Man wrongly cited for openly carrying gun at Pride Fest
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Colorado Springs police say an outdated “cheat sheet†for police officers on city laws may have led to the mistaken arrest of a 24-year-old man for openly carrying a 40-caliber gun at Pride Fest on July 21.
According to city and state law for almost a decade, people are allowed to openly carry guns in city parks.
“He was right and we were in the wrong, definitely,†said Barbara Miller, police spokeswoman.
That admission doesn’t mean much to James Sorensen, who says he’s looking for a lawyer after he was detained by police for more than an hour that day when police spotted his gun at his side.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021119833 RKP5637 (20,597 posts)
1. They might have thought being a Pride Fest he was there for other reasons. n/t
kentuck (62,779 posts)
2. He told them he was gay.
There was no law against carrying the gun.
Being teh ghey is a get out of jail free card?
TheCowsCameHome (25,362 posts)
3. "Looking for a lawyer"
Yeah, why not?
Well, he did have his feelings hurt.
obxhead (6,432 posts)
6. Because he was illegally detained?
I guess we're just supposed to ignore blatant violations of the law when it's the police doing it.
A movement to change the laws? Sure, I would applaud the effort. It must be against the law before you are detained for it though.
Yet if someone was not detained and checked out, then went on queer killing rampage, you'd call for the heads of the entire police department.
TheCowsCameHome (25,362 posts)
9. Apparently they apologized and admitted they were wrong.
The guy should get over it and go about his business.
No, there must be panties being wadded up , feet stamped, wailing and gnashing of teeth and then a lawsuit. This is a queer after all.
