"She ran toward him, continuing to fire."

[Are_grits_groceries]

Officer Who Shot Suspect Is Firearms Expert
KILLEEN, Texas — The police officer who brought down a gunman after he went on a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base was on the way to have her car repaired when she heard a report over a police radio that someone was shooting people in a center where soldiers are processed before they are deployed abroad, authorities said on Friday.

As she pulled up to the center, the officer, Kimberly Munley, spotted the gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, brandishing a pistol and chasing a wounded soldier outside the building, said Chuck Medley, the director of emergency services at the base.

Sergeant Munley bolted from her car and shot at Major Hasan. He turned toward her and began to fire. She ran toward him, continuing to fire, and both she and the gunmen went down with several bullet wounds, Mr. Medley said.

Whether Sergeant Munley was solely responsible for taking down Major Hassan or whether he was also hit by gunfire from another responder is still unclear, but she was the first to fire at him.

Sergeant Munley, who is 34, is an expert in firearms and a member of the SWAT team for the civilian police department on the base, officials said.

She received two wounds in each thigh and one to her right wrist. The base’s fire chief applied torniquets to stop her bleeding, and she was taken to a hospital that the officials did not identify, where she was reported in stable condition on Tuesday

Sergeant Munley joined the police force on the sprawling base in January 2008 after a career in the Army. Mr. Medley described her as highly trained, and said she had received specific training in a tactic called active shooter protocol, which was intended for the kind of situation she encountered on Thursday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/us/07police.html

And that is somebody who you want on your side! A heroine she is. :patriot:

[FLyellowdog]

1. Angels disguised as heroes. n/t

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

94. photo from NY Times, she's saved lives before, nickname "Mighty Mouse"

"Her partner in Wrightsville, Investigator Shaun Appler, recalled how Sergeant Munley saved him one night when she wrestled a large man off him after the man had pinned him down and was trying to take his gun. She earned the nickname Mighty Mouse for that, he said."

[lupinella]

109. Bravery above and beyond

When I see things like this on criminal procedural shows on television, I tend to get annoyed by how unrealistic it is for people to act in such a manner. It is amazing to think that she was injured multiple times and still managed to take down the shooter while heading into the line of fire. Her training and instinct to serve and protect overwhelmed the (very human) instinct for self-preservation.
When I was a little kid I wanted to be Han Solo; now I want to be her.

:patriot:

[TwilightGardener]

2. She belongs up there with Sully Sullenberger, as far as people

doing their jobs with the utmost skill and bravery.

[redqueen]

15. Well said.

... she ran *toward* him as he was shooting at her. Damn.

[malaise]

71. +1

Bravo!!!

[Faygo Kid]

112. My first thought, too.

Hope her car got fixed OK.

[tabatha]

115. Agreed.

Smart and courageous. She should receive a medal.

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. The right person at the right time, in exactly the right place!

Wow.

Definitely a heroine!

K&E

:patriot:

[alcibiades_mystery]

32. Right time would have been about ten minutes earlier

But yes, you're otherwise correct.

[ShortnFiery]

5. She still will be negatively affected and it is a tragedy for her also. Whenever you fire ,,,

your weapon to injure or kill another human being, it will affect you. There will be much to work through and we should give her time instead of forcing her out in public.

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. Oy!

Who's forcing her out in public? The event is being reported. If she wants to be secluded on top of the Sears Tower then let her. She seems to be someone who would have no trouble letting someone know.

[seabeyond]

35. she did her job. a job trained for. she saved lives. not a bad day of work. nt

[JonQ]

138. Are you still riding this talking point?

Let it go.

Tragedy was averted, this women is a hero and she should be commended. Likely she will feel pride for the lives she saved.

[era veteran]

7. A true hero

[HughMoran]

8. Hero

It takes a lot of guts to do what you see people on those TV shows doing. Took 3 shots in the process - wow. :patriot:

[theHandpuppet]

16. It sounds from the report as if she took five hits

Two wounds to each thigh and one to the wrist. That Sgt. is one tough officer!

