Almost scary experience yesterday...

[Medic1210]

But I was a little nervous about his "stolen" remark due to the previous event.

Must have missed this part. Where did he make a comment about something 'stolen'?

 

[jasonp]

The question is, what would they have done if he said "no"? One time I was pulled over for no reason, other than the fact that I was lost and "looked suspicious". The cops asked if they could search my car. I said "no". They told me it was for their own safety. I still said "no". Know what they did? They searched it anyways. Told me they couldn't find my license number in their computer, so they were gonna impound my car and they had to "inventory" everything in it. Good thing they didn't inventory and impound the sebenza.

Yep, you convinced me. Since you had this one really terrifying experience, all cops are jerks. Also, because they wanted to look at a knife (and called it by NAME) they were probably looking to steal it; not that they were knife nuts (cause even non knife people know Sebbies by its clip). Your brush is broad sir...

 

[awh]

I'm not trying to convince you. I'm just saying that, in my experience, most cops have an aggressive attitude with the general population of law abiding citizens. They tend to act "intimidating" and I personally am wary of having any interaction with them because of it.

 

[MT Damascus]

yes indeed

I'm not trying to convince you. I'm just saying that, in my experience, most cops have an aggressive attitude with the general population of law abiding citizens. They tend to act "intimidating" and I personally am wary of having any interaction with them because of it.

 

[aznpos531]

This would be a pretty normal story, but this is the same officer that once (about 2 years ago) confiscated my Bark River Pro Scalpel from me since it was a "weapon". I don't think he remembered me tho.

I'm also surprised that he knew it was a Sebenza just from the little bit sticking out of your pocket. Maybe after confiscating your knife 2 years ago, that got him hooked on knives and now the Seb's his grail

 

[cziv]

I'm not trying to convince you. I'm just saying that, in my experience, most cops have an aggressive attitude with the general population of law abiding citizens. They tend to act "intimidating" and I personally am wary of having any interaction with them because of it.

I find that to be a paranoid toward LEOs. I know a lot of cops and got to know them through martial arts training, through my friend's wife (who's a cop) and just by talking to policmen that I see once in awhile and striking up a conversation if they're not busy.

I don't see them or feel about them like through your eyes or mindset. If you treat LEOs with courtesy and some respect (for their position) that will take you a long way in getting to know them better.

I'm not saying they're all great guys but the ones I know are. I respect them, I'm comfortable being around them and talking guns and knives with them. They know a lot more about blades than this thread is giving them credit for IMO.

Just get to know one & treat them like one of the guys and they'll treat you the same way back. :thumbup:

 

[dtmbinb]

Flicking open a seb will not hurt it one bit. Just flick with the thumb and not the wrist. These threads make me chuckle a bit.

 

[kadinh]

Must have missed this part. Where did he make a comment about something 'stolen'?

I must have forgotten that part.

After he took it from me, his buddy said "doesnt that look like stolen property to you?" he said to his buddy, "if it isn't, it's about to be!"

Flicking open a seb will not hurt it one bit. Just flick with the thumb and not the wrist. These threads make me chuckle a bit.

That's not the point of my story.

 

[jasonp]

I'm not trying to convince you. I'm just saying that, in my experience, most cops have an aggressive attitude with the general population of law abiding citizens. They tend to act "intimidating" and I personally am wary of having any interaction with them because of it.

This could be an endless back and forth but I'll let you in on a little secret. That "aggressive attitude" or "intimidating" act is known as "officer presence" . There was a study done back in the 80's of incarcerated individuals that had killed or attempted to kill police officers and one glaring point became very evident. A very high number of officers where killed or targeted as victims because their attackers perceived them as weak, out of shape, passive, etc. This fact is drilled into police officers heads when going through academies. To Joe Blow passive citizen who knows no better, it can be received as being an ### Hole. It's a very fine line a cop has to walk. To far one way, they get loads of complaints, walk too far the other and the populace perceives you as a pushover or "barney fife" .
There are two sides to every story sir. I know officers that are WAY to nice and I know officers that are too aggressive. One is asking to get shot, the other is asking to get fired. The cops that survive their full careers to retirement, lie somewhere in the middle.