In article ,
Bill Kniess wrote:


He did NOT have the right as a watch member to "ask what he's doing
there". Watch members are NOT to interact anyway with the
"suspicious" subjects. Their job is to observe and report to the
police, then follow any directions given by the police.

He did have the right as an individual. I haven't gotten a clear picture
of whether he was a member of a watch committee, if there was one
around, if he was a self-styled member of a watch committee, or if the
press decided to use that label as a kind of short hand.


He may have been lawfully armed in that he has a permit to carry, but
the precepts of the neighborhood watch program do NOT include members
carrying. Further it is best when waych members work in pairs, so
there will be at least one who can act reasonably.
See above. Also just out of personal curiosity, why do you almost
always spell watch with a "y" instead of an "a'

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