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Son of Erin, Infidel · 03-21-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by slugger6

Roger that!

slugger can't find your poll.....where is it buddy?

Zoot! the 'Nam got me a TOTP! Bless my Justin boots!!

slugger6 · 03-21-2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Son of Erin, Infidel

slugger can't find your poll.....where is it buddy?

It should be there. If you don't see it go in under Search and type in "XD ownership, by caliber". I'll be checking to see if you found it.

danp · 03-22-2007, 06:16 PM

Define "grievously harm." I once cracked a femur with a baton and some other misc. injuries have resulted when BGs have resisted arrest. Some of these have also included hyper-extended joints, bruises and abrasions, a couple of loose teeth and small 2nd degree burns from contact tasing.

Trace · 03-22-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Broadside

Didn't have an option for voting for both military & LE so voted LE.

+1 I voted military.

I've only had to mortally wound two people while wearing the badge.

As far as the military goes... All I'm going to say is that you kinda lose count after your first 50 kills. I distinctly remember that the first 3 were VERY hard psychologically, but it got easier for ME. Your mileage may vary. Its a job, and you have to look at it as such. Thats all I'm sayin.

Requiem4Senses · 04-16-2007, 07:57 PM

I am a very fortunate vet...never had to pull the trigger in anger.

LMTD · 04-16-2007, 08:25 PM

I was actually scared.

Had a drunk get mad at me while driving and pulled in behind me at a light.

I had no idea it was going on but he came up and grabbed me by the throat and when he did he also locked my door. I punched him in the neck somewhere and he let go. I decided a quick exit was in order, unfortunatly for him, he stood too close and as I smoked the tires, I shredded his left foot.

I was about 4 blocks away when I spotted a cop and flagged em down and told them what happend. When we returned to the intersection he was sitting on the curb, drunk as a skunk, and the cops told me to just go on home, so I did.

Neomet · 04-16-2007, 08:38 PM

Stupid, stupid punk-a$$ drunk decision in my youth. At the time I was sure it was self defense but I have spent 32 years knowing I was as big a jerk as the other guy.

Also an ugly home invasion by 6 jacked up armed bangers.

retired · 04-19-2007, 01:59 AM

I can happily say in 27yrs. in le, I never had to grievously harm or kill someone in the line of duty. I came close twice tho.

Once as a cadet in an incident featured on tv with Peter Falk in about 81 (incident occurred in 76).

Second, when I caught bank forger exiting bank. He refused to stop, returned to his car (2 others inside) and started pulling his hand out of his jacket. I would have shot him, but there were some looky loos in a lot above him that didn't speak English and wouldn't move. I was afraid of a richochet, so I didn't shoot. He did it twice, but it turns out he had no gun. He was under the influence of heroin, so he was acting stupid.

As I said, I'm glad I never had to.

View Poll Results: Have you ever been forced to grievously harm or kill another human being?
No, I have never been in such a situation.	140	76.09%
Yes, I am a citizen and not a law enforcement officer and I was protecting myself or another.	18	9.78%
Yes, I am a Law Enforcement Officer and I did so protecting myself or another in the line of duty.	2	1.09%
Yes, I am a member of the military and I did so protecting myself or another in the line of duty.	24	13.04%
Voters: 184. You may not vote on this poll

03-22-2007, 06:16 PM	#43
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,419	Define "grievously harm." I once cracked a femur with a baton and some other misc. injuries have resulted when BGs have resisted arrest. Some of these have also included hyper-extended joints, bruises and abrasions, a couple of loose teeth and small 2nd degree burns from contact tasing. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

04-16-2007, 07:57 PM	#45
Requiem4Senses XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Springfield, OR Posts: 540	I am a very fortunate vet...never had to pull the trigger in anger. __________________ XD40 V10 (ported) XD40 SC OD Green "The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people...that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." -Thomas Jefferson to Major John Cartwright June 5th, 1824

04-16-2007, 08:25 PM	#46
LMTD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 377	Not sure if things like this are what you mean, but this is the only time I... I was actually scared. Had a drunk get mad at me while driving and pulled in behind me at a light. I had no idea it was going on but he came up and grabbed me by the throat and when he did he also locked my door. I punched him in the neck somewhere and he let go. I decided a quick exit was in order, unfortunatly for him, he stood too close and as I smoked the tires, I shredded his left foot. I was about 4 blocks away when I spotted a cop and flagged em down and told them what happend. When we returned to the intersection he was sitting on the curb, drunk as a skunk, and the cops told me to just go on home, so I did. __________________

04-16-2007, 08:38 PM	#47
Neomet XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Made it to Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,402	Stupid, stupid punk-a$$ drunk decision in my youth. At the time I was sure it was self defense but I have spent 32 years knowing I was as big a jerk as the other guy. Also an ugly home invasion by 6 jacked up armed bangers. __________________ Who said that? Who the freak said that? Who's the slimy little communist $hit, twinkle-toed rocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant? Nobody, huh? The fairy freaking godmother said it. Out-freaking-standing. I will PT you all until you freaking die!

04-19-2007, 01:59 AM	#48
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,532	I can happily say in 27yrs. in le, I never had to grievously harm or kill someone in the line of duty. I came close twice tho. Once as a cadet in an incident featured on tv with Peter Falk in about 81 (incident occurred in 76). Second, when I caught bank forger exiting bank. He refused to stop, returned to his car (2 others inside) and started pulling his hand out of his jacket. I would have shot him, but there were some looky loos in a lot above him that didn't speak English and wouldn't move. I was afraid of a richochet, so I didn't shoot. He did it twice, but it turns out he had no gun. He was under the influence of heroin, so he was acting stupid. As I said, I'm glad I never had to.

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