07-23-2014, 11:39 AM
I haven't followed this at every step, but I have a question. I thought I read that Deedy had been told by someone to expect to encounter heckling or harassment in certain areas, and he went anyway? But I could have that wrong.
It does seem like both did wrong. Whatever the ugly issues at play, the idea of a federal officer carrying a weapon in public while intoxicated does not sit well. I personally think he should have kept sober, as visiting security, and he should have left the premises when trouble began. He was not here to make a stand against haole bashing. He was on an assignment.
Not defending group bullying at all, but his superior training and position in life to me carries some responsibility to avoid situations like this.
It does seem like both did wrong. Whatever the ugly issues at play, the idea of a federal officer carrying a weapon in public while intoxicated does not sit well. I personally think he should have kept sober, as visiting security, and he should have left the premises when trouble began. He was not here to make a stand against haole bashing. He was on an assignment.
Not defending group bullying at all, but his superior training and position in life to me carries some responsibility to avoid situations like this.