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Too often, trying to "do the right thing" and disclosing more information than necessary actually causes more problems than the situation itself warrants.

I absolutely, totally agree with that ! And I am unanimous in my decision.

TexC that's a great idea! Glad you thought of it. Just the holster by itself, and one with you wearing it when you were denied access. I'd wear the same clothes as well.

If you need any help gathering names and email addresses, just let me know via PM. I'll be glad to help.

BrianSW99 wrote:Wow, maybe there's a reason she's on courthouse duty instead of out on the street with that kind of stupidity.

I agree. There's no excuse for a deputy to be that misinformed or that under trained, to deny access to anyone that had should be there.

TexC. I'd like to suggest(while this incident is still fresh in your mind) that you email this incident will all details to:

1. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson, and cc:
2. Executive Chief Deputy of the Operations Bureau(who is ultimately responsible for providing court house security)
3. Bailiff in charge of the Judicial Services Division(who supervises all court house bailiffs). These are the guys that are actually in the courtrooms. They are actually hired by the judge(s), and not the Sheriff, even though they wear similar uniforms as Sheriff's Deputies.

You might want to let Sheriff Anderson know that THEY may be in violation of the State and/or county law, by denying you entrance to the courts while unarmed, in full compliance with State law, and thusly adversly preventing you from fulfilling your obligationsas a citizen of Tarrant County to serving on a jury, a serious responsibility you are charged with.

If that would have been me, I would have handled it exactly the way you did. BUT, I would be on a mission afterward, to let EVERYBODY I could think of in the Sheriff's department, know that this is not acceptable, and everyone who works County Court security detail be trained properly, that an EMPTY holster VIOLATES NO LAW.