Local Police Culture of “Disarmament” Costing Bellingham Taxpayers

August 15, 2013August 15, 2013 CopBlock 485 Views Bellingham, Bellingham Police Department, Bellingham WA, monetary restitution, police misconduct, Second Amendment, Washington

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An unnamed employee of the Bellingham, WA Police Department approached a gun owner legally displaying a holstered sidearm, and forced him out of a public park at gunpoint. As a result of these actions, local taxpayers’ are required to provide monetary restitution to the victim, while the officer in question remains anonymous and employed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aWg1ZpppV0

Further evidence of the inability of the Bellingham Police Department to comprehend or respect the 2nd Amendment, is provided in this related video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbJjrxDWCOA

If this type of attitude continues without immediate retraining, the resulting cost of settlements related to such unlawful conduct will undoubtedly increase, as will the chance Bellingham Police Officers may ultimately kill a resident due to their own ignorance of the law, and a baseless fear of legally-armed, open-carrying citizens.

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