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In reply to the discussion: Anybody else find it odd that Roof was arrested without incident? [View all]Damansarajaya
(625 posts)8. He was arrested for driving without a license plate . . .
then the policeman saw his weapon.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oklahoma-city-bombing-20150419-story.html#page=1
As McVeigh reached into his rear pocket for his driver's license, his windbreaker tightened, and Hanger noticed the bulge of a shoulder holster under his left arm. McVeigh was wearing a loaded Glock pistol and had a 6-inch knife on his belt.
"My gun is loaded," Hanger recalled McVeigh telling him as Hanger grabbed the bulge under the jacket.
"So is mine," the trooper responded, putting his own gun to McVeigh's head before arresting him for unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon. If he hadn't spotted the bulge, he would have let McVeigh go with a ticket.
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Anybody else find it odd that Roof was arrested without incident? [View all]
Damansarajaya
Jun 2015
OP
I suppose a clapping smiley and lack of a coherent response is as good a place as any...
linuxman
Jun 2015
#19
McVeigh is a dumb example. He was initially arrested for having a gun under the seat.
CBGLuthier
Jun 2015
#4
Betcha FOX "News" would say it's because those guys followed the cop's orders.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2015
#13
Rachel Maddow had a great story about the North Carolina florist who saw Roof's car
Gothmog
Jun 2015
#26
Given his racist attitude, I wonder if any of the arresting officers were non-white?
Shamash
Jun 2015
#30
I think confusing "upset" with "curious" is a sub-literate mistake people sometimes make.
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#38
I bet you think you're smart with the way you try to insult people without getting hides.
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2015
#47
Of course not. Just pointing out how different races are treated differently. nt
Damansarajaya
Jun 2015
#45
Many mass killers kill themselves or opt for 'suicide by cop'. This one didn't.
randome
Jun 2015
#32