I thought I wanted to shoot the man (part 2) (1815 hits)
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Submitted by Joedaddy (View user info) at 2005-05-20 01:35:54 EDT
As I entered the alley, I noticed a couple of officers from the; "out-thug-the-thug" unit
(In addition to 3 "Gold" badges), had assembled to the rear of the store, that was the site
of the standoff ".
The second I arrived, the watch commander asked me for my weapon. I thought for a
second "shit...I'm screwed now, I'm going to get fired for carrying a "cannon".
At the time the citizenry of the city allowed officers to only carry revolvers, (wheel-guns),
in 38 caliber. Police Department regulations reflected this decision, and it was enforced,
usually, only after a "bad" shooting. The "bad guys" had no such rules, and at the time
protective vests were not common issue for officers.
I had carried a Colt 357 Python since my first day. I also had put over 5000 rounds thru it.
99.9992% at practice. I had learned to "bend" this inconvenient policy decision by
loading the weapon (in the station) with 38cal "ammo, and not the high velocity "357"type.
I had also painted the emblem on the grips of the weapon silver, so as to mimic a
smaller caliber of the same manufacturer (Colt Diamondback). I figured that if I made a
mistake in judgment, in the field, a violation of departmental regulations would
probably be the least of my problems.
I had no choice but to hand him the gun. Rather than giving me a lecture or "busting" me, he
hands me back a little silver 32 "auto" and points to the rear door of the store. One of the
other officers had "jimmied" it open. He told me to "look in" and assess the situation.
I stand 6'6", taller than any of the other officers present, and the minute I looked into the
empty store, towards the front of the building, I knew what they wanted me to do.
I didn't like it at all, but I kept my mouth shut.
I also knew where guns, like the type he had handed me, come from.
And I knew that, even unspoken orders.... are orders.
The front door, to the rear of the "creep", that was holding the pregnant woman, had one of
those old roll down blinds. It had been fully extended. The pneumatic door closer was broken
and hanging off its hinge. Inside by the door was an old milk carton. You could see it had
been used in the past, when the store had been operational, to keep the door open.
Above the door was one of those old windows that are hinged in the center, to allow air to
circulate when open, and to show the street number of the building when closed.
It was open.
I processed all of this information in seconds, without a single comment from anyone else.
Damn, I thought I wanted to shoot him......... but like this?
I slinked up to the door, using the blind to cover my approach, slid the box over, and stood
On top of it
As I was standing there, the patrol officers "ramped up" their chatter to the creep to
distract him. That was my cue.
Looking thru the glass in the door between the roll of the blind and the door frame, I
could see the creep's head. I reached thru the open window above, and extended my gun
hand down. When it was 2 inches from the top of his head, I pulled the trigger.
The result was very unpleasant, but I guess.....necessary.
As I got down off the box and attempted to open the door, 5 to 6 officers grabbed me, and
almost carried me thru the store, out the back door, and threw me into a cruiser that had been
brought around the back, while I'd been inside. In the scuffle, and let me tell you there was
one, the small 32 "auto" was jerked from my hand.
I was thrown into the cruiser, practically sat on, and the group of us slowly pulled out of the
alley and onto the city streets.
Underneath the weight of all the men in the back seat, I'm yelling "What the Fuck" "Am I
Under arrest?" "What did I do wrong?"
I hadn't been handcuffed, but, to be truthful, I was quite confused and a little frightened.
No matter who you are, you do not fuck with the leather gloved, jack booted members of
the "O-triple T boys". Quite a few people have made that mistake and regretted it afterwards.
Besides having muscles to spare, I discovered they also "weight" quite a bit.
A few blocks away and I'm finally allowed to sit up in the back seat. The watch commander
calmly turns around and says:
"11, good job"
" we didn't feel that it would do you any good to stick around the scene"
"and it wouldn't do "us" any good either"
"no-one saw what went down, and there's not going to be any paperwork, so it's over"
" we think it best for all involved"
******
The woman? She recovered from her many wounds and later, in the same week, gave
birth to a baby boy. He was a month premature but otherwise healthy.