[HughMoran]

46. Wow

Even more impressive :wow:

[Schema Thing]

73. from other reports, I think this one was written clumsily

Not sure, but I think she received one wound per thigh.

[Javaman]

9. Talk about being the right person at the right place at the right time! nt

[DainBramaged]

10. You OK?????

:hug:

[Are_grits_groceries]

12. Yeah.

I posted in the lounge where my thread was moved.
I have a grade 3 shoulder separation, but I've done that before. My brother is coming tonight. Thanks for the thoughts.
:hi:

[DainBramaged]

18. Good, some day I'll tell you about smacking your head too hard

<------------ too many hockey pucks to the face

[DainBramaged]

21. You upon getting up, the ultimate meh........

[Are_grits_groceries]

22. LOL! Now that's a meh! nt

[HughMoran]

141. Good to hear

:grouphug:

[lpbk2713]

11. She saved at least one life for sure and probably more.

The gunman would have caught up with that wounded soldier and certainly would have finished him off if Sgt Munley had not intervened and opened fire. She's obviously damn good at what she does if she hit him four times, no telling how many times she was hit in the meantime. The death toll would have been a lot higher without Sgt Munley's part in the whole event.

[Bucky]

55. Absolutely. He was gonna run around and kill until he was shot down.

We'll hear in the next few days how many bullets he had left on his person when he was stopped. That'll give you a ball park of how many lives she saved.

[theHandpuppet]

13. I wonder how many lives she may have saved by her actions

Here's to you, Sgt. Munley!

:patriot:

[Codeine]

14. Courage on a level most could never muster.

A remarkable and brave officer. She is to be commended. :patriot:

[cliffordu]

17. All the chairborne rangers should take heed -

How many soldiers was she prepared to die for? How many did she save???

I love this woman completely.

I hope she gets over the shooting completely, both physically and emotionally.

She deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

[Codeine]

28. Well said. nt

[Robb]

33. Well put. nt

[Ignis]

34. "She deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom."

It sure looks that way. Cool, calm, precise, and deadly under fire. :thumbsup:

[Skittles]

101. oops

[TorchTheWitch]

52. She certainly deserves some sort of high honor

and I hope she does get awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. I, too, hope that she can recover both physically and emotionally from this experience and quickly. A very brave woman of exceptional character.

[cliffordu]

76. Yep, world class.

[dothemath]

85. Medals

Cops have a fraternity of their own when it comes to recognizing actions by police officers "above and beyond the call of duty" and I have no doubt she will be so honored.

After seeing who received Presidential Medals of Freedom handed out by George W Bush et al, the honor bestowed by her brothers and sisters in the law enforcement community will outrank anything the president or congress comes up with. Bear Bryant, Roberto Clemente, Jack Kemp ?????????????

[caseymoz]

90. Running INTO gunfire is more than police work.

That's the work of the bravest soldiers. Considering how many people she probably saved, and on a military base, she deserves whatever is the civilian equivalent of the Silver Star.

[cliffordu]

91. It IS the highest award a civilian can achieve here in the 'Murka.....

Shame that it's been polluted by so many asses, but there ya go....


If it were possible I'd make her the head of the fucking FBI.

[TorchTheWitch]

97. I admit I am in awe of her

and others like her who have heroically put themselves in harms way to save others. I don't think any amount of training does that. It's something special and rare to be able to ignore natural fear and the instinct of self-preservation to have the cast iron courage to do something like this. I know I'm not made of that sort of stuff and wouldn't have it no matter how much training I had.

[northzax]

148. she's not a civilian

therefore she isn't eligible, right now, for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. she is, or should be, eligible for the much more rare Medal of Honor.

[cliffordu]

150. She is a civilian LEO. Not military.

[benEzra]

151. Yes, she is. (n/t)

[SteveM]

110. Hear! Hear! This woman put-paid to a lot of questions (nt)

[RoyGBiv]

19. K&R

:patriot:

[REP]

20. I hope she makes a full recovery

I'm so glad she survived. She was doing what she was trained to do, but that doesn't detract from it being brave.

