Great Interaction with MJ Police today

[Wiljo05]

I was headed thru Mt Juliet today and was stopped by one of their officers. I had hands on the the wheel and window down when he approached. First thing I noticed was he was smiling. He asked how I was doing and if I knew why he pulled me over. I was stopped at a light, so had no idea. He explained that I had a brake light out.

Once he asked for my id, I did as I always do. I let him know I was armed and asked how he'd like to proceed. He smiled more and said no worries, just grab your DL for me. Once he came back to me (I'm assuming after a standard warrant check ect) he said armed, good citizens like you are what this country needs. We then had a brief chat about guns and the like. He even offered to check the blinkers just in case so I could grab any other bulbs I may need after I told him I'd stop at the parts house on the way home.

I also asked him if his job was different after the July 1 law change.
His outlook was simple: he said (as other LEO's here have) that he has to assume everyone is armed. His concern was that he foresees more car break ins with bad guys looking for guns. Kinda makes me reconsider a lock box/safe for my truck gun now.

Nothing other than a good experience all around. Not sure if it was not getting the ticket, or having a very positive interaction, but it made my day. It was clear he liked his job and is here to serve the community.

[ac3boyz]

What July 1 law change?

[Lowpower]

I had a similar but unrelated gun type situation a couple of months ago hearer is Bartlett.

 

I had pulled up behind another guy at a stop sign. He had pulled almost half way out into the 

first lane of a 3 lane road. He waited on a a few cars to go by the pulled out. I was already at the 

stop sign so I didn't have to pull up. I just looked both ways and pulled out. Well, a quarter mile

down the road this cop comes up behind me and pulls me over. 

I asked what the problem was and he said I never stopped at the stop sign. I told him that I had sat at the stop sign for like 20-30 

seconds waiting for the guy that was stuck out in the road to pull out and away.

He then said he actually couldn't see me at the sign but that I had pulled out so close behind the other guy that it appeared

I didn't have time to stop. He went on to say since he hadn't seen it there was nothing he would do. He

suggested I wait a bit longer before pulling out and bid me to go on my way. I didn;t have the heart to tell him if he wants to 

catch people not stopping to park in a place where he could see it happen. However, I think he learned from that.

 

It's refreshing to see a young, honest cop that  actually cares about doing his job the right way. Congrats to him.

 

Lp 

[Oh Shoot]

What July 1 law change?

 

Anyone not prohibited from gun ownership may possess loaded firearms in his private vehicle.

 

- OS

Edited August 19, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[hipower]

Great to see positive comments fro local LEO.

[rugerla1]

Glad to hear it! Love these stories  :up:

[ac3boyz]

Anyone not prohibited from gun ownership may possess loaded firearms in his private vehicle.

 

- OS

 

Thanks.  New knife law was all I could thing of.

[Flyboy]

Another reason to live in MJ, But technically I'm just in Wilson CO.

 

FlyBoy

[kieefer]

Personally I haven't had the pleasure of dealing with them but a friend at work was treated rudely by a MJ officer so this story improved my perception of them.

[RED333]

I have lived in MJ for 25 years, have meet 3 in that time, all were good.

[10-Ring]

Good to hear this I grew up in MJ and when I was coming up a typical interaction with MJPD consisted of "You are being pulled over for being 16" it was common for them to use 2 or 3 cars to pull a kid over and harass them for nothing.  I've been held at gun point by MJPD twice for doing nothing wrong and exactly what they said.  After I got out of college I wanted to be a police officer, MJ was paying well but I refused to have anything to do with a department that treated people that way.  I sincerely hope that they have turned themselves around. 

[Joe357]

Nice to here MJ police are being professional.