My friend? We never hunted together again. The few times we would see each other,
at various places, very little was said. Just small talk. For all the time we had known each
other, he never looked at me the same way again.
I found out, he had watched the entire affair from his upstairs office across the street.
That's about all I know because true to "their" word, there was no paperwork....
till now.
The job got better, and worse, for the next 20 years.
There are many definitions of what law enforcement is all about. From all of my
experiences I have finally come up with a simple answer. Two words:
We............"Fix shit".
I'm retired now, but I do work, part time.....
as a tail gunner on a bread truck in Oakland
-Joedaddy
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Submitted by peckerhead (user info) at 2005-06-03 02:01:08 EDT (#)
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Good story.
Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2005-05-25 21:14:25 EDT (#)
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I'm over it. I really liked this. Good story.
Submitted by jack11058 (user info) at 2005-05-25 20:57:49 EDT (#)
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your stories rule because they are true.
Submitted by baking_Lady (user info) at 2005-05-25 05:31:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-05-25 05:25:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-05-25 03:33:54 (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-05-25 02:26:33 (#)
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Why do you use quotation marks so much?
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Obviously because I don't know what I'm doing.
Years and years of stilted reports, all the same, and all interchangeable.
(for the most part).
Plus only having to dictate them, in a recorder, and finished by someone else.
I am learning, quite rapidly, that certain skills were lost.
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it should come back. I just imagine you dictating and making those quotation marks with your fingers during the story.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-05-25 03:51:05 EDT (#)
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Christ.
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-05-25 03:48:19 EDT (#)
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And if that wasn't bad enough, the **&&^^%$$#@**& Incense Cedar tree just crashed
into my nice house 30mins ago.(from my backyard)
Its dark, (duh) but my roof is fucked for sure.
If I see..... One Fucking news van.......
I just don't know....
I honestly have to go now....
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-05-25 03:33:54 EDT (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-05-25 02:26:33 (#)
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Why do you use quotation marks so much?
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Obviously because I don't know what I'm doing.
Years and years of stilted reports, all the same, and all interchangeable.
(for the most part).
Plus only having to dictate them, in a recorder, and finished by someone else.
I am learning, quite rapidly, that certain skills were lost.
Submitted by Wazza (user info) at 2005-05-25 02:35:14 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Cool man.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-05-25 02:26:33 EDT (#)
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Why do you use quotation marks so much?
Submitted by Shit_Flinging_Ape (user info) at 2005-05-24 15:56:41 EDT (#)
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This was an old Police Story episode, part two.
Submitted by jumpinjellyfish (user info) at 2005-05-23 14:39:31 EDT (#)
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Gawd Damn!
While everything you did is good in my book, I'm curious...how do you sleep?
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-05-20 20:49:27 EDT (#)
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Tomorrow is Saturday
Feel beter now?.............
.......................Jack
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2005-05-20 16:56:08 EDT (#)
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At least today is Friday.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-05-20 16:54:40 EDT (#)
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Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-05-20 07:54:07 (#)
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Solid fucking gold.
I'll assume you got the Python back.
also, 'OTTT'?
Submitted by Jungle_Jimanee (user info) at 2005-05-20 12:31:07 EDT (#)
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Nothing wrong here, great story, people who threaten pregnant women have no rights.
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-05-20 07:54:07 EDT (#)
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Solid fucking gold.
I'll assume you got the Python back.
Submitted by J4M3S (user info) at 2005-05-20 04:24:45 EDT (#)
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Top Shit.
Submitted by Saxon (user info) at 2005-05-20 02:03:39 EDT (#)
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Yehhhhhhhh baby thats what im talkin bout.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-05-20 02:01:46 EDT (#)
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Fix shit.
Truer words...
Submitted by tinactin (user info) at 2005-05-20 01:55:31 EDT (#)
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Not only in the head, but point blank from behind. Execution style.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2005-05-20 01:43:55 EDT (#)
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Wow great story. Shooting a man in the head point blank? Wow.