The guys doing the filming are lucky the lieutenant wasn’t a recently paroled thug, on drugs, with a stolen gun. The Lieutenant is darn lucky he wasn’t pushed out in front of the vehicles that were whizzing by, at highway speeds, just a foot or two away from him. Additionally, the lieutenant is lucky those two guys didn’t yank his Model 65, out of his $5, rag tag, state issued holster, and use it against him. Furthermore, he’s lucky they didn’t pull out guns, of their own. The list of bad outcomes from something like this goes on and on and on.
I would NEVER place myself in a position like that. We are NOT law enforcement, in any way shape or form. If you see someone driving in an unsafe manor, call 911 and let the police deal with it. That’s their job, not ours.
Unlike us, most law enforcement officers have actually had some sort of training, somewhere along the way. At one time, TDC had a policy that prohibited state firearms from being transported in personal vehicles. I’m not as up on policy, as I was when I held a position in the so called “training academy”, but I wonder if that’s still the case? Maybe you know?
Regardless of who initiated this incident, getting in to a confrontation, with a total complete stranger is a bad idea. How many times have we heard about people shooting at each other, on Houston freeways? Often times it’s a kid, that’s a passenger in the car that gets shot. Just don’t challenge someone in another car.
I’m glad no one was hurt or killed in this incident. This time everyone went home. Next time someone could end up in jail, prison, the cemetery or the hospital.
Does anyone recognize that lieutenant? What kind of guy is he? What’s he like at work?
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