[Pioneer]

While on duty as a cop, uniform and plain clothes, I drew down on more people than I can count. Mostly when I worked in the San Diego area. Not so much in Oregon, but often enough. Never a pleasant experience.

Off duty, I've only drawn on someone twice. Both times in Calif.

#1. In Sandy Eggo, I walked into an armed robbery in progress, off duty. I used available cover and took the guy down with my Colt Commander, holding him for on duty units to arrive.

#2. While on vacation with my family in N. Calif, I was driving in my sister's quiet Santa Cruz neighborhood with a mini-van full of kids. Suddenly another car cut in front of us and stopped. The driver got out with a tire iron in his hand, walking toward us. I also got out, and drew my Colt Commander stopping him in his trax. He suddenly realized his mistake, and departed rather suddenly. It scared the heck out of the kids, my wife and my sister, but all remained unharmed. Called the cops as soon as we could (before the advent of cell phones), but they were unable to find the guy, and the plates were stolen. We never did figure out what his problem was.

[mhpoole]

#2

Is there anyway you could have just backed up with a car load full of kids? What if the guy had gun and shot towards you next to the car? Just playing devil's advocate here.

While on duty as a cop, uniform and plain clothes, I drew down on more people than I can count. Mostly when I worked in the San Diego area. Not so much in Oregon, but often enough. Never a pleasant experience.

Off duty, I've only drawn on someone twice. Both times in Calif.

#1. In Sandy Eggo, I walked into an armed robbery in progress, off duty. I used available cover and took the guy down with my Colt Commander, holding him for on duty units to arrive.

#2. While on vacation with my family in N. Calif, I was driving in my sister's quiet Santa Cruz neighborhood with a mini-van full of kids. Suddenly another car cut in front of us and stopped. The driver got out with a tire iron in his hand, walking toward us. I also got out, and drew my Colt Commander stopping him in his trax. He suddenly realized his mistake, and departed rather suddenly. It scared the heck out of the kids, my wife and my sister, but all remained unharmed. Called the cops as soon as we could (before the advent of cell phones), but they were unable to find the guy, and the plates were stolen. We never did figure out what his problem was.

[adroitus]

mhpoole brings up a good tactical point, and that might be the best solution for most of us if it were possible, but Pioneer is a little different than most of us because he is an officer of the law.

I think his perspective is different because of his training and experience. Dealing with situations like that is what he does for a living, so I think his judgement might tell him that this guy is going to do nothing more than threaten with the tire iron. Or maybe he thougt the goblin could pose a danger if he gave chase and tried to run them off the road or stop them again.

I'm just running my mouth (fingers?) and using my imagination here, so don't take it too seriously. I would, however, like to hear more about your thought processes, Pioneer, and why you handled the situations the way you did. I think that would be really useful for those of us who haven't seen the elephant.