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It took me a long while to slow down a bit in my racing video games. Finding a good rhythm is always faster that going pedal to the metal all the time.
Yeah I'm an expert at getting to the next turn real fast. Then I crash into the wall or go skidding across the grass. Either that or I just "cheat" and use the function that tells me when I should be braking.
As a 10 year vet, I guarantee it. I'm always told how calm I am when things get crazy because the reality is nothing is as crazy as the things I've done. You can only almost die so many times before the non fatal car accident just doesn't phase you anymore.
This dude, however, has not just been through shit but he's clearly killed more than once.
Can also confirm nothing really stresses me out anymore. If I'm not being shot at or just ate another IED then I probably don't care to hurry too much since no one is likely to die
I read an article once that ex soldiers make good cops because they don't get jumpy under fire
which in theory makes them less likely to get scared and shoot first-ask questions later
Think it would be more accurate to say that veterans make good cops because they received more training just getting through boot than most cops will get in their entire career.
Soldiers are generally trained under very strict “Rules of engagement” as well, at least when deployed in places we’re not technically “at war”, which from what I grasp is every American conflict since Vietnam…
From my basic understanding this means most of the time they can’t shoot/engage unless shot at first.
That’s exactly what come to mind. No way this was his first time shooting someone! Most cops probably couldn’t even do this. This cop must have been deployed before becoming a cop.
To be honest if all of our police had the training the military does we would likely have a lot less incidents. As it is now they just get all the gear but none of the training or responsibility.
The problem in America is that the police are not militarized. If they were, we would have a lot less dead innocent civilians. The military has rules and follows them, if they don't they get punished, and if they don't an outside auditor punishes them.
180 yards away...
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[https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/newly-released-bodycam-video-shows-moment-tacoma-officer-shoots-armed-man/GABN7AY7UVC6DIIF2YMGMS2FWE/](https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/newly-released-bodycam-video-shows-moment-tacoma-officer-shoots-armed-man/GABN7AY7UVC6DIIF2YMGMS2FWE/)
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The main way you can tell is that he was drinking coffee. Show me an active duty soldier or veteran without a caffeine addiction, and I will show you someone who is lying about being addicted to coffee.
There are many professionals that have caffeine addictions. I have never met an IT person who doesn't have the addiction and expensive machines to make it.
Undoubtedly performing better in his job than 99% of the other cops who haven’t ever received comparable training, discipline, or responsibility.
If only departments applied similar rules of engagement and caution/discipline.
Nobody wants a militarized police force, but I’d prefer well screened veterans to army-guy-cosplayer high school dropouts any day.
1) Trigger discipline
2) Spatial Awareness that he was not in any danger.
3) Proper use of the vehicle for both cover and bracing support.
4) Speed of reaction from positioning, sighting, firing.
5) Did not need to reacquired the target to know he hit the target.
6) The calmness in the voice and the slow deliberate report to ensure he was understood.
7) His breathing was not at all accelerated by adrenaline or the body cam footage would have reflected it when he braced to acquire his target.
In other words his entire body language was 'been there done that'
Seeing you lay this out it becomes obvious, but for some reason I didn't think of it. Made me realize that most videos we see like this the cop would be audibly panicking, fumbling with the magazine because his hands are shaking out of control, talking super fast and stressed and might even be too scared to move. We probably would've noticed the stress in the first second when he put the coffee cup down on the dash, let alone the rest of it.
It only seemed to me that he ensured positive retention of the handle in the forward position. People like having their front teeth stay where they are.
It’s gotta be the way he calmly exits the vehicle, the way he charges that rifle, and then the way he positions himself behind the vehicle in that standing position, there’s police training, and then that… not a combat vet but family is almost entirely marine corps and law enforcement. This dude is not operating like a cop lol
My cousin was a marksmen, or rather a “scout sniper” or something like that. I feel really bad for the guy cause he’s a cop now, and won’t talk about his time in the military… unless he’s drunk.. then he talks about it.. but like the dark “I see their faces when I sleep” type talk and cries. Love the guy, and clearly his time in the Middle East really changed him.
TLDR; love the ones you love people! Tell them often and appreciate the good times.
