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Lynyrd wrote:The "passerby" fired three shots while the BG was on top of the deputy. I'm confident in my shooting, but.....

mr1337 wrote:

Lynyrd wrote:The "passerby" fired three shots while the BG was on top of the deputy. I'm confident in my shooting, but.....

And now there's a video on the news article criticizing the CCW license holder on the number of shots he fired. "Were 3 shots necessary?"

You shoot to stop the threat. If the threat isn't stopped, you don't stop shooting. They should be praising the man for acting swiftly and courageously to save the deputy's life.

SigM4 wrote:Couple of updates:

1) Cop was white, bad guy was black, CC'r was black. News story
2) Sheriff praised the CC'r and even went so far as to reach out to a LGS to get him a new firearm since his is in the evidence locker. See Sheriff's comments on Facebook here. (Quoted below)

A note from Sheriff Mike Scott:

Earlier this week, two heroes met on I-75 and while they had never met before, one would save the others life. I was at the hospital when the ambulance arrived, the rear doors opened, and my Deputy Dean Bardes was unloaded on a stretcher. Bloody from a vicious attack by a driver Bardes had stopped for endangering the lives of other innocent citizens in our community, the Medics wheeled him into a treatment room. Joined by others from our team, I was there when his wife and family arrived with fear and concern for their loved one as the E.R. team worked on him. Ironically, this was the first day in a while that Deputy Bardes was alone on patrol because as a Field Training Officer, he typically has a recruit riding with him to learn the business. A business that has seen an increasingly alarming rise in attacks and killings perpetrated on cops. A business that has fallen victim to false narratives like Ferguson where the good guys have been painted as the bad guys by a vocal minority that refuses to allow facts and evidence to get in their way. A business that is the last line of defense between good and evil.

On behalf of the men and women of the LCSO, I thank Deputy Dean Bardes for his bravery and pray for a full recovery. I thank the E.R. staff and E.M.S. for their immediate attention to Dean, and I thank the many witnesses to this event who stopped to assist our Detectives. I thank my good friends at “Shoot Straight” who realized that the hero’s gun was taken as evidence and immediately gave him a brand new firearm. Above all, I thank the hero that recognized the imminent threat, rushed to Deputy Bardes’ aid, and ultimately stopped that threat. In a day and age where race is a near instant focus for media and other pundits in police incidents, the fact is that this hero happens to be a man of color who stopped another man of color from further harming or killing a white cop; thereby reminding us that black lives matter, blue lives matter, and indeed all life matters. We at your Sheriff’s Office remain proud to serve and focused on the mission.

Middle Age Russ wrote:
EXCELLENT statement from the Sherriff's Office!

Dadtodabone wrote:The "bad guy" had retired in 2007 after 21 years as a corrections officer with the Connecticut Dept. Of Corrections.

surprise_i'm_armed wrote:The owner of "Shoot Straight Firearms" LGS knew that the GG's gun was taken
in evidence, and he offered the GG his choice of handgun for free.

The GG's choice in handgun was a Springfield Armory XDS (eXtreme Duty Single stack).
No further description in the news item as to whether it was 9MM or .45; 3.3" or 4.0" barrel.

SIA

The citizen’s gun was seized in the course of the investigation, and it’s not likely that he will get it back. But people appreciated his courage and willingness to do the right thing, no matter what it might cost him. But Shoot Straight gun store owner Mark Williams called Bardes’ department and asked if he could do something for the citizen in return.

Three days after saving Bardes’ life, the citizen was invited to the gun store and told he could choose any concealed carry weapon that he wanted. He ended up choosing a Springfield XDS, and can continue to keep himself — and his community — safe.

uthornsfan wrote:Philosophical question here.

Lets say the rolls are reversed. You pull up and a cop is wailing on a civilian. Has his baton out and is just pulverizing someone. They are on the ground, defenseless. What do you do?