes. But the part I did not like was the open carrier starts in on the LEO before he even gets close.

Geez if you are with in your rights just relax a little.
Let the LEO walk up. And state his reason for contact.

Than tell him you are out for a walk and carry on.

 

[JLS]

I'd say Cop #1 owes Cop #2 a beer.  #2 obviously realized this situation was going nowhere good and had the stones to tell his buddy otherwise.  Good thing his buddy had the common sense to listen.

[DOUBLELUNG]

Ya know unfortunately I don't think people like that are doing us any favors. If you go out looking to attract attention don't be upset when you do. There is no other purpose in taking a long gun strapped across your back, barrel down other than looking to get a reaction.
Yes the cop was outside the lines and all that but you have to expect to get a negative response to that. 

I agree.  Just because you CAN go for a 2am jog on South Tacoma Way wearing nothing but hundred dollar bills over your privates, doesn't make it a good idea.

[Knocker of rocks]

I'd say Cop #1 owes Cop #2 a beer.  #2 obviously realized this situation was going nowhere good and had the stones to tell his buddy otherwise.  Good thing his buddy had the common sense to listen.

Cop two was about a dozen years older too

[BOWHUNTER45]

I think the guy with the gun was a freakin idiot ...why not just comply and be done with it ...The cops has his concerns ...and I think if I saw someone walking down the street with a gun slung over his shoulder I would be nervous too !! All the cop was doing was checking him out ...no harm done ... just my 

[CedarPants]

Ya know unfortunately I don't think people like that are doing us any favors.

Completely agree

[dmv9]

I stopped watching after a couple of minutes. The guy videotaping was asking for trouble. 

[Mudman]

A lot of these videos around anymore.  Pain in butt for cops.  Good to see people exercising rights.  I think its just people looking for fame or just irritating police.  It is concerning how the younger cops seem to not know the law or how to respond to these situations.  I pity the cops just trying to do their jobs.

[mossback91]

Ya know unfortunately I don't think people like that are doing us any favors.

Completely agree

 

[Knocker of rocks]

I think its just people looking for fame or just irritating police

Yes

While it is legal, it is certainly alarming to the general public to walk around town with a rifle, and I don't think any real good comes from it

[christopheri]

This guy is a total dirt bag... Althou I believe in exercising our rights I dont believe in brushing off and being rude to a cop that is just trying to do his job. There are ways of letting a cop know that you are not going to show them your ID without being a D about it. I think more people should open carry but I fail to see why one would open carry a long gun.

[JLS]

It is concerning how the younger cops seem to not know the law or how to respond to these situations. 

I actually think the first cop was in line, but he allowed this moron to fluster him with his babbling and stubborness.  He actually caught himself at first, when he initially told the moron he wasn't being detained, and then told him he was.

It seems cops get too hung up on ID at first, instead of just asking the guy what he was doing and where he was going.  It's human nature and we all do it, kind of like telling your kids 10 times to quiet down.