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No sir you did not. But I am amazed at your ability to read a blurb of a story and conclude that three individuals in it are shitheads and the one denying their 2A rights is A ok.
It's good that Hopkinton hired a police chief who's also a medical doctor who can interpret mental health diagnoses. Very special combo of skills.
OK, I'll be the oddball.
Not only do I think the cops should get their licenses back, but that no one should need a license for a God-Given, Constitutionally approved Right. NO ONE.
People that do something criminal with a gun like rob, rape, or kill, may be shot in the act. Period. Law of the jungle, baby.
This line right here is total bullshit:
“You are no longer deemed suitable as a result of post-traumatic stress related to injuries incurred while on duty,” the chief wrote
And leaves the door open for pulling the licenses of Combat Veterans, and anyone else deemed "Not Suitable" which can be very capricious.
~Matt
OK, I'll be the oddball.
Not only do I think the cops should get their licenses back, but that no one should need a license for a God-Given, Constitutionally approved Right. NO ONE.
People that do something criminal with a gun like rob, rape, or kill, may be shot in the act. Period. Law of the jungle, baby.
This line right here is total bullshit:
“You are no longer deemed suitable as a result of post-traumatic stress related to injuries incurred while on duty,” the chief wrote
And leaves the door open for pulling the licenses of Combat Veterans, and anyone else deemed "Not Suitable" which can be very capricious.
~Matt
OK, I'll be the oddball.
Not only do I think the cops should get their licenses back, but that no one should need a license for a God-Given, Constitutionally approved Right. NO ONE.
People that do something criminal with a gun like rob, rape, or kill, may be shot in the act. Period. Law of the jungle, baby.
This line right here is total bullshit:
“You are no longer deemed suitable as a result of post-traumatic stress related to injuries incurred while on duty,” the chief wrote
And leaves the door open for pulling the licenses of Combat Veterans, and anyone else deemed "Not Suitable" which can be very capricious.
~Matt
That could hit a little too close to homeOn that date, a Mass. State troopers (from Hopkinton) son used his service weapon to kill himself. Maybe they were the ones to respond to that, and knew the kid.
Good thing he doesn’t need to run down any criminals as chief
Where did you come up with that figure? I was able to Google the 2016 town report where he grossed 133k. So did he get that big of a raise or is your figure made up?He doesn’t need to run when he makes close to 500k a year. He’s laughing at us the peasants.
Huh? Source please.He doesn’t need to run when he makes close to 500k a year. He’s laughing at us the peasants.
They would have to find you in possession in MA sans license. If a chief yanked my FID for some BS "suitability" reason and I am not federally prohibited, there is no reason why I would not be able to store my guns in another state, like NH or Maine.Good luck with that. I expect that you would find yourself in front of a judge.
They would have to find you in possession in MA sans license. If a chief yanked my FID for some BS "suitability" reason and I am not federally prohibited, there is no reason why I would not be able to store my guns in another state, like NH or Maine.
I do not think any of mine are on any list. They were all purchased out of state. Hell, if it came to that, I would just move out of state and be done with it.The police go to the judge with a list of the guns they think you own and the judge will tell you to turn them in or be held in contempt.
You aren't the oddball here. We either believe in natural rights, and those are applied equally across the board whether you like the group of people or not... Or you have to accept the fact that you're a hypocrite on some level.
Huh? Source please.
Exactly.
There are two problems here. First is licensing a right. Second is not laying off a person who can't perform the job.
Maybe they all do have PTSD, I can be sympathetic to that. The issue is you volunteered for a job whose description is explicitly you will be required to deal with the worst human situations as the primary responder.
There are way too many snowflake cops that either become too timid to handle high stress situations or become hyper reactive to low stress situations escalating them unnecessarily. Either way they shouldn't apply for jobs that guarantee seeing a dead body at some point and then claim they are disabled because they had to do their jobs.
It's like an anti volunteering to be a rifleman and then complaining they have PTSD because they had to shoot a gun.
You were off by about $367,000.00 you should change your user name to artifiction.I was being sarcastic, not far off on how much they make though.
You are way off on even the top paid guys in the state. If you’re going to be a cop hater at least get a fact or two correct.I was being sarcastic, not far off on how much they make though.
Worse! Charged with MGL C. 269 S. 10 (don't recall sub-section) that is a felony for not turning them over immediately.The police go to the judge with a list of the guns they think you own and the judge will tell you to turn them in or be held in contempt.
I might believe this if it was against ONE officer, but against all 3? Very suspicious that all of a sudden the same info would show up against 3 persons to justify such action!Gaming the system or not they would need a med report supporting their ptsd. It hasn't been all that long and the CoP may have just gotten a report that calls their judgement or reactions into question. The last thing the CoP wants is something to happen with such a report existing. So he covers his own a@@ by revoking their LTCs.
Unintended consequences, sure. Melitious, probably not. Being treated like a non CoP, definitely.
EAP was being rolled out everywhere when I was on the PD. I remember a number of officers saying to never use it or the chief will know all about your problems and probably take vindictive action.I agree... I think the issues are:
1. LTC's are bullshit
2. There are people that toss the PTSD card that are frauds. These 3 may or may not be the case.
3. If they are frauds... the remedy is not going after the LTC... you find another way to get rid of them or make life suck.
4. We should ALL be very concerned with going after natural rights because someone is dealing with stress. This kind of hits close to home for me. I have dealt with issues, and didn't say a word PRECISELY because of something like this. I also watched a fat fraud milk the system, and I have even less respect for him than I did, which is hard to comprehend.
Worse! Charged with MGL C. 269 S. 10 (don't recall sub-section) that is a felony for not turning them over immediately.
Wow! Never realized how whipped you Yankees have become. If any judge in Alabama tried that, he or she would be waiting face-down in a local river or bayou for alligator bait! Us rebels don't screw around!Worse! Charged with MGL C. 269 S. 10 (don't recall sub-section) that is a felony for not turning them over immediately.
I might believe this if it was against ONE officer, but against all 3? Very suspicious that all of a sudden the same info would show up against 3 persons to justify such action!
EAP was being rolled out everywhere when I was on the PD. I remember a number of officers saying to never use it or the chief will know all about your problems and probably take vindictive action.