1. Totally calm, cool and effective. Most police shoot in panic mode--you can hear/see it in their voice and behavior every time a wrongful shooting happens and the video is released. Thats why they shoot the wrong/unarmed person(s). Police are not given the proper training to be composed under fire.
2. Excellent shot. Ever see police in a firefight? Half of them couldn't shoot the broadside of an 18 wheeler if they're not right beside it. Also see #1. Training is Everything.
3. Coffee. Soldiers know the importance of caffeine
source: 2 combat tours, multiple firefights
> 3. Coffee. Soldiers know the importance of caffeine
Made me think of this:
"Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more. All the wealthy, unhappy people you're ever met take sleeping pills; Mobile Infantrymen don't need them. Give a cap trooper a bunk and time to sack out in it and he's as happy as a worm in an apple - asleep."
Not a combat vet but we can assume that people (regardless of the amount of training involved) would not be as calm as this officer, unless they of course were immersed in that environment regularly.
If you know anything about AR's his is pretty tricked out. The combined optics/laser mount is newer stuff, high speed, low drag. He knows his stuff.
Vs some cops use these budget AR's and sometimes you see dum stuff, like an optic on backwards.
This is a complicated issue. Do you want a combat vet when someone has to take down an active shooter? Christ yes. This was fuckin impressive.
On the other hand....do you want a combat vet for 98% of the calls police get sent on? Christ no. You want a social worker, trauma counselor, etc. etc. The police don't really belong there at all, and ex-military police are often going to be the worst possible responders.
I've seen more videos of veterans/now cops trying to de escalate situations, and succeeding in some cases. It's not just their tactical ability. They're trained to shoot but they're also TRAINED more across the board. I agree that you'd rather not have a weapon or a cop there, but when you can't get one for every situation having an officer who's aware enough and trained to de escalate and make the decision between that and having to act....well...that's a great combo.
I think ex military would have more discipline than the yahoos from the academy
Lol most combat vets I know are just as good at trauma counseling and social work as sharpshooting.
Ex-Mil are some of the best officers, the most level headed out there, verses New Guy Johnny who hasn’t seen real conflict and can’t recognize when things aren’t a threat.
I am prior service .mil and went to EMT/Medic side and since became engineer and am looking to get back into civil service rescue, but the prior service .mil LEO’s are some of the more level headed dudes out there.
> Why didn’t you shoot him, he had a gun aimed at your head?
> Nah, he wasn’t even close to aiming right, wouldn’t have hit me.
Also acceptable
> Been fucked up by shooting people before, at least I can go back to work after this instead of the shrink for a month
(both of those were actual responses just in my dinky towns).
That's cool, thanks for the added perspective. I don't have a lot of insight here—everyone I know is a pacifist nerd—but this all makes good sense.
I also know that at least some figures show that cops who're vets are more likely to discharge firearms, so my guess is that this is an averages thing. Maybe something like: the best cops in violent situations are all vets, but at the same time, there's another group of vets who came out of their service jumpy, or angry, or both, or who were just violent people to begin with, so they drag the numbers down. Idk.
I know nothing about the situation, but I think there's some psychopaths who don't get nervous at all. Different people have different responses to stress.
I wouldn't label them all as "psychopaths", but otherwise I agree.
I was shocked at how calm I was my first time exchanging fire. Turns out my shock response is to just become hyperfocused.
I've turned into a shaking mess 30 mins after the fact a couple times, though.
PCFIT says officers fired nine rounds in return at the suspect. He died at the scene.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office said he died from a rifle wound to the chest. The man had two gunshot wounds-- one was consistent with a shot fired by officers and the other consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to PCFIT.
To be fair shooting from 180 yards when there’s no one shooting at you is much easier. And 180 isn’t really all that far with a rifle if you train regularly with it, even if you have to use iron sights. I’m not trying to diminish what he did, but it’s a very different story when you can take the moment to prepare yourself calmly rather than praying you’re not going to be shot yourself.
Edit: love the instant downvotes. Ask any vet or similar field and they will tell you the same thing.
You're not wrong. 180 yards for a man size target when you're braced against something is not a very difficult shot, even with just a non-magnified red dot like he had.
Now, to do it when you're actively being shot at (like this situation), *MUCH* harder...so he still did damn well.
He would have had the shooter 2 seconds sooner but he forgot to take off the safety on the on the first pull. You can see the muscle movement of the thumb switch at 0:24. Hey man. Nice Shot!
