I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something

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I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something

Vietnam Vet arrested for pointing his finger like a gun

Vietnam vet Greg Kachka had the chance to turn himself in but refused to do so because he did not believe he had done anything wrong, police said.

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Kachka claims he pointed at Herrmann after she made faces at him, but did not mean the gesture in a threatening way.
“I look up and there’s Debbie Herrmann making all kinds of goofy faces at me,” Kachka told MyFOXChicago.com. “I didn’t do anything intentional. I talk with my hands a lot.”

So, he wears a USMC Sniper t-shirt ("Don't run. You'll only die tired") and points his finger at someone and that's all that's needed to arrest the guy?

WTF?

rolled out on Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:05 PM

Comments

# re: I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something - Yuri Orlov

Rolled Out On: 5/1/2008 5:28 PM

Welcome to the nanny state.

# re: I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something - BobG

Rolled Out On: 5/1/2008 7:13 PM

"That's the Chicago Way."©

# re: I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something - Tom

Rolled Out On: 5/1/2008 9:51 PM

if only I had a screen printing setup. I'd be cranking out "you're an totalitarian asshole and should kill yourself" shirts for the next meeting.

If the guy doesn't get the case thrown out I hope the guy goes out and starts telling kids NOT to join the military and illuminates them as to the kind of spineless 3rd world dictator wanna-bes they'll be defending and subject to when they get back.

# re: I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something - Frank

Rolled Out On: 5/2/2008 1:42 PM

What a freakin' moron. You can burn a flag and it's freedom of speech, but point at someone and somehow you're a threat. Absolutely insane.

# re: I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something - Murdoc

Rolled Out On: 5/2/2008 2:46 PM

When they outlaw hand gestures, only outlaws will have hand gestures...

# re: I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something - Murdoc

Rolled Out On: 5/2/2008 2:57 PM

Pretty soon we'll all have to wear orange tape on our index fingers so the cops know that they aren't real guns.

# re: I guess they were afraid he'd poke them in the eye or something - kaveman

Rolled Out On: 5/5/2008 5:15 PM

I just wanted to clarify as it seems like some are not as well versed in the law as I am.

Pointing your finger at someone is perfectly legal IF you paint your finger nail bright orange. Other wise, people won't be able to tell whether or not it's a real or toy finger.

Hope that clears everything up.