[Buns_of_Fire]

23. Definitely a person worthy of respect.

Here's to you, Sgt. Munley.:patriot:

[Uncle Joe]

24. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Are_grits_groceries.

[Ruby the Liberal]

25. I wish her a speedy recovery! It is sad

that someone not in the immediate vicinity was the one who was able to take him down. Where were the on-duty people when this went down? How many lives were lost in the interim?

[TwilightGardener]

43. The soldiers at the processing center likely weren't armed, unless they were MP's.

[TheWraith]

96. Precisely. Soldiers aren't allowed to be armed except for if their duties require it.

Typically the only people armed would be the MPs, military police, and the Post Police, which are civilians (since the military isn't allowed to do civilian law enforcement on US soil). Other than that, armed persons are not allowed on military bases or any other DOD facility, for fairly obvious security reasons. In that way it would be a considerably more restricted zone than the general population, where roughly 4 out of every 100 people has a concealed carry permit. As it happens, it was an off-duty Post Police officer who was the first one to engage Hasan.

It's silly for people to think of a military base as thousands of soldiers all geared up for combat and waiting for hostiles. That might be true over in the Green Zone, but not here in the US.

[Rozlee]

136. And the myth that all soldiers are "highly trained" in using their weapons

is just that: a myth. I was a nurse in a medical unit. I couldn't hit the side of a barn if I was inside it with my weapon on automatic. I'd have been iced at that processing center even if I'd been armed, assuming I hadn't run for the hills. This gal is Wonder Woman. Her family must be so proud of her. She not only needs to get the Medal of Honor, she needs to get canonized. I need to convince her to donate some of her ovaries and get Sully to donate some of his sperm. I might have a good breeding farm of super-SWAT babies to market. (OK, just a sick joke, people!) I've got the biggest girl crush ever.

[CraftyGal]

26. Wow!

It is a true hero who runs into the face of danger instead of away. First responders are the ones who do that on a daily basis and no one thinks twice about. i say raise a glas and a salute to all first responders. :toast: :patriot: Sergeant Munley, may you recover both physically and emotionally from the shooting. I know a grateful nation or two are thankful for your courage and tenacity.

CraftyGal

[timeforpeace]

27. So how's the head?

[Are_grits_groceries]

29. It's okay.

I posted in the lounge where my thread went. My brother is coming tonight and a cousin tomorrow just in case. Thanks a lot for the thoughts.

[Birthmark]

30. Get well soon, Sergeant Munley!

Thanks, and I hope you get the promotion that you deserve.

[opihimoimoi]

31. She did not Duck and Cover...She had the Courage of a Lioness defending her Pride (GOL)

Should be promoted to the Training Center ..Ch Officer in Charge of COURAGE and GUTS

[seabeyond]

36. yea her. impressive. k and r

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. Active shooting protocol... .

not an easy thing to do and indeed requires guts and training.

Good for her!

[Are_grits_groceries]

40. Active shooting protocol

was one of the lessons that came from Columbine. When the SWAT teams held back, they possibly allowed some people to die. The coach bled out in the time while nobody came.

They train officers now to go towards the shooter. If there are several officers, they are trained to go in with groups of 4 in a diamond position. That is one variation.

They have learned that lives will be saved by stopping the shooting immediately instead of setting up a perimeter and waiting. That may seem like common sense, but before Columbine it wasn't protocol. Shooters like the ones at Columbine and Fort Hood act in a completely different manner.

To head towards someone who you can see shooting and then turn to shoot at you is incredibly brave. People always think they will respond correctly in such situations, but I don't think anyubody ever knows until they are in the middle of one.

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. The military trained in it well before Columbine

and yes it was one of the lessons.

As to how people will react... I know that part of it is good training. Train as you fight, fight as you train. And she IS a SWAT officer, which means, she trains regularly to do this.