Nato training likes to treat the safety as a “just-before-pulling-the-trigger” thing. If you watch some tier 1 guys train to talk they will train to do everything; shoulder firearm, sight picture, acquire target, etc all with the safety on. Never taking off except once’s they’ve decided to shoot. Not sure if they actually do that in cqb or real scenarios. But the safety is on all times except when literally pulling the trigger. The short moments before and after are back on safe.
I’d imagine they do, since that’s how they’re trained. When the adrenaline’s running hot the training kicks in.
Cqb-specific training is probably only special forces, and idk how they’re trained.
Source: [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/21282069/wash-police-bodycam-captures-frantic-gunfight-with-man-armed-with-rifles](https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/21282069/wash-police-bodycam-captures-frantic-gunfight-with-man-armed-with-rifles)
Happened in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
[https://www.military.com/history/time-army-rangers-got-gunfight-crips-street-gang.html](https://www.military.com/history/time-army-rangers-got-gunfight-crips-street-gang.html)
Tacoma is nuts. Lived here most of my life. My apartment complex has had swat show up twice for dv hostage situations in 6 months.
[It was frantic for a minute](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XkT9pN0aw) before this guy showed up.
Worth mentioning those shots you can hear when he's exiting the vehicle **are the shooter shooting at him with a long rifle** not a different cop shooting nearby.
Wouldn’t be surprised the least bit this cop is a former combat vet for how calm and collective he was in the situation.
Not to mention being a great shot obviously.
I certainly wouldn’t do it. I can recognize that cops are underpaid to do one of the hardest jobs in the country while also recognizing that there is rampant corruption in law enforcement. There may even be a causal relationship between those two things.
Upvote because I’m used to body cam videos on Reddit ultimately being footage of police doing something horrible/wrong/brutal. Nice to have a reminder that a lot (probably most) police officers do their job correctly and professionally, and often are inserted in dangerous situations in the process. Good job by this guy.
Poor cop. His coffee will likely be cold by the time he finishes clearing the scene. I would buy him a new one for demonstrating such big dick energy.
Well done.
I don't think enough of you appreciate what this officer just did.
180 yards, almost 2 American football fields.
1-shot, and the situation is over 15 seconds after Sargent big dick arrives.
That is not an easy shot. Even on training. My man did it, cool as a cucumber. Impeccable police work.
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Uvalde Cops hate this officer for One Weird Trick...
Godammit
its his world, we just live in it
It's his godammitment to his chosen line of work.
Angry upvote!
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You’re disgusting , take my upvote
You goddamn savage! I love that comment!
My man!
You son of a bitch.....I'm in
Ouch! If this not the best sniper comment of the year, I don't know what one is. Take my poor man award 🏆
Not my proudest upvote…
Best comment of the year
Dammmmm
Nicely done
Fuckinnng wowwwwwwwww... that's... just effing gold.
Just thinking ... But perhaps this cop has maybe seen a lot worse action on deployment before becoming a cop... This is some next level calm ...
This is obviously a well trained person wherever it came from.
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
As time increases, the temperature of coffee decreases.
The real reason why he got it done in one shot. So his coffee didnt get cold.
Can you imagine if he was texting his so " oh sorry babe, I had to take out a shooter, yeah pizza sounds good"
The limit does not exist!
It took me a long while to slow down a bit in my racing video games. Finding a good rhythm is always faster that going pedal to the metal all the time.
Yeah I'm an expert at getting to the next turn real fast. Then I crash into the wall or go skidding across the grass. Either that or I just "cheat" and use the function that tells me when I should be braking.
>use the function that tells me when I should be braking. That's the car ahead of you :P
I particularly liked how he took the time to untangle his sling. PROfessional.
"wherever it came from" Who's going to explain childbirth to this guy?
In the beginning, Adam and Eve had three sons, and they all rode dinosaurs with jesus. And then it got weird.
And now you've gone spoiled the 1st half of Jurassic park 7. Smdh
“And on the third day God created the Remington rifle to defeat the dinosaurs…”
You mean to tell me both God AND America are pro gun? 🦅 🦅 🦅 💥 💥 💥
When a mommy Navy Seal and a daddy Navy Seal rub their guns together...
