Officer honored for actions after his partner was shot to death

[Bob Hubbard]

Officer honored for actions after his partner was shot to death

 

[Archangel M]

But within seconds, Taylor lay dying on a South Side street, hit by three shots allegedly fired by the suspect, Lamar Cooper. Cooper, who had the gun in his lap and out of the sight of either officer, had slowly opened his car door and blindly aimed behind him, police said.

As Taylor fell, Miller shot Cooper 13 times.

On Wednesday, Miller accepted the department's highest honor for his actions that day.

Cooper survived the shooting and is charged with killing Taylor, 39.
"When I shot him, the force of the bullets turned him around,'' Miller recalled. "He still had a silly smirk on his face. It was evil. It was like he had the devil in his eyes.''

That always seems to be the way of it. The BG is running and shooting over his shoulder and manages to kill a cop. The cops partner guns down the BG with 13 SHOTS (damn good shooting) and the scumbag survives.

The survivor is an "Iron Man":

And nothing has changed -- even after he lost his partner.

"There's more idiots and more bad guys,'' said the nine-year police veteran. "You can't just stop. . . . We all learn from it, and we keep going.''

Great cop there.

 

[Tez3]

When police officers are killed or injured on duty it's reported in the press and everyone says well done, brave person etc etc but it's actually soon forgotten by the public whereas a 'bad' cop emerges and there is a furore in the press and even on here, note the length and size of the posts on the bad cop thread on here and the smaller posts on this one!
Police officers do a job that frankly not many others would do, they put themselves at risk every day not just from the criminals but from the weather, the roads and the country itself. They rescue people, console people, educate people, they are more likely to show compassion than brutality and they stick at a job that they get few thanks for.
The majority are like these two police officers, one giving his life and the other getting on with the job despite his loss and the knowledge that more of the same is out there. Bravo gentlemen!

 

[Thems Fighting Words]

Police officers do a job that frankly not many others would do, they put themselves at risk every day not just from the criminals but from the weather, the roads and the country itself. They rescue people, console people, educate people, they are more likely to show compassion than brutality and they stick at a job that they get few thanks for.

Stressful job with shift hours .... that's commitment and don't let anyone say otherwise.