RichL025
03-30-2009, 21:52
So this just struck me recently.
Today a news story - nutso in NC starts killing little old ladies in a nursing home. First officer on the scene charges in, successfully disables the attacker. I'm sure this officer was scared shitless, but it certainly looks like any hesitation on his part was measured in miliseconds. Who knows how many lives that 25 year-old officer saved!
Contrast this with two stories recently from South Asia. Today in the news a police academy in Pakistan is attacked by gunmen, killing 12 or so. News reports describe pictures of policemen armed with AKs who are sitting around "nervously pointing their weapons at the academy".
A few months ago, during the gunman attacks on Mumbai, there were many pictures of armed men in uniforms (presumably cops) cowering as the islamic terrorists killed innocent civilians.
Please, someone tell me why all the South Asians with the courage to charge into the lions den seem to be on the OTHER SIDE!!!!!!!
Today a news story - nutso in NC starts killing little old ladies in a nursing home. First officer on the scene charges in, successfully disables the attacker. I'm sure this officer was scared shitless, but it certainly looks like any hesitation on his part was measured in miliseconds. Who knows how many lives that 25 year-old officer saved!
Contrast this with two stories recently from South Asia. Today in the news a police academy in Pakistan is attacked by gunmen, killing 12 or so. News reports describe pictures of policemen armed with AKs who are sitting around "nervously pointing their weapons at the academy".
A few months ago, during the gunman attacks on Mumbai, there were many pictures of armed men in uniforms (presumably cops) cowering as the islamic terrorists killed innocent civilians.
Please, someone tell me why all the South Asians with the courage to charge into the lions den seem to be on the OTHER SIDE!!!!!!!