It takes guts. And the Diamond formation... I could go into the tactics behind that... but it is also useful in other tactical situations.

[Are_grits_groceries]

44. I guess the police decided to use a military protocol.

I'm surprised that they never had looked into that before Columbine. I remember watching the police walk around the building that day and never try to go in. I didn't understand that at all. I guess they had never had training for it, and didn't want to make a bad situation worse.

[nadinbrzezinski]

45. It depends on the department

Columbine they were not.

My local department they were.

They were also trained to use active hot searches well before Columbine and people in the police shook their heads in disbelief that Columbine did not know what to do.

What is interesting is that today the same folks who scream we cannot trust the cops, they are militarized, are right now silent.

Hell some departments also use trained medics in dynamic entries, while others still do not.

[katkat]

117. nadinbrzezinski

"What is interesting is that today the same folks who scream we cannot trust the cops, they are militarized, are right now silent."

Comparing this woman, who is a heroine, with crooked brutal cops is ridiculous.

[bertman]

83. I have to say that I can hardly wait to hear the actual description of what went down

because I do not understand the running toward the shooter--what you call "active shooting protocol".

Unless the target was out of range why would one run toward the target and fire on the run, versus firing from a stable stationary position. Seems to me the accuracy factor would decrease dramatically as one shoots on the run.

Certainly this is one brave woman. Bless her for risking her life to take down the killer.

[tavalon]

104. They do it so that the shooter will focus toward's them

Of course, it puts them in much more danger but it possibly saves civilian lives. It is truly heroic.

[bertman]

116. Interesting tactical move. But wouldn't it be better to place two or three shots on target

rather than have the shooter turn toward them. Shots that strike the shooter are going to save lives also.

I'm not questioning your reply, just stating that it seems of dubious tactical value at first analysis. Of course, I've never been in one of those situations so I don't know what works best.

[benEzra]

154. The assumption is that the responder(s) will not start out within range of the bad guy.

They have to run toward the shooter to go shoot him. It's not about firing on the run, it's about getting close enough to shoot effectively.

Prior to Columbine, the standard protocol was to cordon off the area, not let anyone in or out, and wait for SWAT (however long they took to get there). That policy cost several lives at Columbine; it was finally recognized that giving the murderers a secured zone to kill everyone they wanted until they either got tired of killing, ran out of ammunition, or ran out of victims was a REALLY stupid idea. So now the protocol is to run toward the sound of the shooting and engage the bad guy with countervailing force as soon as possible.

[surrealAmerican]

38. How incredibly brave!

I hope she has a full and speedy recovery.

Is it usual to have a civilian police department in charge of security on an army base?

[seabeyond]

39. Is it usual to have a civilian police department ... i am surprised too. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Since 2002 or so, we have had more and more civilian

police officers as many MPS deploy but you still NEED to maintain a secured perimeter.

They are technically civilian employees of DOD.

[TorchTheWitch]

49. Apparently, yes

From what I understand all military bases have a combination of MPs and civilian security. I think it makes sense seeing as there is a combination of military and civilians on military bases. I don't know which department would be in charge or if each department is in charge of certain areas or circumstances and I would imagine they work together in some sort of coordinated fashion.

[zonkers]

47. a picture of Kimberly....

[Sheltiemama]

67. What bravery looks like!

[Iggo]

48. SERGEANT MUNLEY FUCK YEAH

:patriot:

[tammywammy]

50. k&r

:patriot:

[win_in_06]

51. I hope she reaps benefits from this that she would never expect.

...and I mean $$$$$

She deserves it.

[Bucky]

54. I'm sure Lifetime Network and HBO have already started the bidding war.

I'm hoping Lifetime buys the rights, if only because they'll have an awesomer title for their made-for-tv movie.

Something like "Winged by a Nut: the Kimberly Munley Story."

