[NorthMountain]

Easy to arm chair qb the thing. Gelhaus is an Iraq vet. He has seen plenty of the AKs. Now QB this; yu are an Iraq vet, you are told someone is threatening people in a toilet of a neighborhood with a weapon, you show up, you see a sizable male (He did not appear as a 13 year old at your vacation Bible camp) with a weapon who turns to face yu weapon in hand.

I'm not sure you intend this, but you just built the foundation of an argument for NOT hiring combat veterans to be public servants in the police department.

[rey]

“I’m not sure you intend this, but you just built the foundation of an argument for NOT hiring combat veterans to be public servants in the police department. “

Certainly not. My point is this deputy had way more experience than most and saw a threat. If a combat vet felt threatened it is probably safe to say there was a threat.

I remember a fire fghter at a party where people were burnng stuff in the fireplace. The fire fighter felt concerned and expressed concern. He encouraged people to leave the building. He was right. It wasn’t paranoia. The fire got out of control and he likely saved everyone.