03-01-2011, 13:41
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Flash Bang Death
It had to be right by his head when it went off. I used some of the most powerful FB out there. They don't kill unless it was right next to his head. Or he was alone and bled to death.
Before anyone asks. It's common practice for SWAT Cops to bring everything home with them including Bang's. No different then a Cop taking his gun home. I worked with these guys before. They are squared away.
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03-01-2011, 13:47
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Wow, thats a shame to die like that. I hope it was a faulty bang. I just hope he didnt catch the pin of something of that nature. That is no way to go out. Especially if he bled out.
R.I.P.
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03-01-2011, 13:49
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I read that story the other day
I read that story the other day.
It got me scratching my head. End of the day, in the garage and putting away his stuff? All I could think of is it went off and he fell over and hit his head.
But as you say - if it was about 1 foot from his face as he stuffed gear in a cubby.....
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03-01-2011, 13:53
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What Im trying to figure out is cant you hear the "spoon" (it is called a spoon right?) pop open on those things. He must have been distrated from the day or something.
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03-01-2011, 13:58
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Condolences to his family and fellow officers.
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03-01-2011, 14:12
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Rest in Peace my brother. My prayers and condolences to family, friends and co-workers.
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03-01-2011, 14:33
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Scooterdude713 - Time to read more and post less.
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03-01-2011, 16:00
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Rest In Peace
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03-01-2011, 16:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scooterdude713
Wow, thats a shame to die like that. I hope it was a faulty bang. I just hope he didn't catch the pin of something of that nature. That is no way to go out. Especially if he bled out.
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It takes a conscious effort to set one of these off. Just like an M60. You just cant do it by mistake. Only thing that comes to mind is removing safety devices and straightening pins. I always kept the back of my vest at the top of my kit Bag. First thing I would see when opening it. Were The condition of the bangs.
I'm sure the investigation results will be shared with the LEO world to help prevent it from happening again.
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03-01-2011, 16:22
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It could have been a Def-tec 25 which has an issue of the fuse separating from the body. That's the reason why we switched from Def-tec to CTS.
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03-01-2011, 16:33
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RIP
WOW just looked over the article. Sad day.
My prayers and condolences to family, friends and co-workers.
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03-01-2011, 17:35
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I knew Fred personally.
And no, it was not right by his head. He did not die from head trauma.
I will post more later. It has been a very long, sad day.
Blue skies brother.
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03-01-2011, 18:19
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My condolences to you K, and to all his brothers/sisters and family... 
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03-02-2011, 00:27
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28-year veteran who was a few months shy of retiring.
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Tragic.
RIP Officer Thornton.
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03-02-2011, 08:46
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RIP Officer, condolences to your friends and family.
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