From Facebook

This was from a facebook account and my uncle linked to it..: TUCSON, Ariz. — A man’s Facebook post about a recent traffic stop is going viral.

Steven Hildreth Jr. says he was pulled over by the Tucson Police Department for a broken headlight. When the officer asked if he had any weapons, he told him he is a concealed carry permit holder and had a gun on his right hip.

Because his wallet was in his back-right pocket, the officer needed to disarm him to check his ID. Hildreth wrote about his experience with the officer and posted it to his Facebook page.

Hildreth’s Facebook post has been shared more than 325,000 times.

So, I’m driving to my office to turn in my weekly paperwork. A headlight is out. I see a Tucson Police Department squad vehicle turn around and follow me. I’m already preparing for the stop.

The lights go on and I pull over. The officer asks me how I’m doing, and then asks if I have any weapons.

“Yes, sir. I’m a concealed carry permit holder and my weapon is located on my right hip. My wallet is in my back-right pocket.”

The officer explains for his safety and mine, he needs to disarm me for the stop. I understand, and I unlock the vehicle. I explain that I’m running a 7TS ALS holster but from the angle, the second officer can’t unholster it. Lead officer asks me to step out, and I do so slowly. Officer relieves me of my Glock and compliments the X300U I’m running on it. He also sees my military ID and I tell him I’m with the National Guard.

Lead officer points out my registration card is out of date but he knows my registration is up to date. He goes back to run my license. I know he’s got me on at least two infractions. I’m thinking of how to pay them.

Officers return with my Glock in an evidence back, locked and cleared. “Because you were cool with us and didn’t give us grief, I’m just going to leave it at a verbal warning. Get that headlight fixed as soon as possible.”

I smile. “Thank you, sir.”

I’m a black man wearing a hoodie and strapped. According to certain social movements, I shouldn’t be alive right now because the police are allegedly out to kill minorities.

Maybe…just maybe…that notion is bunk.

Maybe if you treat police officers with respect, they will do the same to you.

Police officers are people, too. By far and large, most are good people and they’re not out to get you.

I’d like to thank those two officers and TPD in general for another professional contact.

We talk so much about the bad apples who shouldn’t be wearing a badge. I’d like to spread the word about an example of men who earned their badges and exemplify what that badge stands for.

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To be completely honest everyone should act responsibly when they get pulled over by a police office, they are after all just doing their job.. Your headlight is out, they are just letting you know.  Truth is when you get pulled over they will give instructions on what to do..  I usually turn off the engine, but they will let you know if they want you to do so.. What me turning off the engine to me means "you got me and I'm not going anywhere..."  if everyone would play nice these officer involved shootings wouldn't happen.. I read where most of the incidents that happen are from mouthy people, mouthing off "Well you're just watching for me, because I got pulled over for DWI two weeks ago..."  Well maybe and maybe not..  Just be more responsible as a driver in all phases, and everything will be all right.. My entry the other day was not meant to condone violence against the police.. Far from it.. I was trying to explain why some of this is happening.. Some is a certain politician mouthing off and calling people names because that is his way of doing things.. He can't be taken seriously about running for the top office in the land and yet here he is a few days from his parties nomination party, the GOP convention in Cleveland..  I can see why some people like him, the disenfranchised are everywhere, but man.. There are things he has said and still says that any sane person with two good brain cells to rub together would say he can't be in the white house.. But what is going to surprise a lot of people is how well he will do in November.. He shouldn't win, but just like the British and the Brexit vote, a lot of those people voted to leave not thinking there was a chance that would be voted for.. And the same exact thing could happen to Trump.. He could win because a lot of people vote for him in protest of a crooked Hillary Clinton..

Badge Henry