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bdickens wrote:iratollah, I really think you need to sue for their violation of your civil rights.

Someone appears to have filed a false police report and possibly violated the law using and abusing the police to harass me. I received no warning to leave the property before the police showed up which I believe is a prerequisite for the trespass complaint. Restaurant owner denies that he or any of his staff made the call, which would mean that it was someone with no authority to request my removal by the police. I'm going to try to meet with the area captain next week.

Still, it's a badge of honor that McKinney's fans were so afraid of me asking questions of the speaker that they called the police to remove me. That's almost worth paying them to achieve that type of notoriety.

Concealed beat open carry in this situation, can you imagine the cowards' reaction had they know I had a P239 and an LCP BUG?

Andrew, I'd love to post the full story about 3 policemen making me leave the restaurant. I was attending a talk by former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. I'm hesitant to post it because of political overtones and I don't want to violate forum policy.

Let's just say that McKinney's sponsors recognized me and they were afraid that I may ask some questions that would enable McKinney to out herself for her true character. The moderator's opening remarks were, "We welcome all comers in a non-sectarian atmosphere of equality, dignity, freedom and inclusive of all." Except I wasn't included in the 'all'. Rather than ask me directly to leave the room, they filed a false police report that I was disturbing the peace (I never said a word and was just sitting at a table sipping on a glass of water.) I have no issue with the police who were courteous, professional and were just doing what they thought was their job. You should have seen their faces when I reminded them that McKinney assaulted a U.S. Capitol policeman who was assigned to protect her.

The walking stick is an unappreciated front line of personal protection. It can provide clear indication to a potential adversary that their bad intent may encounter a layer of hindrance. It's also something you take virtually anywhere with you, including on airplanes when traveling to unfamiliar areas or locales.

With Mr. Cotton's permission, I'll post the full story, but I also don't want to hijack this thread.

Concealed is indeed concealed.

The three policemen who threw me out of a restaurant last Friday night never noticed that I was carrying a P239 as well as a BUG. And since they never asked, I really didn't have any reason to tell them. I was also carrying a Cold Steel city stick, but since that's just a cane they didn't comment on that either, even though it became obvious I wasn't using it as a walking aid.