Hey Everyone,
I have what I believe is an Officer Safety issue but before I go to far I want to hear what other people have to say.
I work in a fast growing city with a great group of guys. The issue is not with the dept. I work in, but with a Deptuy Sheriff in our county. I have heard about this guy, but wasnt until earlier this week that he assisted me on a call and as soon as he walked up, the Officer Safety alarm went off as loud as it could. It wasnt the person that set off my concern but what and where a tool was on his duty belt.
As this D.S. walked up to me for the first time (having never meet him before), I observed a fixed bladed knife approximately 8-10 inches long (including the handle) in a plastic sheath mounted horizontially to the front of his duty belt where the magazine pouch should be. To make things worse, upon further examination after dealing with the call, the knife did not have a way to secure it. So it could be easily pulled out by the officer (or a POS). To make matters worse, his mag pouch was on his left hip at about the 8 O'Clock Position.
So here is my question: Am I wrong with thinking this is a HUGE OFFICER SAFETY ISSUE? Has anyone else seen officers do this???
I have what I believe is an Officer Safety issue but before I go to far I want to hear what other people have to say.
I work in a fast growing city with a great group of guys. The issue is not with the dept. I work in, but with a Deptuy Sheriff in our county. I have heard about this guy, but wasnt until earlier this week that he assisted me on a call and as soon as he walked up, the Officer Safety alarm went off as loud as it could. It wasnt the person that set off my concern but what and where a tool was on his duty belt.
As this D.S. walked up to me for the first time (having never meet him before), I observed a fixed bladed knife approximately 8-10 inches long (including the handle) in a plastic sheath mounted horizontially to the front of his duty belt where the magazine pouch should be. To make things worse, upon further examination after dealing with the call, the knife did not have a way to secure it. So it could be easily pulled out by the officer (or a POS). To make matters worse, his mag pouch was on his left hip at about the 8 O'Clock Position.
So here is my question: Am I wrong with thinking this is a HUGE OFFICER SAFETY ISSUE? Has anyone else seen officers do this???
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