I’m intentionally chopping up an article to solicit opinion because something just doesn’t sit right with this; at least to me.

The article starts out like this:

Authorities partly closed a downtown Minneapolis freeway briefly Tuesday morning as they made a “high-risk” traffic stop to detain a motorist who allegedly brandished a gun at another driver. 

[…]  The incident began about 6:40 a.m. on eastbound I-694 in Brooklyn Park, when a motorist called police to report that another driver was displaying a gun.

The article continues with an explanation of what they did to catch the concerning motorist:

Police caught up to the driver on I-94 at Olson Highway and blocked two southbound lanes long enough that traffic backed up to W. Broadway. The State Patrol took the man into custody but released him after officers learned he was….

Now pause for a second.

Before you go find out who he is/was, ask yourself what possible difference the employment or status of the gun wielder should make ?

Whether the offender is a bricklayer, an accountant or a Presidential Secret Service Agent, it really bears no justification to the intimidating display toward another motorist – if indeed that is what happened.   After all, the police went to quite an extreme to locate and apprehend the offending driver.

Either he did something wrong/illegal, or he didn’t right ?

Here’s the full article – CLICK HERE

Am I nuts for having a bit of a problem with this outcome ?    What say you ?