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How is the cop a hero? He signed on to do what he did. A hero is a citizen who faces danger he is not trained for.

Nevertheless, I am happy he did his job.

In addition to what Sagebrush said; there is another tactical downside to remaining in your vehicle and driving closer to the suspect:

You have added another task to your activity. You have to drive the car safely. You have a parking lot full of moving vehicles and citizens on foot who are going to behave erractically. You are trying to visually locate a suspect while driving with other vehicles and people moving around you and the risk of hitting someone or something is great considering you likely have a hyper focus on locating a suspect. There is a difference between observing things as you driving down the street to a scene and driving while at a chaotic scene.

My mindset was he would have had the car to use as a shield and he could have got there faster and not been winded during a shootout.

The shooter was obviously outside, roll the windows down AR-15 hanging out the window and go. But maybe he's trained to not do that for some reason and spur of the moment decisions and all of that.

A question was asked why didn't he drive.



When shots are fired in an urban environment, it is extremely difficult to tell where they are coming from. If you are sitting inside a vehicle. that makes it darn near impossible. Sitting inside a car is also a very dangerous and vulnerable place to be. Your vision is limited, your ability to hear is limited, and anyone with bad intent can recognize you/your vehicle coming. Getting out on and moving towards an objective on foot, and maintaining the elements of surprise as well as cover/concealment are generally a good idea if the situation allows.

Yes, the officer was winded.

There are multiple factors involved here. Generally speaking it is not the distance that causes this. More often than not it is an emotional, as well as physiological response. Your body gets a massive dump of adrenaline. If this is your first gunfight you will start breathing much faster than normal. On that note, pay attention in future shooting videos to how hard people/officers are breathing. It is their bodies way of coping with the stress of the situation.



This officer was also no doubt wearing a protective, bullet resistant vest, which restricts his chest to a degree. They are difficult to run in for long distances. Based on the way he was speaking, this was a highly emotional event for him. The fact is that he did not hesitate. He ran quickly and did what he could to the very best of his abilities.

No incident is ever perfect. That said, the fact of the matter is that this man did all that could be asked of one man. He ran straight towards what could have been his own death. He did his best to communicate his actions to others. He engaged the shooter, and stopped the threat. Overall I would say the man deserves nothing but praise.

Screw sports stars with their names on shirts like Lebron James. This Officer should have his own jersey and local kids should look up to him.

How is the cop a hero? He signed on to do what he did. A hero is a citizen who faces danger he is not trained for.

Nevertheless, I am happy he did his job.

How is the cop a hero? He signed on to do what he did. A hero is a citizen who faces danger he is not trained for.

Nevertheless, I am happy he did his job.

Yeah - makes no sense at all.

He tuckered out pretty quick too.

My mindset was he would have had the car to use as a shield and he could have got there faster and not been winded during a shootout.

The shooter was obviously outside, roll the windows down AR-15 hanging out the window and go. But maybe he's trained to not do that for some reason and spur of the moment decisions and all of that.

He did a good job. Engaged and took down while stressed and breathing hard. A little cardio wouldn't hurt though.

His heart rate up and breathing hard has nothing to do with needing to do cardio. It is a physiological response to stress that happens naturally to the body during highly emotional/potentially traumatizing events.

His hands were likely shaking too, but you can bet he wasn't cold.