tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post1576356434285432489..comments2023-10-15T09:26:58.086-05:00Comments on Woodstock Advocate: Security - at what price?Gushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-78614026997654823922010-01-27T21:06:00.892-06:002010-01-27T21:06:00.892-06:00Personally, as an attorney, I like to stand in the...Personally, as an attorney, I like to stand in the security line. It's just one more reminder--every single day--of what side I am on. Without that reminder, I might feel like I was an officer of the court, or someone who was supposed to help uphold the law of the land. As it is, it is made clear everyday ... I am a suspect, just like every other citzen. Checked carefully, and "cleared."<br /><br /><br />Heartwarming, every time.Another Lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738256991272045461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-59593607568225868432010-01-25T11:25:47.720-06:002010-01-25T11:25:47.720-06:00Verrry interestinnnnk!Verrry interestinnnnk!Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-66182234693666325022010-01-25T10:41:39.072-06:002010-01-25T10:41:39.072-06:00Even police officers if they are appearing for PER...Even police officers if they are appearing for PERSONAL court business, are forbidden from carrying firearms. Only police that are testifying on behalf of their official duties may carry. Also Mike is correct. I have a friend that is a US Marshal and he said often Attorneys are often found carrying guns. Also the US Marshals Service strongly advises local courts against allowing lawyers to bypass security. <br /><br />The building on Ware is not a courthouse. Those guys are Andy Fran ushers not Sworn Court Security. Also Court Security are not Deputies.Notawannabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352862461072525587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-63066075214336976302010-01-25T09:13:09.445-06:002010-01-25T09:13:09.445-06:00Mike, thanks for the reminder of an article I wrot...Mike, thanks for the reminder of an article I wrote on April 20, after seeing the Woodstock police chief armed in a courtroom when he was a defendant in a civil case.<br /><br />I didn't like that then, and I don't like it now.Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-37495607754322996112010-01-25T08:29:16.465-06:002010-01-25T08:29:16.465-06:00Really take issue with the "pass" for at...Really take issue with the "pass" for attorney's. Over the years, many shootings in courthouses have been carried out by "insiders" to the system. Lawyers, police officers (active and retired). Granted, many of these individuals were "known" problems but why take the chance that somebody slips through on a pass that shouldn't? As I understand it, only active LE who are NOT involved in a case of their own may enter the courthouse armed. EVERYONE else gets screened. That makes more sense to me.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716064542419682635noreply@blogger.com