tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post3858983970078222841..comments2024-01-13T15:34:42.074-05:00Comments on Fighting in the Shade™: Personal ResponsibilityΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976785560712692275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-34131941037274373112009-12-04T20:51:45.160-05:002009-12-04T20:51:45.160-05:00I carry a pistol, because a cop is too heavy.I carry a pistol, because a cop is too heavy.The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-60672567937976178682009-11-24T16:05:03.969-05:002009-11-24T16:05:03.969-05:00The typical response from most to a comment like &...The typical response from most to a comment like "when seconds count, the police are only minutes away" is to accuse the person who utered the phrase of being anti-police. <br /><br />Well, I'm not. Most of my family are in law enforcement (one uncle, one brother, and three cousins). I have nothing but the utmost respect for them and what they do. I love my brother with every ounce of my being.<br /><br />But...<br /><br />I would not trust him to respond to an emergency at my house to protect my family any more than any other police officer on duty for one reason, and for one reason only:<br /><br />In less than 10 seconds, those under my care and protection could be killed or harmed irreparably by an assailant. It takes longer than 10 seconds to dial the phone, much less wait for the call to go through, wait for the dispatcher to write down all the relevant information, wait for the dispatcher to forward the relevant information to the closest officer, and wait for the closest officer, who is realistically more than a 5 minute drive from my house, as an almost statistical CERTAINTY, to arrive, assess the situation, and provide assitance to my family. My guess is that where I live, from the time that I hit the send button on a 911 call to the fastest reasonable time of arrival of an officer is 6 minutes. <br /><br />That is an eternity. Lives change and end in one tenth that amount of time when you find yourself in a close-quarters assault and defense situation.Goobernoreply@blogger.com