[Hardastarboard]

Here's what concerns me about this. One expects trained law enforcement officers to be TRAINED in the actual law, not making it up as they go. I understand that Sheriff's Deputies are somewhat underpaid as regards other major police forces (or at least they used to be), but that's really no excuse at all.

By testifying on warrant applications that Plaintiff Woodard had committed offenses when Defendant Brown knew or should have known that Plaintiff Woodard had not committed such offenses and that the warrant applications did not support a finding of probable cause of such offenses, Defendant Brown deprived Plaintiff Woodard of his Fourteenth Amendment right to Due Process.

[DHC-2]

This is just a case of STUPID cops ... and there are some. But even though people have the “right” to carry open in Georgia ... why do they do it? (I get flamed every time I say this). All it does is stir up controversy, and those dumb “frightened citizens” that see a gun and panic always do (and always will). Why not just carry concealed and not kick every dog you walk by? I still say open carry, although perfectly legal in Georgia, is a person “showing off” ... using a gun as “bling” ... look at me I have a gun. Its as “stupid” as the cops. In this case the cops were DEAD WRONG ... but why carry open and bring up these situations. A lot of people are just afraid of guns and they will always react the wrong way ... legislation or being on the right side of the law won't stop that. So why not just AVOID the controversy? I have a FL permit and often carry in Georgia ... but the last thing I want is to let people know I have a gun ... it is the “surprise” of concealed carry that makes it work. I don't need the bling. For those who will invariably say, showing the gun prevents a bad guy from coming at you ... that's a joke. A bad guy meaning harm and knowing what he's doing will take out the threat first every time. If we keep up the stupid “gun bling” thing, we're going to cause the sheeple to react against us. I'd rather keep my gun than make a point I could lose in this day and age.

[Balding_Eagle]

Here's what concerns me about this. One expects trained law enforcement officers to be TRAINED in the actual law

My read is that they DID know that it was legal to carry openly, which is why they arrested him for carrying concealed.