The [police] chief … worked a shift on April 6 and observed a man, who had been in a fight, walking down the street with an AR-15. [The chief] pulled him aside.
“I was like, ‘why are you walking back with a rifle in your hands? You know, the police could have shot you. Someone else could have shot you.’ And he just said, ‘It’s my right to have a gun. I’m not hurting anyone.’ … While I was standing and talking to him, I noticed the outline of another firearm in his waistband. I seized that; thus I was subpoenaed to testify today [on] a charge of a concealed weapon.”
Brave police chief! But get a job somewhere else. Richmond’s a mess, and it’s trying to kill everybody. Know why huge numbers of Richmond police are leaving the force?
“I have worked this [city’s] most violent neighborhoods for 18 years. I have never in my career seen people with guns in their hands confronting police officers. I personally observed a man with an AK pistol in his hand waving it around, saying we couldn’t stop him because he only has 20 rounds in the magazine,” [Anthony] Catoggio wrote in the email, which was obtained by CBS 6 through a public records request.
He added, “What are we gonna do when [there’s] an accidental discharge and the whole crowd opens fire? The chief will give an officer’s family a nicely folded flag and be like, sorry we have no idea who killed your loved one because there [were] 100 cartridge casings.”
Whoa. The police chief’s talking about “stricter laws surrounding guns.” That’s crazy talk! He’s out of a job soon. This is fucking America. In America we have crowds of drunk mentally retarded AR-15 shooters waiting for a little shove, a little pat, a little bit of guff, to set off the whole fireworks display.