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Medal of valor
"For disarming a wanted man after he fired shots at him, a Pacifica police officer demonstrated such bravery and professionalism his police chief awarded him a Medal of Valor."
http://www.pacificatribune.com/news/...3bf925c05.html Dang! Good job. And thanks to all of you. |
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I think its great but incredibly lucky that the officer didnt die and he prob shouldve shot him...All this does is give people a false sense that we can disarm without having to use deadly force...dangerous but nontheless greatful the officer went home
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For those that have NOT faced this type of encounter, sometimes, it's quicker to grab the perp's gun hand / firearm, than it is to pull out you duty weapon and return fire given the close proximity of the fight. If the Officer had tried to draw his own duty Pistol, he may have lost the encounter.
Glad to hear it worked out into the Officer's favor. I had to laugh at this: “I’m glad that you managed to disarm this subject without having to fire your own weapon, said Council Member John Keener". I'm sure Councilman Keener was relieved that right or wrong, the City wasn't going to have to pay out to the Perp or the Perp's Family if the Officer had shot him. I grew up in Pacifica and was nearly hired there as a LEO but took a LEO job on the Peninsula. |
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I like many of us, probably have known numerous sworn co-workers that have been in deadly force shooting incidents ...and won. They survived yet the "brass" in most cases have FAILED to formerly recognize the surviving officer(s) because it involved the (righteous) death of a suspect.
Sadly and more so than not, departments nationwide fail to give a "medal of valor" award to an officer, for the justified killing (in self defense or defense of others) of a bad guy that needed to die during a gunfight. One also learns late in a career that most medal of valor awards are insignificant tools, used to make only the "brass" look good at a big blown out ceremony and on the coattails of the individual officer.
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Sorry, but "shoot to wound?" Who trains that way???
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I'm sure he used the best option available to him at that moment. Sounds like they were right on top of each other, better to go for his gun then try to get yours. If he would of tried to draw his own, perp would of most likely shot him.
He was fighting for his life and made the winning decision and that's the most important one, always win no matter the tools you have to use.
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^^^^ I can't tell by the picture since it's blurry, however, my department has quite a few. Some are like commendations, service pins, American flag, and then the bigger and more obvious ones like, bronze star, silver star, purple heart, etc., etc.
Some departments even allow for certain pins earned in the military to be worn too. |
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Really? Your department doesn't allow for medals or what not to be displayed on Class A uniforms?
We don't allow a ton like the military does, however, the high speed guys and gals in the department that have achieved a lot have some good stacking going on. Last edited by esy; 08-04-2016 at 2:33 PM.. |
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Damn nice Ron... Medal of Valor... Not too many of those go around. Do you mind sharing or posting a link to your exploits?
Wonder how many Calgunners have em... That could be a thread full of awesome for another time. Dan |
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Another involved a gunfight. My partner and I were investigating an illegal shooting incident when three suspects opened fire on us, one of whom had an AK-47. The other two had handguns. They shot first, I shot best. I was credited with saving my partner, who was not in a position to return fire. Another involved saving a baby that was not breathing in a high risk rescue. The Meritorious Sevice Award was for trying to save a suicidal woman that was threatening to jump off a 9th floor ledge of the courthouse in downtown LA. I was unable to talk her off the ledge and she jumped to her death. After she jumped, I discovered that she had just thrown her two daughters, age 6 & 8, off the roof to their death. This was in 2000, and still haunts me. The Distinguished Service Award was for 32+ years of exemplary service. Not all PTSD comes from combat or shooting incidents. I saw a lot of horrible things during my career. The things people do to other people is unsettling. Years later, I still can't talk about some things easily. One was one of the "Nightstalker" crime scenes. Think "Helter Skelter" on steroids.
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indeed. Thank you for sharing Ron!
Dan
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