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Hell yeah, Mark had a GREAT FTO!! I wonder if it's anyone I know (I was SPD 95BR-1)... Thanks for the great stories! I love hearing them, since I was SSD and still live locally!
Plus the radiator started smoking from the gunfire last thing you want is to have your Cruiser become completely disabled if he jumps out and opens up on you again. Especially with these newer vehicles that auto shut off to try to prevent you from burning up your engine.
I'm sure you will tell me to f off and I have no standing here I'm not an officer but I am a pilot with radio training. and you mentioned radio training. I suggest that officers could get great radio training basically a discipline in the economy of words by listening in on aircraft transmissions. in a complicated air traffic system minimal words need to be used to sequence traffic. we learn to tell an approach controller in seven words everything they need to know. but my concern are the many videos of officers using the words "show me your effing hands" or "drop the effing knife" etc. you guys are the trained professionals in the engagement The other guy is a street turd. you add no value when you add the f word to your instructions you complicate the communication you extend it with a words that don't help. I'm sure you tell me that it helps emphasize or shows urgency but I assure you it just complicates the communication and when it comes to professionalism how do you think it looks when four or five officers are screaming the f word when the body cams are shown in court? who looks professional then? you have a choice you can look professional calm and in control or you can sound like a gutter punk.
I have such a burning desire to become a cop that it’s getting harder for me just to get through the day today with how powerful the thoughts and desires are it’s all I think about it all the time now I am living it, so at this point, I have to move forward with my dream. I have young kids so I hate the risk that comes but for me the brotherhood and the idea of helping MY community is something that no matter how hard I try it’s burning a hole through my soul. It’s all i think about
I don't agree that no one had it in the back of their mind that there couldn't be an attack on Trump. A lot of people I know have been surprised it had not happend before this
That the subject is still alive after one shot means the officer isn't carrying an effective weapon. Had he been carrying a .357 or a .45ACP with the proper anti-personnel rounds, the subject would have exsanguinated within seconds.
What training you got?? Crayon eating?? He’s a cop bro, not a Marine. His job isn’t to kill even in a deadly situation, it’s why all cops are trained to try and de-escalate the situation and make an arrest. If they have to fire, then they can but it’s not their goal.
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Like what my instructor told me during the academy. You can talk all you want about what you’re going to do in a situation but in reality you’ll go back to your training. Speed and aggression gentleman. In GA if you fuck around, you’ll find out, especially with them state boys.
I can somewhat relate. In 2013 I was active duty and had three major strokes out of nowhere. I spent some time in the hospital and a year at home where nobody checked on me for a year (there were a couple that checked on me). I was medically retired out of nowhere. I didn’t get to say goodbye, my gear was turned in for me and I was no longer in the military. I was already struggling with coming to terms that I would never work again because I had major cognitive issues, seizures, lost vision and other deficits. The strokes were in 2013 and I was retired on 1/2015. I went to college, started a masters in 2020 when I thought I would be a teacher until I substitute taught and then one day I suddenly realized I was significantly recovered and I began applying to police departments because it was something I always wanted to do. I was hired on 2/22/22. I love it, but I do wonder what I’ll do when I decide to move on. I’m 42 so I don’t have a super long career in front of me.
My wife was also awesome. She literally had to take care of me 24/7 while also taking care of our 5 kids. I don’t remember a lot from my first year post stroke, but I remember bits and pieces and it must have been miserable for my wife. It takes a special person to do what she did.
Why would a police officer Superman that situation? He had support long rifles by the leading team available. The long rifle counter assault team failed. Not the officer with limited tools
Thank you for opening up about the tough stuff that’s not fun to talk about. You guys are the reason I am in the application process at my local department. Great guys to look up to!
Police departments can't even get to full staffing now. Bringing in more money to hire more cops so that there is more coverage to allow for more training is not possible in current times.
Good show but bad ass dude admitting to being at 13 year old girl level at life was pretty surprising.🤯 Uber and an assisted living situation might be something to look into. 🤠 Thank you for your service 🇺🇲
