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Got shot at this weekend
kingjoey
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Was on my way home the other night around midnight and there was an accident on the freeway interchange. Two illegals (no license or insurance either) were drinking and driving and spun out coming around the curve of the on-ramp. Needless to say, the car was totalled and the guys were busted up pretty good. Two off-duty paramedics stopped to help as well. The paramedics were in the back seat working on the guys and I was helping from the front seat and translating since they didn't speak any English. In a few minutes, two firetrucks and two cops arrived. While we were all around the car, another car on the freeway in front of us started popping off shots at us as it drove by. Everyone put their heads down until the shots stopped. One of the cops said that happens a lot around here now. He said the bangers will pop off a few shots at them when they are out on a traffic stop. Pissed me off big time, what goes through their heads?[:(!][:(!][:(!]
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Did the cops at least give chase?
Glad no one was hurt...[:)]
Glad no AMERICANS were hurt.
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than to have a French division behind me."
Gen. Patton
I am also glad no one was hurt.[^]
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Old? First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to pull your zipper up; then you forget to pull your zipper down.
No, I did not return fire, I was on the opposite side of the car. Returning fire would have required shooting through/past a group of four firefighters, three bystanders and two vehicles at a vehicle doing 55+ on a busy freeway at a distance of 100+ yds. I'm a good shot, but it didn't seem prudent to risk lives in the same manner that the shooters were. Funny thing was that the cop didn't seem that suprised at it. It scared everyone pretty good, but he said it happens more often every day. And NO, the cops didn't chase them down either.
Rldowns- maybe you could enlighten the forum on the quality of Phx PD and DPS here in AZ.
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Old? First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to pull your zipper up; then you forget to pull your zipper down.
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LOL, I moved from Phoenix, Az a little over a year ago...well mabye almost 2 years ago to South Carolina. I used to be a corrections officer for Maricopa County then I transfered and retrained to become a deputy sheriff for a short while before I got fed up with the head honcho Sheriff Joe and his favorite lackeys.
I always thought DPS in Az were some pretty quality guys/gals although they may be a little over zealous in their approach but, they do a good job, Phoenix PD I think half the guys/gals are just there to draw a paycheck.
As far as Maricopa County Sheriffs Dept goes, I worked for those wackjobs, while some of them were good officers a lot of them were just way to clique'ish and if you didn't agree with Uncle Joe 100% of the time you were out of the clique. Those of us that were out of the clique pretty much stuck amongst ourselves. And their detention officers half of them can't figure out if they are pitching or catching. For a while I was one of them mindlessly wandering around the jail trying to do my job but not quite sure what I was doing most of it I had to figure out on my own which is normally OK except in a jail self education can be deadly, the OJT was poor. BTW is Joe Arpio still Sheriff?
Overall I believe law enforcement in that area to have a lot of good people unfortunately they have some horrid management and commanders. Arizona is like on the lowest pay scale for law enforcement on the fricken planet at least when I was there.
Amp, trust me on this, more than likely the story is most definately true. Phoenix is turning into a war zone and nobody gives a damn to stop it.
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Kingjoey gets shot at.
Drobs places a Gunbroker bid on body armour.
And Old Single Shots bemoans the fact flatlanders
are taking over his turf and putting up
NO HUNTING & TRESSPASSING signs.
Whatever happened to the old fashioned sense of adventure
people once embraced?
Maybe a good Charles Bronson video
and a 12 pack are in order.
Seems SilverBox forgot to inquire about the rate of twist
and approximate wear in the barrel!
Or if the kitchen window had a screen or not.
I haven't seen too many driveby's in Charleston, well I haven't SEEN any, but only heard of one or mabye two since I've been here, I can't speak for the rest of the state but it seems to be pretty peaceful in that reguard, however, the Charleston cops do have this habit of getting run over by placing their body between the open road and an escaping felons car. The thing I can appreciate about Charleston is that from all of the officers I've talked to and had to deal with is that they are for the most part fair but they won't take no from you. Charleston PD and Charleston County Sheriffs Office is a lot more professional than their counterparts in Arizona, with exception to AzDPS.
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When William 81 rains on my body armor parade and tells me bullet proof vests are illegal in Illinois, maybe I'll send it your way. [:D]
Or maybe you could buy it off of me.
Ps, I'm gonna round up those USA mags & try to send em out to you this week.
Regards,
FREE IRAQ
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What's the size and rating? I might be willing to make a deal.[;)] I would find it hard to believe that Illinois wouldn't let you at least keep from getting shot. But then again, with all them gun laws you guys got there really isn't any shootings anyway, right?[}:)]
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It's got to be legal, I always see flak jackets for sale around here.
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FREE IRAQ
Will81, was questioning whether or not they are legal in Illinois for civilians. I have no idea. I remmember seeing a couple of Chicago Cops selling some used ones at a gun show a few years ago. Seemed questionable at the time.
Regards,
FREE IRAQ
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The only thing worse than lawbreakers, are lawmakers.
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A person commits the offense of unlawful use of body armor when he knowingly wears body armor and is in possesion of a dangerous weapon in the commision or attempted commission of any offense.
Dangerous weapon is any firearm, stun gun, taser, bludgeon, black-jack, slungshot, sandbag, sand-club, metal knuckles, or billy.
First offense is Class A misdemeanor second offense is Class4 Felony.
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FREE IRAQ
Maybe it was some good samaritans and they were only firing at the illegals?
Glad no AMERICANS were hurt.
I'm almost certain this little girl, and her family are illegal. (I took the pic, and I had it in a museum exhibit last year):
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1391946
Would you shoot her???? It's people like you who give kind hearted hunters/shooters etc. a bad name. [V]
If you don't care where you are going, you can't get lost.