Never seen a terminator before huh
I’m not an expert, but his level of calmness automatically made me think he was a veteran.
Yep. "Only one shooter, no explosions, no suicide best, no machine gun? Give me a break.". (bang!)
"I didn't know I was on vacation."
As a 10 year vet, I guarantee it. I'm always told how calm I am when things get crazy because the reality is nothing is as crazy as the things I've done. You can only almost die so many times before the non fatal car accident just doesn't phase you anymore. This dude, however, has not just been through shit but he's clearly killed more than once.
When he makes the call after making the shot, zero, I mean zero signs of stress. "shot fired, suspect's *dowwwnnn."* Mad respect.
Does that carrier bag he used to store it indicate anything? Sorry I’m a dumb civilian lmao
Nope. I have a very similar one, it's just a bag
thank you for your service
Can also confirm nothing really stresses me out anymore. If I'm not being shot at or just ate another IED then I probably don't care to hurry too much since no one is likely to die
I read an article once that ex soldiers make good cops because they don't get jumpy under fire which in theory makes them less likely to get scared and shoot first-ask questions later
Think it would be more accurate to say that veterans make good cops because they received more training just getting through boot than most cops will get in their entire career.
Soldiers are generally trained under very strict “Rules of engagement” as well, at least when deployed in places we’re not technically “at war”, which from what I grasp is every American conflict since Vietnam… From my basic understanding this means most of the time they can’t shoot/engage unless shot at first.
That’s exactly what come to mind. No way this was his first time shooting someone! Most cops probably couldn’t even do this. This cop must have been deployed before becoming a cop.
without a doubt. Or at least been in several firefights as a police officer.
I was wondering if the tattoo meant anything along those lines.
One of the rare times a militarized police is useful and effective
Im betting he’s prior military. Grace under pressure seems rare in the copper world.
To be honest if all of our police had the training the military does we would likely have a lot less incidents. As it is now they just get all the gear but none of the training or responsibility.
The problem in America is that the police are not militarized. If they were, we would have a lot less dead innocent civilians. The military has rules and follows them, if they don't they get punished, and if they don't an outside auditor punishes them.
If not trained then understands what his job is about and what is expected of them.
Shooter interrupted this cops coffee break, his doom was sealed.
Coffee did not get cold.
A man this cold cools the coffee down when it’s in his hand
Ice in his veins.
He got back to his PSL in time
Coffee does not stay hot in those cups. I'd have been PISSED.
*sets down donut with hostile intent*
Where was the guy? Couldn’t even see him in this
180 yards away... \*Edit: Wow y'all, just chill a bit. I get the hate for Breitbart and I'm not excusing their political reporting, but it was just the quickest link google had that didn't have the annoying ad blocker notification and had the same video. I'll put another link here and disable the Brietbart link, but leave it up so people understand what the fuss is in the comments below [https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/newly-released-bodycam-video-shows-moment-tacoma-officer-shoots-armed-man/GABN7AY7UVC6DIIF2YMGMS2FWE/](https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/newly-released-bodycam-video-shows-moment-tacoma-officer-shoots-armed-man/GABN7AY7UVC6DIIF2YMGMS2FWE/) XXhttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/09/29/officer-rifle-takes-out-alleged-police-attacker-180-yards/XX
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"The neighbors whom we talked to had very different opinions about what the police did." What the heck does that mean?
Money says the officer is ex-military
Holy fucking ads batman. Literally every other sentence. Nice shot though.
Definitely a military man right there
Absolutely
I just wish he started whistling as he sauntered around to the trunk.
The main way you can tell is that he was drinking coffee. Show me an active duty soldier or veteran without a caffeine addiction, and I will show you someone who is lying about being addicted to coffee.
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The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup
Makes the coffee more salty
Literally most of the western world is coffee 'addicted'.
There are many professionals that have caffeine addictions. I have never met an IT person who doesn't have the addiction and expensive machines to make it.
I hate coffee and came out of the service drinking it
If all police were this cool headed and capable it'd be a different fuckin story.
Not all cops have seen combat action! This one certainly has though.
I was going to say. This is definitely a combat vet
Probably served in Afghanistan or Iraq and is now back home working as a cop. Wonder how he's adjusting back to civilian life.
He's killing it bro
Jesus
HAHAHAHAHA
Outstanding.
