Armed and Impolite
You've probably heard the maxim that 'an armed society is a polite society.' The reason for the truth of that statement is both profound and easy for the average person to contemplate.
Apparently, it's not so easy for some people to contemplate a negative correlation to the above maxim: 'if you're armed and impolite, you're going to have trouble.'
Without going into a lot of detail about the task that cops have these days, it shouldn't be too difficult to understand why cops are overtly cautious in today's world. When a cop asks you a question, it's not wise, nor polite, to give them a petulant answer. The following video illustrates the reason why.
The video, which went viral when it was placed on the internet last November, is labeled "Illegal Arrest;" a jury in Texas didn't agree with that label.
Be armed, obey the law, and be polite!
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