mega_lumens
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Yesterday I went to watch Macy's July 4th fireworks and then stopped at a bar with friends. On the way home from celebrations around 2 am, I was in the 59th Street Lexington subway station (in NYC.) I saw 2 NYPD officers and passed them, when moments later both of them charged towards me yelling for me to stop, but I didn't realize it was them or someone was yelling at me, so I walked fast paced as I always do to catch my train. One cop rushed around me and I got a bit nervous. Both of them were yelling "what's that in your pocket" pointing to the clip of Zebralight SC32. I said "it's just a flashlight" and pulled it out to show them. But one of the cop got startled and thought I was going to stab him. I felt like one went for his gun as I was pulling the light out. Then they told me that my flashlight clip looks like a knife and it's illegal to walk around with knives, and that I made them nervous for pulling out the flashlight. I was never stopped by police before and plus I wasn't sober so pulling out the flashlight wasn't the best move, but naturally, you just want to "show" that here look, I'm not carrying a weapon....
With all the tragic stories in the U.S. of cops shooting innocent people over Perceived dangerous items., I'm giving a little rethought on how I should carry my EDC lights without causing suspicion. These days, you can't even carry a multi tool and now a flashlight without raising alarm from police.
With all the tragic stories in the U.S. of cops shooting innocent people over Perceived dangerous items., I'm giving a little rethought on how I should carry my EDC lights without causing suspicion. These days, you can't even carry a multi tool and now a flashlight without raising alarm from police.
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