[Sheltiemama]

68. And a book. There's gotta be a book!

[noiretextatique]

53. get well soon, Sargent Munley

:patriot:

[senseandsensibility]

56. There's an error in this article

"...she was reported in stable condition on Tuesday." No Tuesday has passed since this incident. Did they mean Thursday or today, Friday? Anyway, more importantly, she is a true hero.

[senseandsensibility]

57. Posted twice by mistake

eom

[Shell Beau]

58. She is brave brave brave. I don't know her, but I am proud of her

and the courage she showed.

[ljm2002]

59. Now that was gutsy!

Good for her. No telling how much additional death and mayhem was prevented by her courageous act. Excellent training combined with heart when the chips were down. Wow.

Best wishes to her in her recovery.

[ooglymoogly]

60. What would our world be like without heroes like this

She deserves the highest accolades; Someone I would be proud to call my friend. Good on this gutsy lady. May she live long and prosper.

[Spoonman]

61. A woman with some BALLS!

Two thumbs up!

[katkat]

118. Spoonman

Excuse me? She's brave, so she has male characteristics?

Oh, you're so good at your job, little lady, why almost as good as a man.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

129. It's OVARIES

I knew some man would show up needing to praise balls......


what an insult to an amazing woman, a sergeant, a professional, a hero.

:patriot:

[PopSixSquish]

62. Sergent Kimberly Munley is a BIG DAMN HEROINE!!!!

God bless her and hopes for a speedy recovery...

[Codeine]

98. BIG DAMN HEROINE indeed.

The crew would approve.

[Canuckistanian]

63. She saved a LOT of lives

There was no doubt the shooter was on a mission to kill as many people as possible before being taken down.

THIS is true heroism, even more than most "battlefield heroism". She was fighting to protect innocent non-combatant bystanders.

[mrbarber]

64. Holy crap.

I want her on my next Team Fortress 2 team!

[caseymoz]

65. K&R, Brave woman.

Running into fire like that.

She deserves a Congressional Medal of Honor. Without her, this would have been much worse.

:patriot:

[Kablooie]

66. She and Sully need to get together for a beer someday.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

72. Now that's some beers I'd love to pay for!

[Fleshdancer]

69. Makes me wish I owned an auto shop just so I could offer to fix her car for free

This woman kicks ass! :applause:

I hope she gets all the praise and recognition she deserves and may her wounds heal quickly.

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

70. Remarkable

COURAGE

[skygazer]

74. And that's how it's done

Whew! :patriot:

[MoonRiver]

75. She is a beautiful human being.

:patriot:

[tekisui]

77. knr!~

[theHandpuppet]

78. Will all of her medical expenses be taken care of?

I ask because she was a civilian cop and the ones in my neck of the woods get lousy health insurance coverage. Is there some way to check? There's no way this heroine should have to pay even a nickel for her hospital and doctor bills. Though I understand her husband is military and she would be fully covered under his policy?

[rasputin1952]

82. She'll be covered...

:hi:

[varelse]

79. She is a hero

and thankfully, one that survived the experience.

[BlueIdaho]

80. Unbelieveable courage - incredible selflessness.

This story brings tears to my eyes. May she recover fully and find peace.

[rasputin1952]

81. What a wonderful selfess act on her part...

her dedication, training and determination paid off. For all of the police I see hiding/standing around, this woman takes the man down in her courageous act.

First class Sgt Munley, job well done...heal quickly...:patriot:

[earcandle]

84. Wow! Fucking Wow!

[PatrynXX]

86. I see the fill in for Rush did not call this a tragedy.

Do'h. There's political correctness I disagree with but this was not one of them.

But I guess I could pull this Mab thing on Rush. If you ever watched Merlin with Sam Neill in it, just ignore him and he'll fade away. But it's tougher than shit to do.

[Vickers]

87. Totally. Bad. ASS.

:headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:

[NoSheep]

88. Certainly a heroine...also unable to testify. NOT?

edited to say I heard this woman had been killed. Truth..better than fiction!

