EPD says: "Don't carry a gun"

[Titanium_Frost]

http://www.evansvillepolice.com/safety-tips#safety away from home




Safety Away from Home


On the Street and Other Places

• Let someone know where you are going and when you expect to return.
• Walk with a friend or family member.
• Walk with confidence and know where you are going. Be alert. Make eye contact with people you pass.
• Watch your surroundings. Leave any places in which you are uncomfortable. Be especially alert for suspicious persons around banks, ATMs (Automated Teller Machines), stores, your home, etc.
• Cross the street if you see someone suspicious following you.
• Walk into an open business and call 911 if you see anyone acting suspicious or following you. Don’t go home.
• Don’t go out alone at night, venture into unfamiliar or dark places, take shortcuts, talk to or accept rides with strangers, or hitch rides. Don’t walk in or near alleys, on deserted streets, near dark doorways or shrubbery.
• Don’t approach vehicles even if the occupants say they need directions or assistance.
• Consider your options in the event you are confronted, e.g., scream or blow a whistle to attract attention, flee to a safe area, etc. Decide what you plan to do and practice your responses so you can recall them in a real situation.
• Learn self-defense. Take classes only from licensed instructors. But don’t substitute self-defense training for common sense, alertness, and caution.
• Know where telephones are along your route.
• Carry cash and credit cards in a pocket.
• Carry change for emergency telephone and transportation. 911 calls are free.
• Carry identification, medical information, names and phone numbers of people to call in emergencies.
• Carry only necessities.
• Avoid verbal confrontations. They may lead to physical altercations.
• Don’t leave notes on your door when you are away from home.
• Don’t leave keys in mailboxes or planters, under doormats, or in other obvious hiding spots. Leave an extra key with a neighbor.
• Don’t carry a gun, knife, club, chemical spray, or other weapon. Some are illegal to carry and all could be used against you.

Lets hope the new administration corrects things like this on their website.

 

[Bang-bang]

Ok, all that is lame at best! Flee ? The state code says you dont have to run from a fight. Finish it!

 

[Benny]

Wow.

When does the EPD plan on disarming?

 

[Rookie]

Makes perfect sense to me. I'm getting tired of carrying my vajazzled gun strictly as a fashion statement.

 

[Mr. Habib]

Probably not until they are surrounded by 5 year old girls.

 

[bobzilla]

Carry identification, medical information, names and phone numbers of people to call in emergencies

Makes it easier for the authorities to ID your cold corpse.

 

[ATM]

They mention learning self-defense, but stop just short of suggesting that you also leave your hands and feet at home when you go out.




https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break_room/57442-facepalm.html

 

[rnmcguire]

Hahahaha, reminds me of a stupid policy my high school had on fighting. They called it "duck N run". Seems alot easier to just exercise your 2nd amendment rights.

 

[Stschil]

Sub thread: Purple implied

EPD reasons why NOT to carry a gun:

1. It could be taken from you by a 5 year old girl

2. It scares the Zoo going public

3. It scares the Zoo Management

4. It scares EPD

5. And so on and so forth

 

[TheDude]

And if you see a police officer in trouble, dont bother helping. It could be dangerous!

Whos the moron who writes this stuff?

 

[45pro]

I dont see anywhere where they mention artillary....

 

[BrentTheBoat]

Wow really EPD this is supposed to make people feel safer? Surprised it didn't say lay down and play dead or just hand over money.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

The best part is that when you search their site for "weapon" that part that pops up says: "...carry a gun, knife, club or chemical spray or other weapon."

I thought WOW some good advice! I should show that to INGO since there are so many of us that have issues with law enforcement agencies... So I clicked on the link and searched for a while before I read it, and re-read it. And re-searched and re-read it again. Nope. It really does say that.

 

[Hayseed_40]

EPD reasons why NOT to carry a gun:

1. It could be taken from you by a 5 year old girl

2. It scares the Zoo going public

3. It scares the Zoo Management

4. It scares EPD

5. And so on and so forth

6. It will make you the victim.

 

[ATM]

...Be especially alert for suspicious persons around banks, ATMs...

Of course, I expect this sort of personal finger pointing in my hometown


...but not Evansville... I hardly ever even go there!?!?

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Of course, I expect this sort of personal finger pointing in my hometown


...but not Evansville... I hardly ever even go there!?!?

They sure called you out! Hey my local IDPA matches almost always have an ATM stage. I always try to OC on them in your honor


They also always have dog stages (shoot the dog)... Someone doesn't like dogs or ATMs much.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Contact | Evansville Police Department

 

[Stschil]

Of course, I expect this sort of personal finger pointing in my hometown


...but not Evansville... I hardly ever even go there!?!?

Ahhhh, but a lasting impression you leave wherever you go.
Oh and a faint lingering smell of bacon too.

Contact | Evansville Police Department

TROUBLEMAKER!!!!!!

 

[redryder]

I wonder what an EPD Officer tells his wife or daughter when they go out!

 

[TiminMishawaka]

T_Frost - I'm starting to understand your earlier attitude on being nice with the local PD. Maybe you should move somewhere where the local PD is cooler.