Mordecai
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I really thought that the Colorado Springs Police were above this sort of thing, but I was wrong.
Here's what Internal Affairs is now investigating (in their own words.):
"On September 21, 2015 at approximately 12:15 PM the complainant and his wife were at the Police Operations Center conducting a "First and Second Amendment Audit." The complainant wanted to show his wife that the CSPD officers would respect his constitutional rights. The complainant was openly carrying a pistol and taking pictures of the POC. A plainclothes detective began surveilling the complainant. When a uniformed officer arrived both officers pointed their weapons at the complainant and demanded he get on the ground. The complainant was handcuffed and placed into a patrol car. The complainant's wife was observed videotaping the incident and was contacted as well. When she told officers that she had a pistol in her purse [sic. actually it was a fanny pack] an unidentified officer grabbed his pistol despite her not presenting a threat. The complainant alleges that he was illegally detained as he had not committed a crime by carrying a pistol and photographing buildings from where he had a lawful right to be."
That description sounds kind of sterile, but in reality it was terrifying to have two men pointing guns directly at my head whilst shouting at the top of their lungs. My wife is traumatized. She really thought that she was going to lose her husband that day. I feel kind of bad for telling her that nothing would happen, but that at worst someone might come out and ask me what I was up to.
BTW, I have been on this forum for years. Been away for a while, came back to find that my username had vanished, so I had to sign up all over again.
Here's what Internal Affairs is now investigating (in their own words.):
"On September 21, 2015 at approximately 12:15 PM the complainant and his wife were at the Police Operations Center conducting a "First and Second Amendment Audit." The complainant wanted to show his wife that the CSPD officers would respect his constitutional rights. The complainant was openly carrying a pistol and taking pictures of the POC. A plainclothes detective began surveilling the complainant. When a uniformed officer arrived both officers pointed their weapons at the complainant and demanded he get on the ground. The complainant was handcuffed and placed into a patrol car. The complainant's wife was observed videotaping the incident and was contacted as well. When she told officers that she had a pistol in her purse [sic. actually it was a fanny pack] an unidentified officer grabbed his pistol despite her not presenting a threat. The complainant alleges that he was illegally detained as he had not committed a crime by carrying a pistol and photographing buildings from where he had a lawful right to be."
That description sounds kind of sterile, but in reality it was terrifying to have two men pointing guns directly at my head whilst shouting at the top of their lungs. My wife is traumatized. She really thought that she was going to lose her husband that day. I feel kind of bad for telling her that nothing would happen, but that at worst someone might come out and ask me what I was up to.
BTW, I have been on this forum for years. Been away for a while, came back to find that my username had vanished, so I had to sign up all over again.
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