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The toughest part was waiting so long to shoot. I think legally the officer could have simply opened fire while the guy was holding her at knife point. There is no legal requirement to wait until he starts the motion forward with the blade, a requirement to negotiate or anything else. The threat was made, the weapon was displayed and he was standing in position to carry out the threat. The officer used good tactics in trying to de-escalate the situation but is my opinion it put the woman in more danger by allowing the man to possibly carry out the threat under the mantra of political correctness . Now officers have to risk their own lives and of victims by trying to talk a guy down who is in position to carry out a deadly threat. Here is a question I would like to ask for people that think the police such as this situation, handled it wrong. At what point should the police hold back from using force at the risk of an innocent person being killed? it is a sad position that some groups and some politicians have put the police in the position to not protect innocent victims. Overall it was an awesome job by the police officers on scene and particularly the one leading in front. They followed all of the current wishful thinking protocol to try to talk to person into surrendering, which is great, but in my opinion should not be done when it risks an innocent person‘s life. Is one thing for the officer to be in danger but their job is to protect the innocent first. This woman was obviously the victim. Way to go, Thin Blue Line.

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Is that like a drug addict getting his “fix”? 😂🤣😂

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When the kid acted like he pulled a hamstring and then shook his butt on 2nd base....let's just say old school baseball would have handled that differently.

Yes it is. Almost 4 decades of almost unimaginable sights that the public can only guess at and a frequency most most people did not know exists. In a department that averages 8-9 officers per shift, I have been to over 1,000 death scenes from all causes (several children), in the hospital maybe 6 times in the line of duty, 5 shooting incidents where I shot at someone, was shot at up close enough to actually see the gun pointing at me or my partner killing a guy about 10 feet from me, talked to people as they were dying, a few high speed chases including drive by shooting suspects, undercover operations, probably over 50, 000 contacts with the public, participated in more than 10,000 arrests, 10 years on swat, 30 years of teaching at the police academy............. I could go on but yes it becomes ingrained. A couple of weeks before I retired I ran into this post on Facebook. It was completely accidental but almost appropriate. Another officer in a police only forum was asking what it was like to retire because he had a couple of days to go or something like that. I was only a few days behind him and there were plenty of usual responses such as congratulations, you will love it, it will take a while but you will “eventually” wonder why you didn’t do it earlier, welcome to the club and so on. One said this however and I saved it..... >>>>>Author unknown; When Cops Retire When a good cop leaves the 'job' and retires to a better life, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others, who may have already retired, wonder. We wonder if he knows what he is leaving behind, because we already know. We know, for example, that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times. We know in the law enforcement life there is a fellowship which lasts long after the uniforms are hung up in the back of the closet . We know even if he throws them away, they will be on him with every step and breath that remains in his life. We also know how the very bearing of the man speaks of what he was and in his heart still is. These are the burdens of the job. You will still look at people suspiciously, still see what others do not see or choose to ignore and always will look at the rest of the law enforcement world with a respect for what they do; only grown in a lifetime of knowing. Never think for one moment you are escaping from that life. You are only escaping the 'job' and merely being allowed to leave 'active' duty. So what I wish for you is that whenever you ease into retirement, in your heart you never forget for one moment that 'Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called children of God,' and you are still a member of the greatest fraternity the world has ever known. There are those that think they understand. And then . . . There are cops.<<<<<

Zach ain’t leaving because T town has bad facilities. He’s a 409 guy and he got a 409 job. It’s that simple. If you could get a plant, sales, service, custodial job that paid about the same as your current job and it was an hour less travel time daily would you? Time to move on for everyone.

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No sir, thank you! Enjoy your retirement.

Thanks WOSgrad and I appreciate that. By the way, I am here and Rusk won 3 to 1 in 13th inning. It was great game. Now I am waiting to watch College Station and Porter.

Like I said they won band and were runners up in cheerleading!

Let’s have illegal immigrants hunt down sex offenders for a chance at citizenship. We’ll call it “Aliens vs. Predators”

I wish my school was well balanced like that. Had success in track and field with us winning state medals and of course the basketball team (boys and girls), but I’d LOVE to have Argyle’s success.

I think it was suicide by police. I think about the woman he held at bay and how terrified she must have been.....then the relief when she was freed. I don’t see the tough call at all.

If you're a white high schooler and a good athlete, and your parents have good jobs in or around the metroplex, they buy a place in Argyle. It's as simple as that. It's like the white flight that we see around here, but somehow most of the elite athletes are going to one place, and the player pool is enormous. They've managed to keep the enrollment down low enough to play at a smaller classification so that they can continue to compete for titles in virtual every sport (like Yates basketball) while having a large pool of players. I don't think Argyle has to recruit. The kids all just go there. It's a weird dynamic.

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Long term affects are what NOBODY KNOWS.....and that’s enough for me.

I get it. Eric Clapton. In response to the topic, “How safe is the Vaccine?”, nobody knows! That’s all I’m saying. You’re saying it’s gonna kill us all and Bullets says it came straight from Jesus. (I’m being facetious, of course). Say it with me...NOBODY KNOWS...

It's mainly their defense. Haven't had a good one since Coach Harrison's first year there. The DC from that year is not there anymore. Being in a district with NS, Atascocita, King and WB you had better be able to put together stops when need be, they couldn't do it last year, prime example: the WB game. Go watch that game.

I’m thinking they had some significant injuries along the way seeing that they started off really well.

I read something the other day where a woman asked, “Why flee Somalia to come to the safety and freedoms of America and do everything in her power to turn this into Somalia?”