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i once went to rescue a woman who had admitted to me she set her bldg on fire. a three apartment 2 story house. she was on the porch. an old lady. she said she wouldnt leave, rambled a bit, reached back and punched me in the jaw. then ran into the burning house upstairs.
i donned my mask. grabbed my hook. went in to get her. found her atop the stairs. in a defensive manner, ready to fight me but also could tell she was scared. i put my hand on the small of her back and yeeted her down the stairs. the cop who was waiting at the door, had one foot in, grabbed her by the hands and dragged her out.
i finished my search. she got arrested for arson and got mental help services she needed.
the cop got a fucking life saving medal.
Of course! That cop was a freaking hero! They just saved some poor old woman, in a transient housing situation, from some hook-wielding maniac who pushed her down a flight of stairs after she tried fighting them off! Without that officer, who bravely jumped off your shoulders and across the finish line, who knows what could have happened!!!
You know what? I heard that the lady was mentally unstable, but that her assailant was wearing a mask and possibly even had an axe!
~Oh hey! What's this little package? I think there's something for you inside!~
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This is gold. Appreciate the good laugh. +1
ha! solid story. that works for me.
Iโm sorry that happened to you. You probably have more experience in this than I do, but your experience is anecdotal.
While ACAB, somewhere I am certain a cop has actually saved someone from a fire. Like I said, very rare, but not impossible
What exactly is your point here? You're telling a firefighter how sure you are that at some point in history a cop has helped someone in a fire because.... ?
Conversely, I've had cops actively prevent me from helping stop a very small house fire, literally on scene just to prevent friends and neighbors from doing anything about it. Got to argue with four gun-toting meatheads while a home burned out from an everyday kitchen accident, place was uninhabitable before the fire dept showed up. Of all the dumbass places to wave your "thin blue line" flag, why here?
oh i have also totally seen them save people before we get there too. not at all denying that.