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Ok, legal types...the gun thing from B2. Question (and I would love for this to stay on topic)...

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Feb 27 '13, 07:42

Kid's in a right to carry state. Ok...so walking down the street, a cop has no right to stop him without suspecting him of a crime. Ok, got it. Makes sense.

When people are calling the cops and an officer is dispatched to check it out...does he THEN have the right to stop the kid?

It seems like this is a grey area where the police have a responsibility to "concerned" citizens...but the kid also has rights. So, where does the law fall on this one?

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- That makes sense. Thanks. -- nm - Jim Feb 27, 07:46
IMO, this is like calling the cops because there is a black guy wandering around the hood. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 27, 07:43 11
- being black is not a conscious action. carrying a gun is. -- nm - znufrii Feb 27, 07:45 5
  - I don't know...what if they tried NOT to be black? Have they even tried??? -- nm - Jim Feb 27, 07:47 1
    - reminds me of the school scene in The Other Guys -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 07:47
  - and they are both completely legal. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 27, 07:46 2
    - no one's challenging that. - znufrii Feb 27, 07:48 1
      - and thebottom line, is that they had no right to stop and hassle the kid. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 27, 07:49
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  - why? kid is wandering around minding his own business, and gets the cops called on him. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 27, 07:45 3
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      - Trevon Martin would disagree. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 27, 07:46 1
        
        C'mon dude...he was wearing a hoody and everything! -- nm - Jim Feb 27, 07:54

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