On July 5th, an off duty, armed Anne Arundel County police officer attempted to help a "stranded" motorist" and instead gets robbed and shot at. Seems like a perfect opportunity to get a few bad guys off the street.
This officer just gave them his money and as they were running off, they fired a shot. Again, it seems that the officer should have done something. Anything. Obviously this was a suprise attack and undoubtedly stressful for the officer, but aren't they trained for this stuff? Wouldn't the armed officer have the upper hand in this confrontation? Do criminals expect their victims to be armed cops?
The official response from the police department is:
"If you're put in a situation where a person is flagging you over, you should go to the nearest phone and call police to help them."
Well, the poilice were there, the guys ran off into the woods and no chase was commenced, no weapon was drawn. The two are still at large.
I think the police dropped the ball on this one. Police work is a tough, dangerous, and necessary job. The recruits know this when they sign up. This officer witnessed a felony in progress and acted completely as a civialian. Compare this to the off duty Secret Service Agent in the mall a few years back. Night and day!
1 Comment:
newbie cop. was likely afraid to pull his weapon. needs more time on the force
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