911 Caller Faces Charges For Giving Cops Bad Info Before Fatal Police Shooting

[Derec]

2. I've read the Ohio law. Have you? The law does not prohibit *waving it* around

Would you be willing to try it out?

 

[RavenSky]

2. I've read the Ohio law. Have you? The law does not prohibit *waving it* around

Would you be willing to try it out?

I'd be fine. I'm white.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Open carry doesn't just let you wave a gun around. That's usually something along the lines of brandishing a firearm. I live in an open carry state--but waving your gun around is likely 6 months in the pokey.

As I said to Derec...
1. He wasn't waving it around
2. I've read the Ohio law. Have you? The law does not prohibit *waving it* around

The law usually refers to it as "brandishing".

 

[RavenSky]

As I said to Derec...
1. He wasn't waving it around
2. I've read the Ohio law. Have you? The law does not prohibit *waving it* around

The law usually refers to it as "brandishing".

As I said, I've read the law in Ohio. You clearly have not.

 

[Arctish]

As I said to Derec...
1. He wasn't waving it around
2. I've read the Ohio law. Have you? The law does not prohibit *waving it* around

The law usually refers to it as "brandishing".

What does Ohio law say about brandishing? Does the law make a distinction between carrying an unholstered weapon and brandishing it, or does it treat both the same way?

 

[Derec]

He won't be charged after all.

Prosecutor: No charges for 911 caller in Beavercreek Wal-Mart shooting

 

[Loren Pechtel]

He won't be charged after all.

Prosecutor: No charges for 911 caller in Beavercreek Wal-Mart shooting

I guess he's not a ham sandwich, then.

Ritchie was the only person to call 911 before shots were fired at the store. He reported a man walking around waving an apparent rifle and "pointing it at people." The next day, the Riverside man told authorities the man actually didn't point the firearm but swung it around and flashed the muzzle at children.

How is that not lying?

 

[Jaecp]

I guess he's not a ham sandwich, then.

Ritchie was the only person to call 911 before shots were fired at the store. He reported a man walking around waving an apparent rifle and "pointing it at people." The next day, the Riverside man told authorities the man actually didn't point the firearm but swung it around and flashed the muzzle at children.

How is that not lying?

Well, first you squint really hard and then...