Having tattoos, earrings, and a perpetual scowl(thanks USMC!) doesn't say what I am.
As if to say Blacks only commit these crimes or whites only commit this type and this is how you train against this mentality
okay...since no one here seems up for a citizen's arrest, back to my "smile for the camera" comment. I would have even used my smartphone and taken a short video of his face from various angles...
BlackFeather, you and icedog88 mentioned going around with a scowl. That is a very powerful piece of negative body language. Even OJ, long before he was accused of brutal, bloody murder, was known for his smile and his friendly demeanor.
The single most effective way to avoid being "misunderstood", regardless of how you otherwise present yourself, is to lose that scowl. Try your best to think pleasant thoughts and put on a genuine smile when you enter a shop or interact with a stranger.
Why all of a sudden do we have folks trying to rob people that have guns on them in iopen view? That kinda alarms me to think they would do that. Kinda makes me feel like they are on a suicide mission, accomplish the misson or die in the attempt.
Nope white freaky or gangster thug looking guys get the same treatment.Threegun, what if they were white with white bandanas? Less threatened?
How I look now (minus the earrings) was the same way I looked on the front lines in defense of this country. Good enuff there but not here? Judge by action, not just outward appearances.
Edward, maybe you should read the entire posts where CLEARLY I state actions are how you judge a man. Not his skin tone.
IE, normally holsters mean law-abiding CCW type, and lack of holsters often means BG.
Scenario: Im in a less than happy mood that day (insert reason here) I am also a minority who legally carries and also military. I go into a small store and fall to realize my gun is slightly printing. I reach the counter and use my right hand to reach for my wallet to pay. At that moment the cashier and an unknown person point guns at me and force me to give up MY gun and leave the store.
I am going to call the police and insure that you and cashier are punished to the maximum extent of the law for not attempted armed robbery but for ARMED robbery, to the point were future gun ownership is out of the question.
Why all of a sudden do we have folks trying to rob people that have guns on them in iopen view?
I only carry a knife, don't currently own a handgun. If someone were to, not be carrying a firearm but had a knife, what could they have done in this situation?
My bet is the kid didn't even notice that the shop owner was open carrying