For those of you who have been waiting for Jason to reappear, God help us all, he is back. FULL FORCE. If you are just meeting him for the first time here's my first post introducing Sergeant Young.
True to his promise of driving through bad neighborhoods, really fast, with you in the car, here's a cop's eye view of a domestic "situation". I'd suggest a seat belt and a silent thanks to the guy who invented roll bars...
When I last showed up here, I said I would take you to a few places that maybe you hadn’t been before. I thought about talking about some pretty mundane things, you know, management issues, teamwork, self-realization. I think I’ll talk about that later. Right now let's say we take a little peek into my world, a weird world, a stupid world.
There is a little tradition in my culture. It’s called the war story. Maybe it’s not unique to my culture but it is certainly an important aspect. We like to tell each other stories in my profession. Sometimes to teach, sometimes to impress, sometimes just to affirm that we’ve been there.
I was certainly there that night. I have always felt very much alive when I’m in danger. I won't tell you that I’m without fear. I feel very apprehensive going into action. Sometimes I think “Wow, I’m really getting in over my head, this is gonna hurt”. But I go anyway, because it’s my duty. It’s just the way I am, which is to say I’m not too bright. But when I head into danger my senses sharpen, my mind comes into sharp focus and I start thinking much faster than I can speak or act. I really feel alive, maybe because I have a purpose.
So, about that night. It was winter a few years ago. There was snow on the ground and it was deep in some spots. I received a call from radio that some guy called 911 for help. Mr. X reported that his wife was seeing another man and now the man was in X’s house. I get the address and I tell radio that I’m on route.
A minute or so later another call came in to radio from one of X’s children. Mr. X has a gun and is going to shoot mom. Now the adrenaline starts pumping. People always say that domestics are the most dangerous calls that Officers respond to. I don’t know if they are the most dangerous, but I can tell you that they can be unpredictable.
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