[Danger Mouse]

89. No other word but 'hero' can be used to describe Sgt. Munley.

[Common Sense Party]

92. Two bullets in each thigh? Yikes.

Femoral arteries...(shudder)

[winyanstaz]

93. The right person at the right place at the right time...and with a gun.

Good job Sergeant Munley!
Take note America..it was the right person with a gun that put a stop to the murder spree.
Keep your guns America..looks like we might be in for more of this kind of stuff as people snap from all the mess and stress going on.

[CTyankee]

113. I think the lesson here is that Munley was highly trained and a professional law enforcement

officer who had been duly licensed to use guns. Your post implies that anyone could have done this. Just the opposite is true. I do not quarrel with the statement that she was incredibly brave, she was. But her training and her prior experience in crisis situations had prepared her to act effectively.

If I have misread your post, however, I apologize...

[winyanstaz]

144. I believe there are brave people that are not trained that can also do the right thing...

and save lives just as well.
No, not everyone can do it..but many people have been raised and trained in proper gun use that are private citizens and could have done it if in the same situation.

[CTyankee]

149. Proper gun use, maybe, but Munley was specifically trained in how to confront a shooter and she

had had experience in this type of situation.

But I also think that guns in the hands of private citizens are more often misused than actually used in one of these situations (in a public place, not a home break in situation). Not disagreeing that there is such a thing as "proper gun use" just the reality of having guns around...

[whoneedstickets]

95. Raises interesting questions about the combat prohibition for women

time to reconsider that sexist policy.

[WildEyedLiberal]

99. That's what I was thinking

Between Sgt. Munley and the Army woman who pulled wounded out of the line of fire and gave them first aid even after being shot herself, I think we've just seen today how ludicrous the "women can't serve in combat" tripe really is.

[SteveM]

111. Hell, I think the questions have been answered (nt)

[katkat]

120. women are already in combat

Interesting article in the NYTimes a week or so ago about how battlefield commanders are ignoring the no women in combat rules.

[proteus_lives]

100. A True American Heroine!

Bless and keep her!

:patriot:

I hope her recovery is swift.

[Skittles]

102. so let's stop saying BALLS are required for courage

gawd I DETEST that expression and am particularly dismayed to see it used on DU

[TorchTheWitch]

105. AMEN AND AMEN!

Damn, but I HATE that expression along with it's matching expression "pussy" to indicate weakness and lack of courage. I have never understood why such OBVIOUS misogynist expressions are allowed here.

[Webster Green]

121. I use "wussy". I think it is less offensive.

And means the same thing.

[TorchTheWitch]

146. How is it less offensive?

As you said, it means the same thing... referring to women as weak and lacking courage by using a word equating to the female gender. Using the made up word "wussy" is cowardly, not less offensive... like nobody is going to notice what you're really saying is "pussy" but you're too much of a coward to actually come right out and say it? Using the word "wussy" is even more offensive because it assumes people are to stupid to know that you really mean "pussy" but are too much of a coward to say it. How well does it work to call someone a coward by using a made up word because you're too cowardly yourself to use the one you really mean? If you want to call someone a coward why not use the word... oh let me think... hmmm... how about "coward"?

[Webster Green]

155. Jeez

OK, whatever. I'm a coward.

How about "wuss"? I use that even more.

[whathehell]

106. Or "pussy" to mean the opposite......THAT should be retired.

I hate that expression too.

[ClarkUSA]

119. Shouldn't the equivalent of "ball" = "ovaries"? Both are fine with me. nt

[whathehell]

137. I really wish

that none of these sexual terms were used.:eyes: Courage has nothing to do with sex or gender.

[ClarkUSA]

139. True, but it is a primal expression of self which is very human. Reality rules the day here. nt

[whathehell]

140. Probably more a "primal expression" of Patriarchy....

and it has squat to do with "reality" because in reality, sex and gender have nothing to do with courage.

