Traci
when you wish upon a star...
JTHphoto said:My best friend was shot last night.
He is a police officer and was involved in a pursuit of a suspect involved in a "violent" carjacking. He was attempting to lay down stop-sticks when he was shot.
He is out of surgery already and will be okay, fortunately. It was non-life threatening gunshot to the leg. The suspect was not so fortunate, and won't be shooting anyone else... ever.
Just a reminder to have some appreciation and respect for your local law enforcement... most of them are husbands and fathers (and wives and mothers too!) just trying to "serve and protect" in their communities.
Don't forget sisters and brothers!
This hits me close to home. My sister is LAPD and is a stationed in South Central Los Angeles. They have so many shootings in that small area (about a 10 mile radius) that they often hold the record for "most shooting deaths" in the country.
It is so easy to think of firefighters as heros, we often forget about those who "protect and serve". We get frustrated and angry for getting a traffic ticket, which most of the time we deserve, that we forget to Thank them when we have an emergency and they are there.
Jason, I very glad to hear that your best friend is doing good. My thoughts are with him...wishing him a speedy recovery!
Thanks for listening...