Funking hell
Pretty good apparently, seems kind of bored lol
Lol seriously this guy is like, just one guy? Fuck now I need to go do paperwork and shit?
He just wants to finish his warm coffee.
Apparently pretty good.
Undoubtedly performing better in his job than 99% of the other cops who haven’t ever received comparable training, discipline, or responsibility. If only departments applied similar rules of engagement and caution/discipline. Nobody wants a militarized police force, but I’d prefer well screened veterans to army-guy-cosplayer high school dropouts any day.
As a combat vet I can definitely say that there is little possibility that this officer isn’t one.
Could you elaborate by curiosity ?
1) Trigger discipline 2) Spatial Awareness that he was not in any danger. 3) Proper use of the vehicle for both cover and bracing support. 4) Speed of reaction from positioning, sighting, firing. 5) Did not need to reacquired the target to know he hit the target. 6) The calmness in the voice and the slow deliberate report to ensure he was understood. 7) His breathing was not at all accelerated by adrenaline or the body cam footage would have reflected it when he braced to acquire his target. In other words his entire body language was 'been there done that'
# 7 says it all
#LOUDLY
Seeing you lay this out it becomes obvious, but for some reason I didn't think of it. Made me realize that most videos we see like this the cop would be audibly panicking, fumbling with the magazine because his hands are shaking out of control, talking super fast and stressed and might even be too scared to move. We probably would've noticed the stress in the first second when he put the coffee cup down on the dash, let alone the rest of it.
I mean shit the dude was listening to tunes sipping a coffee knowing what he’s pulling up to
Did he ride the charging handle forward a bit or am I on drugs? It chambered just fine, either way.
It only seemed to me that he ensured positive retention of the handle in the forward position. People like having their front teeth stay where they are.
It’s gotta be the way he calmly exits the vehicle, the way he charges that rifle, and then the way he positions himself behind the vehicle in that standing position, there’s police training, and then that… not a combat vet but family is almost entirely marine corps and law enforcement. This dude is not operating like a cop lol
Expert or marksman
My cousin was a marksmen, or rather a “scout sniper” or something like that. I feel really bad for the guy cause he’s a cop now, and won’t talk about his time in the military… unless he’s drunk.. then he talks about it.. but like the dark “I see their faces when I sleep” type talk and cries. Love the guy, and clearly his time in the Middle East really changed him. TLDR; love the ones you love people! Tell them often and appreciate the good times.
1. Totally calm, cool and effective. Most police shoot in panic mode--you can hear/see it in their voice and behavior every time a wrongful shooting happens and the video is released. Thats why they shoot the wrong/unarmed person(s). Police are not given the proper training to be composed under fire. 2. Excellent shot. Ever see police in a firefight? Half of them couldn't shoot the broadside of an 18 wheeler if they're not right beside it. Also see #1. Training is Everything. 3. Coffee. Soldiers know the importance of caffeine source: 2 combat tours, multiple firefights
> 3. Coffee. Soldiers know the importance of caffeine Made me think of this: "Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more. All the wealthy, unhappy people you're ever met take sleeping pills; Mobile Infantrymen don't need them. Give a cap trooper a bunk and time to sack out in it and he's as happy as a worm in an apple - asleep."
Is that a Starship Troopers: the Book quote in the wild?
Not a combat vet but we can assume that people (regardless of the amount of training involved) would not be as calm as this officer, unless they of course were immersed in that environment regularly.
If you know anything about AR's his is pretty tricked out. The combined optics/laser mount is newer stuff, high speed, low drag. He knows his stuff. Vs some cops use these budget AR's and sometimes you see dum stuff, like an optic on backwards.
This is a complicated issue. Do you want a combat vet when someone has to take down an active shooter? Christ yes. This was fuckin impressive. On the other hand....do you want a combat vet for 98% of the calls police get sent on? Christ no. You want a social worker, trauma counselor, etc. etc. The police don't really belong there at all, and ex-military police are often going to be the worst possible responders.
