[Manly Warrior]

To those who are making silly comments about how this officer performed...

Please stop revealing your ignorance and lack of awareness of how these things go down.

This officer saved probably more than a few lives and all you armchair QBs can do is disparage his effectiveness?

The report probably lacks all the facts, perhaps only one shot hit the threat, maybe the officer had to thread a needle and make his one shot count.

I doubt if any of you have ever experienced what this officer has and your ridiculous “double tap” and austerity budget comments are quite sophomoric (without thought).

I am very glad that it only took one good hit to stop the badness. If in fact he fired only one shot that would be a credit to his coolness under fire (have any of you been to see the elephant?). Though not. PS- he did this while hit multiple times, probably on the ground or immobilized; I would like to shake his hand and give him a medal myself.

[oh8eleven]

Please stop revealing your ignorance and lack of awareness of how these things go down.
Great post. What this officer did was truly heroic and took real guts.
Ask any combat vet - despite all the training, the reality of being there is something else again.

[Pistolshot]

The fact he even hit the perp in the chest is a testament to his keeping a cool head in a gunfight no matter how many rounds were exchanged.

Everything changes when the lead starts flying. Auditory exclusion starts. Time really slows down. Tunnel vision can occur. Fight or flight mode kicks in.

All the armchair shooters posting about what 'should' have happened have probably never been forced into a situation like this.

I hope the city provides good counceling for him. He will need it, I'm sure.

[LucyJo]

BTTT