Sorry bro, it was a generalization and not specific to this incident. I was saying that I could see a good azz chewing if he left his duty pistol sitting on the rear seat. However, seeing that he, like most of us, take REASONABLE precautions against theft, he is not to blame. Any person, LEO or not, that takes reasonable precautions should feel little guilt.Read the post, Denny. It was a rifle and shotgun secured (locked) in the commonly seen roof mounted rack. I'm not calling out your knowledge or experience but I think my neighbor's belief was this was 'precaution enough' against petty theft. In hindsight, the thief knew what he was doing and what he was after. And sorry, I can't imagine a long gun safe that would fit in the back seat area of a Crown Vic. You're a LEO, would you want to take the time to get your rifle out of a safe when you needed it in a hurry? I'm not a LEO and I wouldn't!
This is why we moved here, to get away from this. Guess not.