What an effed up morning...

[jewozzy]

I wouldn't look it at as raising your kids in this society, more like a bunch of hood rats waiting on public transportation in Downtown Dallas. Unless you live down there and your kids go to a DISD school in that area, you should feel good about helping an officer who may have been killed.


I thought all DPD in Dallas were in pairs now?

My bet would be that it was DART police not DPD. If DPD or DSO were in a fight then it would rain police. If DART gets in to one they are pretty spread out and would take longer. Also hence when he cled dispatch they told him all units were tied up that's because it was probably DPDs dispatch and they knew nothing of the situation. Just my theory though.

[Denny]

It was a DART police officer. He was on a segway lol

PM me if you have his name. It might be someone I used to work with. More than likely someone Luis knew.

[Denny]

Huh, I remember a similar incident in downtown a number of years back when a DPD officer was killled doing the exact same thing by that McDonalds. I thought policy changed and that DPD (specifically) in Downtown were to travel in pairs...

Ya, it's already in place in certain areas, but the goal,is department wide.

[shumpertdavid]

Way to stand up and do what you believe in. They're all just pissed because you helped take down their local dealer I suppose. I'm not racist and living in the sticks, we don't see those types of situations really, but fuck a bunch of the "we were slaves, you are oppressing us" bullshit mentality that these welfare, mouching, low lifes seem to have. We have to deal with white, racist, meff moufh, junkie thieves mostly.

[mustang_revival]

Way to go!

[Rick Modena]

My bet would be that it was DART police not DPD. If DPD or DSO were in a fight then it would rain police. If DART gets in to one they are pretty spread out and would take longer. Also hence when he cled dispatch they told him all units were tied up that's because it was probably DPDs dispatch and they knew nothing of the situation. Just my theory though.

I see now that it was a DART officer, I would have tazed his ass first and then arrested and waited for backup.

[Denny]

My bet would be that it was DART police not DPD. If DPD or DSO were in a fight then it would rain police. If DART gets in to one they are pretty spread out and would take longer. Also hence when he cled dispatch they told him all units were tied up that's because it was probably DPDs dispatch and they knew nothing of the situation. Just my theory though.

When I radioed in an assist in Cockrell Hill, DPD was monitoring and the hand of God came down in (which seemed) minutes. Southwest DPD officers don't play around.

[TRAILBLAZER]

You did the right thing,thanks for stepping up ..few would

[bluecollar]

Good for you. Don't be depressed, as you possibly saved that cop's life.

It is very frustrating to see the downfall of society knowing that you are trying to raise children. I struggle with that as well.

[Mike]

You did the right thing,thanks for stepping up ..few would

Have you ever had a citizen assist you on a call?

[jewozzy]

I see now that it was a DART officer, I would have tazed his ass first and then arrested and waited for backup.

Shiet if you had one... I serve felony warrants all day and don't have a taser. I've worked for DSO for going on 13 years now and have never maced anyone either. Been in lots of fights but even if I had a taser I can only think of a very few times I could have actually used it.

[Chili]

Man, sounds like a messed up situation.

I wouldn't even expect "corner" drug dealers to be out in that area at 6:40AM on a Thursday, let alone 50 other bystanders. Then again, I have probably only been down in that area on a weekday morning like once in the last 15 years (Jury Duty).

I'm also surprised that back-up response was slow. Isn't the courthouse right there? Maybe too close to shift change.

Anywho - You did the right thing, and kudos for the major "sack" to be willing to jump in with an aggressive crowd like that.

[jewozzy]

Have you ever had a citizen assist you on a call?

I'm not Matt but I'll hijack, i had a guy once help me when I was in a fight over in jopi. Never got the chance to thank him cause he left as soon as we got the guy cuffed.

[Nash B.]

Have you ever had a citizen assist you on a call?

Haha

[bcoop]

On that note, over the last three years or so, I have had several friends that were PD leave that career field because of the negative views and support from society.Y'all are losing more good officers than bad ones.

That's a sad situation, but I can't say I blame them. I do feel the obvious needs to be stated, however. If LE did a better job of policing their own, public support wouldn't be as pitiful as it is now.