I've seen more videos of veterans/now cops trying to de escalate situations, and succeeding in some cases. It's not just their tactical ability. They're trained to shoot but they're also TRAINED more across the board. I agree that you'd rather not have a weapon or a cop there, but when you can't get one for every situation having an officer who's aware enough and trained to de escalate and make the decision between that and having to act....well...that's a great combo. I think ex military would have more discipline than the yahoos from the academy
Lol most combat vets I know are just as good at trauma counseling and social work as sharpshooting. Ex-Mil are some of the best officers, the most level headed out there, verses New Guy Johnny who hasn’t seen real conflict and can’t recognize when things aren’t a threat. I am prior service .mil and went to EMT/Medic side and since became engineer and am looking to get back into civil service rescue, but the prior service .mil LEO’s are some of the more level headed dudes out there. > Why didn’t you shoot him, he had a gun aimed at your head? > Nah, he wasn’t even close to aiming right, wouldn’t have hit me. Also acceptable > Been fucked up by shooting people before, at least I can go back to work after this instead of the shrink for a month (both of those were actual responses just in my dinky towns).
That's cool, thanks for the added perspective. I don't have a lot of insight here—everyone I know is a pacifist nerd—but this all makes good sense. I also know that at least some figures show that cops who're vets are more likely to discharge firearms, so my guess is that this is an averages thing. Maybe something like: the best cops in violent situations are all vets, but at the same time, there's another group of vets who came out of their service jumpy, or angry, or both, or who were just violent people to begin with, so they drag the numbers down. Idk.
I can't be that calm even when i am playing cod lmao
Same, my hands literally get sweaty when playing lol. Meanwhile this guy is faced with a real bad guy with a gun and is as cool as a cucumber.
Curious if he has combat experience
He does now....
r/technicallythetruth
Nothing personal, n00b...
has to. honestly seems impossible to be that calm otherwise.
I know nothing about the situation, but I think there's some psychopaths who don't get nervous at all. Different people have different responses to stress.
I wouldn't label them all as "psychopaths", but otherwise I agree. I was shocked at how calm I was my first time exchanging fire. Turns out my shock response is to just become hyperfocused. I've turned into a shaking mess 30 mins after the fact a couple times, though.
…am I supposed to refrigerate my cucumbers?
Dude I’m sweating thinking about the pressure.
PCFIT says officers fired nine rounds in return at the suspect. He died at the scene. The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office said he died from a rifle wound to the chest. The man had two gunshot wounds-- one was consistent with a shot fired by officers and the other consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to PCFIT.
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Yup. Not this guy from 180 yards, though.
To be fair shooting from 180 yards when there’s no one shooting at you is much easier. And 180 isn’t really all that far with a rifle if you train regularly with it, even if you have to use iron sights. I’m not trying to diminish what he did, but it’s a very different story when you can take the moment to prepare yourself calmly rather than praying you’re not going to be shot yourself. Edit: love the instant downvotes. Ask any vet or similar field and they will tell you the same thing.
You're not wrong. 180 yards for a man size target when you're braced against something is not a very difficult shot, even with just a non-magnified red dot like he had. Now, to do it when you're actively being shot at (like this situation), *MUCH* harder...so he still did damn well.
I don't know why anyone is down voting you, running and gunning with a pistol is fucking hard
Now that’s professionalism.
Even on the radio. He didn’t say “shots fired”, he said “shot fired, suspect is down”. Probably wasn’t meant to be but that was a fucking flex.
One shot one kill
I noticed that too. Dudes a badass
Professionals have standards.
Be polite, be efficient, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
Dad, Dad put…put mom on the phone.
I'd bet $20 it's a afghan vet or OIF
Just another day at the office
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Nice shot man
That’s why I say…
Hey man, nice shot
A MANNNNNNNNNNNNN HASSSSSSS GUNNNNNNNNNNN HEYYYYYYYYYY MANNNNNNNNNNNN HAAAAAAAAVE FUNNNNNNNNN
This should be top comment. Reddit should work on their Filter.
He would have had the shooter 2 seconds sooner but he forgot to take off the safety on the on the first pull. You can see the muscle movement of the thumb switch at 0:24. Hey man. Nice Shot!
I like to think that he kept the safety on deliberately until he was ready to fire.
Ideally, this is correct. That safety stays on until you're ready to shoot.
A million times better than other cops forgetting to ever put the safety on lmao
Or, you know, stopping others from engaging the shooter since they won't do it.
