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[EJSG19]

Awful tough to say I'd intervene every single time without a doubt. Would depend on the situation, and how confident I was that I could indeed improve the situation.

Might be different if I had nobody that depended on me, family or otherwise. I know my abilities in a struggle, and I also know that there is always somebody out there stronger or better in a fight than me. A cop just wants to go home at the end of the shift, well, so do I. The fact that its an LEO getting worked over rather than some random person on the street doesn't necessarily change the decision. You'd hope though, that you'd get away with helping an LEO easier than helping a random stranger, who could just as likely have been the original aggressor.

I have a larger responsibility to my SO and family than I do to anyone in that struggle, as nice as it would be to help. Its impossible to see the end results of that attempt to help. Doesn't mean that 100% of the time I'd help, or not help, but the stakes are awful high and criminals like that play for keeps. One wrong move and maybe I made my SO a widow. I couldn't live (or die) with that on my conscience either. Moreover, just like the story said, more LEO's were immediately on the scene. How are they going to handle you restraining or attacking the guy? How do they know what your capacity in the conflict is? Lethal force was already in the works, you might get yourself an unfortunate dose of the same.

I see more on the table than just a matter of bravery or cowardice. I wouldn't let those two things be the only factors I consider.

[westberg]

One round did pass through the body, depending on where the person coming to assist was standing...........

[hammAR]

One round did pass through the body, depending on where the person coming to assist was standing...........

...Right, but review the film and story, the LEO on the ground could not get to his weapon UNTIL AFTER the other person (in this case a LEO) attempted to help and by doing so created space and time for the downed officer to engage with his weapon.........

[goalie]

Anyone can sit in the stands, look at the jumbo-tron replay, and say what they would have done differently.

The reality of life is that you never know what you would do until you are actually out there playing the game instead of watching.

I'm not going to guess what I would do, but I know that if my son was in the car seat, and I was alone, there is a close to 100% chance that I know what I wouldn't do.....

[tweener]

was anyone else a little concerned right away in the video, when the cop was standing flat footed, kind of routine like, pointing the tazer at that huge guy, with his back to the fornt of his squad, car.....no escape route......I didn't like it right away.....

I guess since I am a little guy.....I think about these things....