Man Detained By Police For Walking With Hands In Pockets In Freezing Temperatures

by Austin Petersen

PONTIAC, MI – A man was detained by police for walking with his hands in his pockets in freezing cold Pontiac, Michigan. “You were walking by,” the officer told McKean. “You were making people nervous.”

Brandon McKean was stopped by an officer on Thanksgiving Day while walking down the street. The officer who stopped him claimed that someone called to report McKean walking down the street with his hands in his pockets. “Yeah, they said you had your hands in your pocket,” the officer says.

The officer kept up his questioning: “What are you up to today?” McKean replies: “Walking, with my hands in my pockets.” The officer then asks: “Is it an inconvenience talking to me right now?”

“Hell yes,” answers McKean, saying “the whole police situation going on across the country.” The officer then replied “We do have a lot of robberies, so I’m just checking on you.”

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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