Posted on 11/24/2013 6:36:35 AM PST by marktwain
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. —
A local businessman is outraged after being thrown in jail for loitering and carrying a gun on his own property.
Eric Lee, who owns a furniture story on Covington Highway in Lithonia, says thieves have targeted him several times.
“They recommended us have a gun. The police officer said the crime rate is one of the worst,” Lee told Channel 2’s Rachel Stockman.
So he bought a gun and also got a concealed carry permit.
One night, Lee went outside to check on some people making noise on his property.
“They (the police) just pulled in and said, ‘What is going on? What is going on? Hands up, Anybody have any weapon?’ I said I have a gun. They just grabbed me, took my gun and threw me in the car,” Lee said.
Lee said he told the officer he had the permit on him. He was cited for loitering and his truck was towed from his private property.
In a police report, an officer wrote: “While taking Mr. Lee into custody, I could smell a strong smell of an alcoholic beverage.’
Lee said the odor was from the homeless people on his property who were taken into custody next to him. He said they were so drunk they were throwing up.
A judge dismissed the case at his initial appearance and apologized. For more than a year, Lee has been trying to get his gun back, get an apology from police and get reimbursed for the cost of getting his car towed.
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Obviously, the cops lied.
Why would they do that ?
Comrade what are these “ rights” of which you speak?
“Lee has been trying to get his gun back, get an apology from police and get reimbursed for the cost of getting his car towed.”
The police probably don’t know who has it.
Alcohol is odorless.
re: “Alcohol is odorless.”
Alcohol may be but booze is not.
DeKalb county just sucks. It was such a nice place to live back in the eighties but when you let the place get over run with apartment complexes your screwed. All the rif raf moves in full of parasites.
That night, thankfully, the police went home safely to their families.
Nothing else matters.
Man’s released with an order from a Judge, with an apology to boot, and the cops still won’t return his weapon? Someone needs to have his badge sued off.
I remember visiting Atlanta as a young guy back in the early 70s and thinking how nice it was. Phoenix the same way.
Now they’re morphing into sunbelt Chicagos.
It’s time to take a good look at the police. They forgot that they are servants to us the people. Being cautious and plain dumb is no excuse for violating out rights.
He didn’t say he smelled alcohol...he smelled an alcoholic beverage...there is a difference...
Lied and stole his gun which was probably used in a crime and is now being hidden. I wouldn't want him to retire off the taxpayers but retiring off the corrupt cops would be appropriate. It's not like the cops should need their life savings and retirement fund since they should be behind bars for eternity.
Ping.
With a remark like that you just know the badge bunnies and holster sniffers have been offended.
Think I’ll come back to this thread later with a bag of popcorn, just in case there is some entertainment.
GA Ping.
Another “well, THIS looks stupid” item. Now to read the article.
Lithonia is very black. I would not go there without an aemed escort. Besides in GA you can have a gun at your business without a CCL.
If you can't smell drinking alcohol, then you have subpar olefactory senses.
The hood rats have ruined everywhere they infest.
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