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Police officer shot in face says “I’ll be back at work tomorrow”
news.com.au ^
| 16th December 2014
Posted on 12/15/2014 6:01:01 PM PST by naturalman1975
THESE are the six words that say it all.
“I’ll be back at work tomorrow”.
The words came from the 39-year-old officer who received a minor injury due to a shotgun pellet grazing his face during the Martin Place siege. The officer left hospital this morning.
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A brave man. A lucky man too.
To: naturalman1975
was bird shot or buck shot? just curious.
That man had a guardian angel on his shoulder at that moment.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:03:54 PM PST
by
txnativegop
(Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
To: naturalman1975
MAN Aussie cops are bad*****
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:03:59 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: naturalman1975
A lot tougher than Harry Whittington.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:05:12 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
To: naturalman1975
A brave man..and a lucky man too..God Bless him..glad that he is OK
To: naturalman1975
God bless him and all the other Law Enforcement Officers who help keep our streets safe and enforce laws in a lawless society.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:12:12 PM PST
by
nicmarlo
To: naturalman1975
Here in the USA he would be flooded with grief counseling sessions, and isolated by being relieved of duty for several days or more. Back at work tomorrow,,, very cool. Very Aussie.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:14:27 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
To: naturalman1975
He’s amazing.
God bless and keep him and everyone he loves.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:18:04 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: DesertRhino
That can happen here as well. Hopefully with the Deputy Commissioner onside, he’ll only be put into counseling if he needs it.
There’s nothing wrong with it if you do - but it goes way too far at times.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:23:48 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: DesertRhino
"Here in the USA he would be flooded with grief counseling sessions, and isolated by being relieved of duty for several days or more."
But how does it make him feel?/s. You also forgot the workers comp claim for his emotional distress, and the complaint from his spouse over the emotional and physical effects of his harm.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:26:52 PM PST
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: DesertRhino
Here in the U.S. he’d be retiring on a stress/medical, padding an already generous bloated government retirement pension.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:29:17 PM PST
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: naturalman1975
sounds like a guy you’d want on your team.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:33:31 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: DesertRhino
Here in the USA he would be flooded with grief counseling sessions, and isolated by being relieved of duty for several days or more. Back at work tomorrow,,, very cool. Very Aussie.Shoot, in America, he'd be relieved of his firearm due to 'PTSD Issues'.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:34:54 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Two parties, governing AGAINST the will of the people, not with the consent of the governed." --MrB)
To: naturalman1975
“A brave man. A lucky man too.”
I would agree on the lucky part, but how was bravery involved?
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:37:45 PM PST
by
babygene
To: naturalman1975
It's just a FLESH WOUND!
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:43:50 PM PST
by
PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: babygene
"I would agree on the lucky part, but how was bravery involved?"Obtuse much?
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:50:42 PM PST
by
semaj
(Nothing will change until lying becomes an extremely dangerous & expensive habit.)
To: naturalman1975
He is a brave man, but if there are enough officers without him, they would be smart to ask this Officer to stay home for a least two weeks. The emotional damages that result from this sort of shock may not be apparent for a few days.
To: semaj
Some men run to the sound of gun fire.
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posted on
12/15/2014 6:53:59 PM PST
by
semaj
(Nothing will change until lying becomes an extremely dangerous & expensive habit.)
To: babygene
He ran into a room where a man was shooting people. As others ran out.
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posted on
12/15/2014 7:18:26 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
Thanks for the all the info and updates on this event naturalman. My late Father fought Japan alongside with the Aussies in WWII and said that your countrymen were the best.
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posted on
12/15/2014 7:22:01 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(Just say NO to Bush in 2016.)
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