Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread

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Cross-posted from Stupid Gun News:

@CookingWithGas

Here is a story that is a little different than most of the ones posted here. The story is from the Washington Post, but is behind a paywall so you might not be able to see it.

In Woodstock, Va., a man was at a building where he owns a rental apartment and several other people who did not live there were bringing a refrigerator and putting in his dumpster. He asked them to leave, and they became verbally abusive. They left and came back with more people, attacked him physically, and threatened to kill him. He pulled out his legal concealed handgun to hold off the attackers and called 911.

Now here comes the stupid part. The sheriff’s department shows up. They see a black man brandishing a gun at several white people, and arrested the property owner–the black man. The white attackers waved as the police drove him away.

Once someone figured out what happened, the sheriff’s department apologized, charges were dropped, and now the white attackers are in jail without bond.