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I learned as a rookie to ALWAYS WITH NO EXCEPTIONS sit where I can see the entrance. If possible with my back to a wall... but thats not always possible. I will however peruse everyone who enters the resturant. At the same time I'll be judging each person in the resturant, and everyone coming as a possible threat. An old timer told me to do this every time i went out to eat. Make it a habit. Now I cant turn it off. I'm retired several years now, and still do it out of habit.
I know nothing about what happened in Washington today, so I wont comment. I'm not going to assume the officers were in condition white... I can think of several scenarios where the officers would not have felt threatened. I'm not one to blame the victims.
This is a sad, and tragic day for law enforcement. I'll be putting a black mourning band on my retirement shield. I've lost more than a few friends in the line of duty... I pray for their families, and their department. I know what they are going through.
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