Some silicone sister
With a manager mister
Told me I got what it takes
She said
"I'll turn you on sonny to something strong
Play the song with the funky break"
And go-cart Mozart
Was checkin' out the weather chart
See if it was safe outside
And little early-pearly
Came by in his curly-wurly
And asked me if I needed a ride
The calliope crashed to the ground...
@ dorpmuller: Me too being outta here soon. God has not answered my prayer yet, 1Kings 19:4.
Well “attached to a rifle” may be an issue depending on where you are. Other than that, unless you are actually bothering someone with it, I can’t see any problems.
I have thought randomly once or twice while I’m in my own house or visiting someone else’s, and I choose to use a flashlight instead of turning on a light like a normal person, if from the outside it looks like the place is getting robbed?
I am in VA and have had the same concerns. As far as my internet research has gone, the only knife I can tell is completely legal across the state is a non-locking single edged blade less than 3 inches long. So I would assume something like a fixed blade or slip-joint folder would be fine (like in the UK), and anything double edged like a dagger or stiletto is prohibited.
Didn’t have time to read all, but spotlighting wildlife can be illegal. Not only disturbing wildlife, but also could be considered signs of poaching. Hunting laws can be pretty strict about the use of portable lighting.
No need to wonder what to say to the police if they were called? “As I was using my brand new Olight Warrior X Pro to help look for a neighbor’s cat in the woods near where I live” should be your answer.
What would I say if a neighbor called to report a prowler ? “As I was using my brand new Olight Warrior X Pro to help look for a neighbor’s cat in the woods near where I live” should be your answer.
Could the police in Northern Virginia consider a flashlight with higher lumens to be brandishing a weapon ? Yes, if you are brandishing it as a weapon regardless of lumens.
Possibly attached to a rifle ? Yes, but it’s the rifle that would be brandishing. And what would your neighbor think with you looking for her cat with a rifle?
BEST ANSWER!!
Nuisance laws in Texas were recently made clear by the Texas Supreme Court “Condition that substantially interferes with the use and enjoyment of land by causing unreasonable discomfort or annoyance to persons of ordinary sensibilities attempting to use and enjoy it.”
So I checked a few other states. Most agree the a nuisance must substantially interfere with a person on their property as stated above. These are only civil issues and no ticket or arrest would be made. To file that civil suit, a claim for relief from damages caused, or wrongful conduct engaged in, by the defendant is filed. Courts are not required to accept, this weeds out frivolous lawsuits. Yes, I can sue some one for anything. A court accepting is an other matter and I still have to pay the filing fee even if not accepted.
Until I start finding civil or criminal cases being filed and accepted I’m not going to worry.
Now back to the original posted question. I am in law enforcement, someone else’s flashlight are the least of my concerns. I get called to complaints. The deciding factor when dealing with a call is does the complaint have an merit? Example, little old lady complains Johnny has a really bright flashlight, no merit. Next example, little old lady complains Johnny is crawling around her property with a bright flashlight. Complaint has merit, Johnny is crawling around her property. The bright flashlight is just part of his description along with what he is wearing. Now if Johnny is shining his light into peoples faces or being a legitimate nuisance then he has committed a breach of the peace.
What I’m doing is often as important to what I have. I have a baseball bat in my car, that could be considered an illegal weapon. Now same baseball bat but I also have a few balls, a glove and some cleats. That’s a litigate purpose. It’s dark outside, I’m carrying a flashlight. That’s a litigate purpose. I’m carrying a really bright flashlight at night helping to find my neighbor’s cat along with my neighbor. That’s a litigate purpose.
Yes we do. The blinding is not permanent or damaging and gives me two advantages. One, I can now see as best as I can what he has. Two, he can’t see me or run off very well. If it become violent I want all advantages. We even use handcuffs, pepper spray, Tasers and baton to add to those advantages. Not all or even many encounters have these elements but if they do it’s serious. I left one video still listed. This one was the most serious. It’s a dark alley way behind a public building. I see someone with a backpack in the alley at night and I don’t take a look, I’m negligent, lazy or incompetent.
The officer see activity and lights up the area. The individual shines a bright light back hiding himself in the light. The officer puts his car in reverse, why? For me to get some distance and place the car back into position as a shield. Had the officer drawn his weapon it would have been justified. Why, because the officer can no longer see the suspect hands or if a weapon is now present. We do not do fair fights. We use all advantages, we train, practice and God willing go home alive at the end of the shift. So just as a safety tip if you like to shine lights into officers faces you could get hurt. We don’t know why you want the confrontation or hamper our vision.
I have been a “person of interest” when driving through the deep woods of western Oregon. I pulled over for a pit stop, shined a Q8 pro up into the woods at what I thought was a deer…. It was, but not a real one. It was a poacher decoy! Two game wardens descended upon me in seconds from outta no where! Upon inspection, I had no firearms in the vehicle, and was told to move on. The decoy had many bullet holes in it.
I had a lengthy discussion with a pair of cops trying to get a good flashlight from me, but obviusly I declined to hand it over to them without a legal receipt. After they made several phone calls, they had to wish me a nice evening and a good way home.
Now imagine.
One overimportant polititchian calls the police because he feels annoyed by a light beam somewhere in the bush on the other side of the valley.
Or a muggle burns out his own retina while studying the manual of his new flashlight.
Or a kid does this to another kid.
Then surely we will all end up very soon with 30 lumens maximum, while highly priced cars can still have powerful LASERs as headlights, or those small xenon points resembling a welding arc, constantly blinding all other traffic in an area of a square mile.
Just press the switch 27 times in rapid succession, which put the flashlight in the anduril shape shifting mode where it morphs into a transistor radio.
Or use the lockout feature and say - Officer it could not have been me! my flashlight is obviously broken.
Or say your Luke Skywalker and it’s your laser sword thing and you’re looking for Darth
Looks like an off duty policeman was moonlighting on a security job, many of them have to do that to support their family what with the awesome salary cops are paid.
Property owners want a little extra protection at night and are willing to pay for it. Seems reasonable for him to investigate if someone is standing around on the property—that’s what he is being paid to do.
It’s too bad the values of society, like Alabama that pays the Coaches and the Preachers more than the Cops and the Teachers
Power tools cause 200 human deaths in the USA per year. They’re still legal.
Cows cause on average over 20 human deaths per year in the USA. They’re still legal.
Carrying guns: still legal and limits receding, not expanding, in most jurisdictions.
Liquor: still legal.
Spotlighting deer in Pa is legal except with a weapon and during deer season. Certain time rules “You CAN spotlight between sunrise and 11 p.m. any other time of the year — just not during the regular firearms deer season. You CAN’T shine a light on any building, farm animal or photoelectric cell no matter what time you’re spotlighting.”
