#2 Son dodged a bullet last night–literally. His lieutenant hadn’t patted down the suspect properly, and the man pulled yet another gun out. When his hand came up, it could mean only one thing. Matt rushed him and moved his head off to the side just enough to get hit only by the flash. He has some powder burns on his face, but no serious damage.
He’s stoic about it. “My ninja-quick reflexes saved me.” Not something to laugh about, but he did.
I can’t tell you how proud I am of that boy.
I hope he then proceeded to kick the everloving crap out of the bastard.
Comment by Bogey — December 4, 2004 @ 3:58 pm
No, restraint is required. The man is in the hospital, though.
Comment by Bunker — December 4, 2004 @ 6:22 pm
I wonder if he used his new taser gun on him. I know he wanted to use it so badly.
Comment by Birdie — December 4, 2004 @ 6:34 pm
No time. In that situation you shoot, or do what he did.
Comment by Bunker — December 4, 2004 @ 7:17 pm
He could have still shot him with it on the ground. I would have.
Comment by Birdie — December 4, 2004 @ 9:39 pm
I’m so glad to hear he’s OK. (I always tell my husband to “soldier safe”…should we tell your son to “cop safe”? Heh.)
Comment by Sarah — December 5, 2004 @ 1:09 am
CLOSE CALL
Bunker’s son nearly got shot yesterday. No, not the Marine. Not the Soldier either. The cop. That’s why I don’t waste time worrying about whether my husband could die in Iraq; non-Soldiers are just as mortal. And most of them…
Trackback by trying to grok — December 5, 2004 @ 1:13 am
Creative uses of statistics
There are significant differences in the appropriate reaction to fate, bad luck, carelessness and acts of God versus countering another human being who is bent on murder.
Trackback by Cerberus Blog — December 5, 2004 @ 8:02 am