I Didn't Beat the Ride - Illegal Knife + CHL + Concealed Handgun = Jail + Charg
So much fail in this post.
Well, I just read over 60 pages of this and found it interesting.
However and no offense to the arrestee, I feel this could all have been avoided. Some way, I get the feeling he did this to test the law. The charges were dismissed but at what cost? What was proven? Did he win the case? A civil suit will not be productive since in most venues, LEO are immune from civil judgements over interpretation of the law arrests.
But the root cause was the carrying of a knife that for all purposes and intent, is unusual to carry. BTW: I worked a case many years ago where a motorcyclist was carrying a long fixed blade knife. His bike w as hit broadside by a car at an intersection and the knife ripped the bikers interstines pretty badly. What did the OP plan on doing with that knife that a folding knife would not have been able to do?
The OP might be the nicest guy we could ever meet. But he did something that, to me at least, showed bad judgement and appears he was looking for a conflict with the law.
Now when is his right to carry restored? He also has an arrest on his record, even though the charge was dismissed. In many states, not sure about TX, the CCW application asks for ALL arrests, including those that have been expunged. His headaches may not be over.
So much fail in this post.