"Dangling" is unprofessional?

[The Heretic]

Portland hotel worker testifies border patrol agent pointed gun at him in 2020

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent denied pointing his handgun at the hotel worker during a federal trial Wednesday.

www.oregonlive.com

Holding his handgun down at his side – what's called "dangling" -- is unprofessional and "generally forbidden," McKnight testified, adding that such a tactic likely would have provoked ribbing by his trained colleagues.

Read More

 

[Mikej]

What was that code to get past the fing paywall again?

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

What was that code to get past the fing paywall again?

RemovePaywall | Free online paywall remover

Remove Paywall, free online paywall remover. Get access to articles without having to pay or login. Works on Bloomberg and hundreds more.

www.removepaywall.com

 

[Koda]

What was that code to get past the fing paywall again?

No code or app needed, just turn on Reader View after the page opens.

 

[Bobbygun]

What was that code to get past the fing paywall again?

If you're on a laptop, try hitting the F9 key. That worked for me.

 

[Mikej]

If you're on a laptop, try hitting the F9 key. That worked for me.

PC

No code or app needed, just turn on Reader View after the page opens.

Don't know what that is.

Thank for the help though, got it through the link Vinnie put on. Realized I just can't stand reading most of what that rag puts out.

 

[Hotdog 7]

I know William McKnight, he goes by Mac. I haven't talked to him in close to 10 years but when I knew him he was extremely knowledgeable about use of force and law enforcement tactics. Last I heard he was making his living instructing the armed security license classes in OR and WA, and giving expert witness testimony. He's also a very pro-cop guy (he was a reserve officer in Woodland, WA for years) and I don't think that his morals would allow him to side with the plaintiff in this case unless he truly thought the BP agent in question messed up.

The news article paints a picture that the agent has changed his story multiple times. His initial email to his supervisor is different than what was stated in his deposition in 2022. This case is really a he-said-she-said type situation since we don't have camera footage or anything.

 

[Koda]

Its hard to judge from the article, it does sound like the agent screwed up though, regardless if he pointed the gun or just dangled it. I can see someone not local to portland and here to protect federal property during the "summer of love" riots being really on edge for their personal safety though.

 

[The Heretic]

What was that code to get past the fing paywall again?

There is an option in Firefox that shows just the text of a page. That is what I use and most of the time it works. Some large sites have worked around it.

 

[The Heretic]

No code or app needed, just turn on Reader View after the page opens.

That is what I usually try. It worked on the article for this thread

 

[titsonritz]

"Dangling" is conducive to the sneaky draw, call it what you will but coming out on top in a gun fight is anything but unprofessional.

 

[bradsteen]

...