[ClarkUSA]

142. Reality informs common forms of colloquial expression that spans cultures.

Railing against "Patriarchy" doesn't change the fact or the reality that humans very much self-identify with their sexuality,
which is really based in the drive to procreate. While I agree with you in theory, I am realistic enough to acknowledge
known socio-anthropological reality. Perhaps in generations to come, such sayings will be generally avoided by most
of humanity. Indeed, there are few acquaintances of mine who use them at all, except in jest.

[Vidar]

103. Reccommended for a real heroine.

[Clintonista2]

107. But..but...but... I thought police are evil, narcissistic, power-hungry tyrants?

[DailyGrind51]

108. Courage in action and more than deserving of praise.

[smoogatz]

114. Wow.

Unimaginable bravery. Officer Munley is a true hero.

[NNN0LHI]

122. I think we would be better off if all police were women

I have always thought that.

Don

[The Backlash Cometh]

123. I hope there's no permanent damage.

If she can't use her wrist properly, she may be gently pushed into a desk job.

[lpbk2713]

125. She's a Sergeant

If she gets bumped upstairs to say a Captain position or even higher she would assume a desk job anyway.
My own opinion, on the merits of her outstanding performance, she would be a natural to command a police
training academy, perhaps for the local or state police or at a local college or vocational school. She would
be an exemplary role model for any students who trained under her.




Ed: Corrected spelling error. :blush:

[The Backlash Cometh]

126. Wish there was film of her running forward.

Is that standard procedure?

[Ferret Annica]

128. Using Active Shooter Protocol

First responders aim at stopping the shooting first. They will ignore even a mortally wounded child or other person and head to stop the rampage. They are supposed to assume a diamond formation in approaching the gun welder using flanking and direct confrontation to neutralize the person or persons.

If there is one officer, the protocol still calls for them to assault in the direction of the shooting. This is the immediate response too in a military ambush which calls for those ambushed and in a 'kill zone' to assault in the direction of the ambush.

She is brave, smart and already had saved a partner wrestling a larger man off of him who was trying to grab is weapon; earning her the appellation "Mighty Mouse." I salute her and there is only one word that fits her to a 'T'; heroine.

[Lovecraft71]

124. It was a race to see who could get the first headshot...

I wonder if she was screaming as she ran towards him unloading her weapon! I would have!

[Are_grits_groceries]

127. You would be running the other way.

You posted here why?

[Paladin]

133. Kindly Stay The Fuck Out Of My Neighborhood...... (n/t)

[BlancheSplanchnik]

130. Awe Inspiring!

amazing woman! Gets me kind of teary eyed! Greatness in action kind of does that to me....

:patriot: :loveya:

[tblue37]

131. A remarkable, brave woman. nt

[Taverner]

132. That is one badass mofo! Visualize that if you can...

Running, holding a weapon steady (not always easy to do when its a handgun, not a rifle) and being shot at AND taking some lead, but taking him down - - Alive!


Woot for the GenX Comrade!

[Lorien]

134. Another example of why I'm sick of hearing "congress needs to grow a pair"

The gutsy among us are more often than not women. Sybil Edmonds, Iran protesters, Rachael Corie, the young woman standing in front of Israeli soldiers guns to protect Palestinian youths, and on and on. "Balls" are no indication of courage. Maybe we should simply say spine, heart, or courage.

[benEzra]

153. I agree (and I'm a guy). (n/t)

[Bobbie Jo]

135. Bravo,Sister!

:patriot:

[northzax]

143. Three words: medal of honor.

I believe the only woman who recieved the MOH is Dr Mary Walker. Mighty Mouse should join her. This meets every criteria.

[DemBones DemBones]

145. Yes, and any other medal(s) she might be eligible for.

She also ought to get a parade when she's healed.

[benEzra]

152. Isn't the Medal of Honor limited to military personnel? She is a civilian LEO. (n/t)

[Crabby Appleton]

156. Correct on both. nt

[Le Taz Hot]

147. And to think, women used to be

bound to a desk and a typewriter in the military "back in the day.' It's the reason I didn't join in the early 1970's.