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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I believe the word "fight" may well have been editorial
commentary provided by our local paper. They can be good at that. Perhaps it may
be a bit rash or perhaps off-base to immediately assign such alleged
culpability to the MPD? Note that no fear of harm from either and no
desire to pursue charges came from both of those involved.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Warren Hayman</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=privatejf32@hotmail.com href="mailto:privatejf32@hotmail.com">J
Ford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 14, 2007 3:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] No Charges For
Men Who Pointed Guns at One Another at Tattoo Parlor</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Is the Moscow Police Department stand that unless a threat is
actually voiced, no violence is intended or implied by guns that are being
pointed at another person? The very fact that a "fight" had ensued
implies violence, yes?<BR><BR>You're kidding me, right?!<BR><BR>So who were
the actors in this farce?<BR><BR>J :]<BR><BR><BR>> From: <A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A><BR>> To:
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:57:30 -0700<BR>>
Subject: [Vision2020] No Charges For Men Who Pointed Guns at One Another at
Tattoo Parlor<BR>> <BR>> As a preface to the following article I offer a
compromise, a compromise<BR>> between allowing every citizen to carry
handguns and Mayor Chaney's<BR>> suggested policy of disallowing anybody
from carrying a firearm in town.<BR>> <BR>> My offered compromise is
quite simple. Each and every person would be<BR>> permitted to carry
firearms in town. They simply cannot possess bullets.<BR>> <BR>>
Thoughts?<BR>> <BR>> >From today's (September 14, 2007)
Moscow-Pullman Daily News -<BR>> <BR>>
-------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> No
charges for men who pointed guns at one another at tattoo parlor<BR>>
<BR>> Staff report<BR>> <BR>> Moscow police detained four men outside
Untamed Art Tattoo parlor Thursday<BR>> afternoon following a report of a
fight involving weapons. <BR>> <BR>> Two of the men had been in an
argument at the parlor and pointed guns at<BR>> each other, Moscow
Assistant Police Chief David Duke said. While taking the<BR>> men's
statements, however, police determined "no threats of violence or no<BR>>
fear was initiated on the part of either one." <BR>> <BR>> Since police
determined the men were not in fear of being harmed and neither<BR>> man
wanted to pursue criminal charges, they were released, Duke said. The<BR>>
other two men were detained because police did not initially know how
many<BR>> people were involved in the fight.<BR>> <BR>> The fight was
reported shortly after 2 p.m. at the tattoo parlor at 230 West<BR>> Third
St. The two men, a 37-year-old Moscow resident and a 51-year-old<BR>>
Moscow resident, argued orally about a "difference of opinion" but did
not<BR>> become physical, Duke said.<BR>> <BR>> At some point during
the argument the men pointed guns at each other - the<BR>> 37-year-old had
a Derringer and the 51-year-old had a semiautomatic handgun,<BR>> Duke
said. The guns had been put away when police arrived.<BR>> <BR>>
-------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Seeya
round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>>
<BR>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The
college<BR>> students are not very active in local elections (thank
goodness!)."<BR>> <BR>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<BR>>
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