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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday November 23, 2020 @07:33PM (#25193769)
Agreed, this makes 0 sense to me. There should be an explicit list of reasons for which police should be able to deny these permits, and the police should have to show their evidence as to why they believe one of these reasons apply.
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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by Spooky23 on Monday November 23, 2020 @07:53PM (#25193935)
The problem with this is pretty obvious. When some scumbag like a pimp or similar without a conviction goes for a permit, you end up in a situation where the police are enabling certain types of undesirable behavior.

IMO, discretion for this sort of thing should be with a judge, not a cop.

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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by giantg2 on Monday November 23, 2020 @08:10PM (#25194056)
How are they enabling undesirable behavior? Wouldn't the behavior occur anyways? Most people would be stupid to create a paper trail for themselves if they plan to use a weapon in a crime. Hence the reason close to 50% of guns recovered from a crime were stolen.

How would a judge or a cop have any impact on a situation without a conviction? They wouldn't know any better without additional data.

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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by tengbretson on Monday November 23, 2020 @09:30PM (#25194636)
Denying permits may not be as effective at thwarting career criminals as you may think.
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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by Spooky23 on Monday November 23, 2020 @10:41PM (#25195050)
Perhaps, but providing them with CCWs will be effective at thwarting career police chiefs.
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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by Thorrez on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @03:36AM (#25196490)
How so?
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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by Spooky23 on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @11:44AM (#25200114)
Think about the NY Post headline for any action like this.

“Guns for Thugs - Sheriff Arms Pimp”

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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by giantg2 on Thursday November 26, 2020 @02:05PM (#25222728)
The permit doesn't provide anyone with arms.
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