Comments on: Collective Punishment in Seattle Update

By: ParatrooperJJ

ParatrooperJJ — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:51:24 +0000

Seems like this will get thorwn out by a judge. You can’t ban citizens from public property.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:47:15 +0000

Thanks, Sebastian.

Tony, you won’t get the chance not to talk to a flunky. They’ve already got metal detectors in most city buildings, including city hall. The parks are getting cameras from the same company that contracts with London. The public square known as the Seattle Center, including the Pacific Science Center, the Space Needle and the the Monorail that Elvis made famous are all city property and entry/exit to them will be even more tightly controlled than they are now (more metal detectors staffed by police, etc).

Image, being a resident of Seattle and going to renew your Concealed Pistol License and not being able to legally carry concealed while doing so.

Myself, I just don’t go into Seattle. But you can’t let these things fester or they spread. Almost exactly like herpes, except without the fun part.

By: MadRocketScientist

MadRocketScientist — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:56:22 +0000

How will they know if you are carrying concealed? Nickels said it himself, he’ll introduce metal detectors and pat downs and entrances.

If it ever gets that far, that’ll be fun to watch.

By: joated

joated — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:31:23 +0000

Only if the city is run by a Democrat.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:31:18 +0000

The logic of this is amazing.

Staff: “Sir, are you carrying a gun?”

Me: No answer.

What are they going to do, charge me with not talking to a flunky?

By: Noops

Noops — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:29:11 +0000

Oregon is doing the same “trespassing” thing at the University system. It’s a pretty lame end-run on the state preemption. But there are plenty of people that carry on campus anyway.