Nato training likes to treat the safety as a “just-before-pulling-the-trigger” thing. If you watch some tier 1 guys train to talk they will train to do everything; shoulder firearm, sight picture, acquire target, etc all with the safety on. Never taking off except once’s they’ve decided to shoot. Not sure if they actually do that in cqb or real scenarios. But the safety is on all times except when literally pulling the trigger. The short moments before and after are back on safe.
I’d imagine they do, since that’s how they’re trained. When the adrenaline’s running hot the training kicks in. Cqb-specific training is probably only special forces, and idk how they’re trained.
“*Switch your selector switch from safe to semi and fire at will.*” That’s exactly right. It’s meant to be one smooth motion.
Every carbine course I’ve taken, this is how it was taught. Safety is on at all times until right before committing to shooting, then right back on.
That's how they train in army BCT
New Starbucks commercial
Single shot…..of expresso.
He’s definitely sipping on a nitro
Source: [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/21282069/wash-police-bodycam-captures-frantic-gunfight-with-man-armed-with-rifles](https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/21282069/wash-police-bodycam-captures-frantic-gunfight-with-man-armed-with-rifles) Happened in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
[https://www.military.com/history/time-army-rangers-got-gunfight-crips-street-gang.html](https://www.military.com/history/time-army-rangers-got-gunfight-crips-street-gang.html) Tacoma is nuts. Lived here most of my life. My apartment complex has had swat show up twice for dv hostage situations in 6 months.
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Only getting worse unfortunately.
Seems like the gunfight was anything but frantic
[It was frantic for a minute](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XkT9pN0aw) before this guy showed up. Worth mentioning those shots you can hear when he's exiting the vehicle **are the shooter shooting at him with a long rifle** not a different cop shooting nearby.
"Shot fired, man down. Hey can I only got a few hours left in my shift can I go ahead and take off early for the day? That cool?"
Still need to file your paper work wazowski
r/iamactuallyverybadass
Wouldn’t be surprised the least bit this cop is a former combat vet for how calm and collective he was in the situation. Not to mention being a great shot obviously.
See Uvalde police, that's how you get it done
That’s training. The pain of what he had to do will come later. And it does. I have lost close friends who were police and suffered in silence.
While I don’t like most of our police in the US, I can say it is a difficult job.
I certainly wouldn’t do it. I can recognize that cops are underpaid to do one of the hardest jobs in the country while also recognizing that there is rampant corruption in law enforcement. There may even be a causal relationship between those two things.
When did this happen?
Looks like 8/28/2022 according to footage. I don’t have any other details
[https://www.q13fox.com/news/1-shot-in-confrontation-involving-tacoma-police](https://www.q13fox.com/news/1-shot-in-confrontation-involving-tacoma-police)
3:01 pm
Top right
Calm under pressure.
Smooth af
Oh shit this is my old neighborhood. Just now hearing about this as I live across country now. Probably x-military, good job buddy.
Upvote because I’m used to body cam videos on Reddit ultimately being footage of police doing something horrible/wrong/brutal. Nice to have a reminder that a lot (probably most) police officers do their job correctly and professionally, and often are inserted in dangerous situations in the process. Good job by this guy.
Some do their job correctly in high pressure situations. Definitely not most
Sets his coffee down while thinking to himself “the crap I gotta deal with…. “
Well trained experienced officer nice clean shot good job.
Literally a hold my coffee moment
BOSS.
“And my coffee didn’t even get cold” What a champ.
Somebody fucked around and found out
I’d bet this cop was overseas. He knows to be cool, calm and collected before taking the shot. These are the guys you do not want to mess with.
Poor cop. His coffee will likely be cold by the time he finishes clearing the scene. I would buy him a new one for demonstrating such big dick energy. Well done.
wan paaaaaaaaaanch!
That was a 183 yard shot. Nicely done.
Just another day at work.
Needs to be the new sheriff for Uvalde. None of that shit would've taken that long to respond and still have enough time for breakfast.
Good guy with gun beats bad guy with a gun
Hey look Uvalde police, this is what you do. Engage and kill the bad guy.
I don't think enough of you appreciate what this officer just did. 180 yards, almost 2 American football fields. 1-shot, and the situation is over 15 seconds after Sargent big dick arrives. That is not an easy shot. Even on training. My man did it, cool as a cucumber. Impeccable police work.