I remember as a child when we would go to a restaurant and I would see cops with their gun. I would tell my mother “look there are cops with gun in here” My dear mother (RIP) said “Honey I rather see them here because I feel safe in here. If anything happens I know they will shoot back and kill the evil person” After I never mentioned a cop in a public place, now I see what my mother meant. I too feel safe to know there is a gun holder in the premise. Though I wish cops could sit near a corner and not near the entrance incase some wacko comes in and sees them.
The story gets a little less outrageous if you read the story at the link but why get all the facts before you post, when it is more fun to vent.
I have a problem getting my mind around the concept of plain
clothes cops out in public with weapons visible to fellow
Dennys patrons. What would be the point? Must be they removed
sport coats which revealed shoulder holsters. Anyway, seems like
the Dennys mgr tried to correct the problem.
Pancake Summit!
I cooked for a daycare center while in college. There was a girl whose father was and undercover police officer in a nearby city. Most of the time he came in street clothes to pick up his kid. Sometime he did carry a gun. One day he showed up in his undercover street thug outfit while carrying a gun and even with the badge scared a couple parents. He did look very scary I had to take a second look to recognize him. I wanted to ask but never had the chance if they had spray on stink or did they had to come up with their own. We had plans made with him that if any showed up to get his child we didn’t know someone was going over the back fence with her.
Denny’s has never had a finger on the “pulse of nation”, whether Black or White or Whatever”.
Police Chief William Clay.
I like this guy’s attitude.
An interview with the chief. Interesting read.
http://www.stlmag.com/St-Louis-Magazine/February-2008/A-Conversation-with-Col-William-Clay-III/
I wouldn’t eat there either, too dangerous