I just read responded to a thread in the Ask A Cop section that reminds me of something that happened to a friend and fellow officer. The thread was about officers showing a lack of emotion. The other day this officer told me about a call he responded to and it blew me away. I completely believe him. I remember this call coming out when I was tied up on something else.
Radio hit the alert tone and broadcast a home invasion in progress. My friend responds and makes his way through the house. The call was legit. Homeowners direct him to the upstair bedroom where the bad guy was. He makes his way to the upstair bedroom and as he walk in he sees the badguy literally in the middle of raping a child.
The officer immediately became enraged and consumed with anger. He went to reach for the guy and at the same time, in his mind, this guy's life about over. He could not wait to get his hands on him. As he reached for the guy my friend felt a hand on his shoulder. The hand started to apply just enough pressure to hold him back from ripping the badguys head off. He figured it was his backup trying to prevent him from doing something he would regret.
When my friend looked over his shoulder to see who his backup was, the guy that was holding him back, he saw noone. Noone else was in the room. At that point he was completely convinced that it was the hand of God getting ahold of him and preventing him from losing control. It snapped him back into reality and the guy was taken into custody.
Radio hit the alert tone and broadcast a home invasion in progress. My friend responds and makes his way through the house. The call was legit. Homeowners direct him to the upstair bedroom where the bad guy was. He makes his way to the upstair bedroom and as he walk in he sees the badguy literally in the middle of raping a child.
The officer immediately became enraged and consumed with anger. He went to reach for the guy and at the same time, in his mind, this guy's life about over. He could not wait to get his hands on him. As he reached for the guy my friend felt a hand on his shoulder. The hand started to apply just enough pressure to hold him back from ripping the badguys head off. He figured it was his backup trying to prevent him from doing something he would regret.
When my friend looked over his shoulder to see who his backup was, the guy that was holding him back, he saw noone. Noone else was in the room. At that point he was completely convinced that it was the hand of God getting ahold of him and preventing him from losing control. It snapped him back into reality and the guy was taken into custody.
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