Posted on 06/28/2023 1:18:01 PM PDT by Spktyr
Firing almost all triples, too.
My apologies-I didn’t mean to convey that at all that you had posted that. I had clicked the post button before I added an additional thought, so I was trying to follow up.
As it was, my original post to you, I meandered right off topic when you mentioned carrying in Texas, which brought to mind that scene in that movie...
I give him credit for getting the job done, he’s a hero to the many who emerged safely from the mall, no doubt. But as he’s walking and huffing and puffing, there were a lot of shots being fired and he’s telling the dispatcher he’s moving as fast as he can. Who was killed while he was walking as fast as he could? If his gear is weighing him down and resulted in his getting to the shooter in 4 minutes instead of 3 when the shooter was walking not more than 2 minutes away, then there’s a problem the police force must address.
He was not “running blindly”, he was walking after he quickly ran out of gas and people were directing him to the shooter. In an area such as an outdoor mall I am certain it can be difficult to pinpoint the direction the shots were coming from but you can also see blurred out images as he moved forward and I have to assume those were victims. So he knew he was getting close. He did manage to control his breathing enough when he fired his weapon.
He certainly wasn’t running blindly - my point is that slowing down as you get closer to the sound of the gunfire is a good idea, so you don’t get unpleasantly surprised. As opposed to running straight in at full speed as some would want.
Adrenaline, full body gear and the distance he had to run will take the breath out of anyone....
LOL!
Ain't nuthin that needs to be addressed, he did his job and he did it well.
Armchair commandos are as worthless as tits on a bull.....
hahaha...that clip was priceless!
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