"It's very good news for both the officers involved," O'Neill said. "It's almost a day of vindication, because we said that as soon as all the facts came out, it would show there was no wrongdoing."Ah, very good. No one should be prosecuted for having the means of defense and using it when justified.
Well, almost no one:
Charges remain against a fifth Iron Pigs member, Defense Department firefighter Erik Pingel, whose firearm possession was not covered under the federal statute permitting law officers to remain armed under most circumstances.Sorry, chump.
Pingel had a concealed-pistol permit from his home state, Colorado, but may have violated a South Dakota prohibition against carrying a firearm where alcohol is sold.
I should have said "No 'Only One' should be prosecuted..."
You and I don't qualify, and are fair game for violent criminal attacks in bars. I think it has something to do with cops being able to tolerate alcohol better than the rest of us. Either that, or our lives just aren't as important...