I am a veteran police officer for somewhere around 30 years of service in the Military Police, Florida Deputy Sheriff, Florida Police Officer, Alabama Police Officer, and now a federal Police Officer. Aside from my time in Desert Shield/Desert Storm I have never carried a full auto firearm or driven in a light or heavy armored vehicle.
Our training is constant and have incredibly tough standards to work under. We are probably the only persons on this earth who are willing to put our lives on the line to protect people who love and hate us, people we do not even know.
To anyone who is not and has not been a law enforcement officer personally I beg you and challenge you to do your own independent investigation into any case involving a Law Enforcement Officer before spreading hate and discontent about that situation.
I have seen first hand and been a personal victim of "news agencies". I have listened to television broadcasts and read newspaper articles about cases I was personally involved in and seen that the "news" being reported was very creatively edited or outright wrong. News agencies are not interested in the truth, only money in sales of papers or advertising and in ratings. Please check into the "stories" you hear for yourself, and facebook or "news" stations are not realistic investigative tools. Usually police reports and court documents are available to the public.
Now back to the original question. My best advise is this: if you call law enforcement to your location then please be unarmed and cooperative when they arrive.
Most times the first law enforcement to arrive will be in a fully marked patrol vehicle with both lights and sirens blaring so you should know who they are. They do not know who you are. I advise to be unarmed and hands plainly visible from a long ways off. Being face down arms and legs spread is ideal. It may sound a little wrong or strange to you to do this but just because an Officer is willing to put his life on the line to save you he will do everything possible to avoid doing so.
Our training is constant and have incredibly tough standards to work under. We are probably the only persons on this earth who are willing to put our lives on the line to protect people who love and hate us, people we do not even know.
To anyone who is not and has not been a law enforcement officer personally I beg you and challenge you to do your own independent investigation into any case involving a Law Enforcement Officer before spreading hate and discontent about that situation.
I have seen first hand and been a personal victim of "news agencies". I have listened to television broadcasts and read newspaper articles about cases I was personally involved in and seen that the "news" being reported was very creatively edited or outright wrong. News agencies are not interested in the truth, only money in sales of papers or advertising and in ratings. Please check into the "stories" you hear for yourself, and facebook or "news" stations are not realistic investigative tools. Usually police reports and court documents are available to the public.
Now back to the original question. My best advise is this: if you call law enforcement to your location then please be unarmed and cooperative when they arrive.
Most times the first law enforcement to arrive will be in a fully marked patrol vehicle with both lights and sirens blaring so you should know who they are. They do not know who you are. I advise to be unarmed and hands plainly visible from a long ways off. Being face down arms and legs spread is ideal. It may sound a little wrong or strange to you to do this but just because an Officer is willing to put his life on the line to save you he will do everything possible to avoid doing so.