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May 17, 2011
Shocker: Philly Police Harass, Threaten to Shoot Man Legally Carrying Gun
Topics: Political News and commentariesUnfortunately for the police, the man recorded the entire incident. As pointed out at the link, the man was legally exercising his 2nd amendment right to legally bear arms - and was violently assaulted by Philadelphia Police with no cause. The story illustrates why it's so important that citizens be allowed to videotape cops, which can be citizens' only way to fight back against police abuse of power.
Turns out that in Pennsylvania carrying a gun is not reasonable suspicion of a crime and not justification for a stop and search or a detainment. And open Carry is legal in Philadelphia with a valid license to carry firearms; openly carrying on foot is legal without a license everywhere else in Pennsylvania. Yet the man was arrested, stripped of his possessions, and thrown in the 'paddywagon', while several Philadelphia Police officers made multiple phone calls to try and find out what law they think he broke.
In the end, they discovered that he was in violation of no laws, and was sent on his way, after having been illegally arrested for 45 minutes and his 4th Amendment rights blatantly violated.
See all four parts of the recording here.
John Stossel has more at his blog (also ... see comments at his post)
Posted by Hyscience at May 17, 2011 11:37 AM
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