Newbie? Maybe.

Nonetheless, I am happy today that he displayed some of the human 
element. In effect, we surprised each other, but he had the gun.

I was "elected" to spend the night at my place of employment many years 
ago after a windstorm blew the sign off the roof and through the plate 
glass windows of the showroom.

The business owner was too inebriated to respond, so I drew the short 
straw. The same type of thing was happening all over the area, and the 
board-up services were unavailable. I spoke with some deputies on patrol 
early in the evening and told them I would be staying in the building.

They told me they would inform the next shift that I was there. 
Apparently that did not happen. It was cold, so I retreated to a small 
office in the back corner of the showroom that had a small space heater.

About 2AM, I heard crunching sounds as someone was walking through the 
broken glass outside the office door. I grabbed the doorknob and whipped 
the door open, expecting to find some kid looking to walk off with some 
merchandise.

Instead, I was facing the officer, who immediately placed his drawn 
weapon in my face and said, "get on the floor!".

I said, "no problem"...;)

The details were sorted out within a minute or so, but I am glad he 
excersized that split-second of restraint. 

The way things are these days, that restraint might be a luxury in short 
supply...


In article <v3k8b2tv5hi5ai1lo0v0irutisrjetf7vb@4ax.com>,
 reply@grouponly.com wrote:

            That Deputy musta been a Newbie. You can always provoke a "perp"
into giving ya an excuse to taser or club him, but deadly force? That's just 
too
much paperwork.<wink>

                             Andrew