This is not a bash LEO thread. PERIOD. Mods, if it becomes that, delete the posts, pass out infractions, and close the thread, whatever. I will not allow this to be a thread where people can bash them; I respect our LEO's and support them.
If anyone, which most of you have, is following the NJ scenario where a guy was arrested for transporting firearms, this is in reference to the call he made to the police to verify policy.
There are several points that could be made about the story, but I want to focus on the fact that he called the state police to get information. That information was later said to be inadmissible in the court by the judge. Now I know the judge has been removed, and there could be a whole lot said, put simply put just because you heard it on the phone from the police, does not mean you are covered!
We see posts all the time where people ask a question, and someone responds with, “call the police department” or “the State Police told me this”
The information may be right or wrong, but it doesn’t matter if the judge throws it out. Sounds like that judge has had some other issues but it could happen just about anywhere. Get it in writing, better yet, get the statute that states you are within the law (or that you are not in violation of the law). Sure a letter may not be admissible, but a letter will hold more weight than an unrecorded phone call you had with someone that answered the phone.
We all need to be extremely careful with the way we precede when the law is involved. Luckily Indiana is pretty gun friendly, but people can be crazy and we cannot assume that they will think logically.
If anyone, which most of you have, is following the NJ scenario where a guy was arrested for transporting firearms, this is in reference to the call he made to the police to verify policy.
There are several points that could be made about the story, but I want to focus on the fact that he called the state police to get information. That information was later said to be inadmissible in the court by the judge. Now I know the judge has been removed, and there could be a whole lot said, put simply put just because you heard it on the phone from the police, does not mean you are covered!
We see posts all the time where people ask a question, and someone responds with, “call the police department” or “the State Police told me this”
The information may be right or wrong, but it doesn’t matter if the judge throws it out. Sounds like that judge has had some other issues but it could happen just about anywhere. Get it in writing, better yet, get the statute that states you are within the law (or that you are not in violation of the law). Sure a letter may not be admissible, but a letter will hold more weight than an unrecorded phone call you had with someone that answered the phone.
We all need to be extremely careful with the way we precede when the law is involved. Luckily Indiana is pretty gun friendly, but people can be crazy and we cannot assume that they will think logically.
Everyone has different experiences and opinions. I've had several encounters with police who acted in an illegal and unsafe manner, and I've had encounters where they acted within the constraints of their authority. I suspect the answer lies somewhere in the middle. Are there many police officers who are a disgrace? Yes. Are there many police officers who do their job correctly? Yes. It's the officers that act incorrectly that reinforce the negative image of the police. 
