Posted on 06/05/2020 4:40:57 AM PDT by marktwain
A Marine Corps veteran turned security contractor, who asked that his name not be used for security reasons, unintentionally took the internet by storm after a video surfaced of him disarming a Seattle rioter who had stolen a police officer’s AR-15 from a destroyed squad car Saturday.
The preliminary details of what happened have become distorted on social media, with misconceptions about a second rifle that was slung on his back as well as why he was at the protests that developed following George Floyd’s death in police custody. Coffee or Die obtained an exclusive interview with the contractor to set the record straight on what happened that day.
The contractor served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps infantry in 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, Alpha Company. After separating from service, he entered into his current career of military contracting, which has included working as a firearms instructor and in security, along with starting a community group on Instagram called Firewatch Official, a page dedicated to helping military and first responder personnel share their stories and quell demons that some carry with them. He said that he is in-between jobs, and due to financial strains incurred by the pandemic, is also in the beginning stages of starting his own company. “When you get to the bottom, it’s like, where are you going to go but up?” he said.
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thanks for posting
his PUT THE WEAPON DOWN PUT THE WEAPON DOWN scared those punks
one of my favorite videos
The contractor pulled a pistol as he was doing this.
Was he going to shoot it?
Private white contactor shooting and killing a looter (even with a stolen AR15).
He would have be crucified if the dead perp was black.
for those who havent seen it
here are the two videos
I hope his business takes off. I would hire him
https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1266883740216823814
“When you get to the bottom, it’s like, where are you going to go but up?”
Quintessential American attitude. Absolutely love it!
Outstanding job, Marine!
The cops should be ashamed of themselves for being what almost seems complicit.
Agreed. First time I heard about the first vandal shooting the gun into the cop car a few times. I’m glad the security guy got the drop on him.
The one on film, the kid looked like a punk - but obviously holding an AR-15 was still a threat.
I hope this guy goes far.
Was he going to shoot it?
Had the looter raised the weapon toward him, his training would have taken over.
There’s more going on here than what we were told and what we THOUGHT we were perceiving.
I think the perp was white, so he was clear to do it.
Police don’t use AR-15s. They are full auto M-16s. Bless his action. If the twerp who stole it knew anything about guns, he could have killed a lot of people.
Citizens of these cities, if you welcome these riots and think that total destruction of property is a great thing, I'd better not hear a peep when the time comes to raise taxes in the future. Don't complain about infrastructure services, either.
The people who are doing this don’t pay taxes.
Bump
Brave man.
Some police departments have M-16, some have AR15s.
Considering the political correctness level of the MPD, they are likely AR15s, or M16s which have been altered to semi-auto only.
Get used to it.
Militarization of the police is a huge part of the problem.
What you said x 2
Good Job,
Marine!
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