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Originally Posted by Glenn E. Meyer
Not knowning anything about the legality - but absolutism would be silly. Someone comes at you with a gun and you disarm him. Then for that moment in time you are breaking the law?
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Yes, exactly. It would seem a bit... petty.
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I wonder if they threw it in just as something to maintain control of the charges - meaning tying the guy up in court.
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One of the articles I quoted (I hope at not too great length
) did mention that Mr. Peterson had been charged with various other (unspecified) parole violations, in addition to the weapons charge. So, yes, they clearly do want to hang on to him...