School resource officer leaves gun behind in staff restroom

[The Keymaster]

School resource officer leaves gun behind in staff restroom

I will be monitoring this closely to see what "disciplinary action" is taken.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

School resource officer leaves gun behind in staff restroom

I will be monitoring this closely to see what "disciplinary action" is taken.

Key phrase is "staff restroom", and will save us from the outrage, I think.

 

[The Keymaster]

The words "locked handgun" interested me.

 

[AndersonIN]

The words "locked handgun" interested me.

"locked handgun" as being "locked" in the restroom I would figure!

 

[Dead Duck]

I don't care if you're "spanking the monkey" in there.

If you have to unholster in the restroom, then you're doing it wrong.

 

[The Keymaster]

"locked handgun" as being "locked" in the restroom I would figure!

That would not the way I would interpret that statement. After analyzing the statement again I wonder if it should have read "Glock handgun".

 

[AndersonIN]

I don't care if you're "spanking the monkey" in there.

If you have to unholster in the restroom, then you're doing it wrong.

Didn't think they still allowed "spanking" in schools!

 

[dmarsh8]

+1 duck
Glad it was that bathroom, but man, a school is not the place....wait, nowhere is the place to do that!

 

[9mmfan]

My question: If a LEO needs to 'use the facilities' (sitting down that is) why doesn't the whole duty belt come off. If I remember right, just unsnap 4 belt keepers and unbuckle. Do the reverse when finished.

 

[Crbn79]

My question: If a LEO needs to 'use the facilities' (sitting down that is) why doesn't the whole duty belt come off. If I remember right, just unsnap 4 belt keepers and unbuckle. Do the reverse when finished.

That's the way I always did it. Then hang the duty belt on the back of the door on the jacket hook.

 

[Denny347]

I don't care if you're "spanking the monkey" in there.

If you have to unholster in the restroom, then you're doing it wrong.

Not quite true. 2 issues. My duty belt weights about 30lbs or so fully loaded. So, when I donning and doffing my belt, I do so without my handgun in the holster as the added weight makes it extremely difficult to "whip" my nylon belt around my back so I can snap the buckle. Nylon is so much more flexible than leather, which is why it makes for a more comfortable duty belt but with all the weight on it and without the keepers holding it to my trouser belt, its like a wet noodle. Also, my belt keepers on either side of my holster are almost impossible to snap together with the pistol in place. If I have to take a deuce I will use a dept toilet where I can lay my belt out, all my keepers, my radio, and my pistol...they all have to come off.

 

[KLB]

It must be a really slow news day for this to be news.

 

[Destro]

it also said it was in the holster, maybe it was in a paddle holster?

 

[j706]

Not quite true. 2 issues. My duty belt weights about 30lbs or so fully loaded. So, when I donning and doffing my belt, I do so without my handgun in the holster as the added weight makes it extremely difficult to "whip" my nylon belt around my back so I can snap the buckle. Nylon is so much more flexible than leather, which is why it makes for a more comfortable duty belt but with all the weight on it and without the keepers holding it to my trouser belt, its like a wet noodle. Also, my belt keepers on either side of my holster are almost impossible to snap together with the pistol in place. If I have to take a deuce I will use a dept toilet where I can lay my belt out, all my keepers, my radio, and my pistol...they all have to come off.

Same here and I attempt to avoid having to mess with all of that at work if at all possible.

 

[j706]

My question: If a LEO needs to 'use the facilities' (sitting down that is) why doesn't the whole duty belt come off. If I remember right, just unsnap 4 belt keepers and unbuckle. Do the reverse when finished.

Probably was not wearing a uniform. Our SRO switches between uniform and street cloths.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I don't care if you're "spanking the monkey" in there.

If you have to unholster in the restroom, then you're doing it wrong.

According to the article he didn't unholster. It was still in the holster when found.

 

[Dead Duck]

"removed the gun while using the restroom and forgot to place it back in its holster"

Then it goes on to say -

"He said the gun was in a retention holster, which requires knowledge of how to remove it."

The writeup is a little hinky, to say the least.


I didn't realize that some guys have been taking their duty belts off just to hit the head. Huge hassle.
How about installing a "Farmer John Rear Access Panel".

 

[STEEL CORE]

Aint always that simple depending on your gear, how bad you gotta go, and where you gotta go to go..................

 

[hoosierdoc]

Clearly all resource officers should be required to get colostomies so this sort of thing never happens again. How about proximity alarms in the holster? OOh.... $$$$ idea right there...

 

[Denny347]

I feel bad for the women officers who have to go through all of this a few times a shift.