Hawaii FiveO
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Let me tell you a similar story. Many years ago while a copwith Honolulu PD I was off-duty and in a bar waiting for a friend so we couldpartake a drink or two. It was a working class bar where many Mexicans hanged out. Most of them were plasterers working in the building industry. I hear a little commotion and I turn around to see this bruiser of a guy walk up to another bruiser that was sitting down at a booth. The guy walking to him had a glass beer bottle with him when suddenly and without warning broke the bottle on this guy's face. I mean, full impact! The guy that got hit got up, a little wobbly, but lucid enough to return punches. Pretty soon the both were in a mean, dragged out fray with bottles being broken and table and chairs toppling all over the place. Actually it seemed like a fight put on by stunt men in a movie. I just was sitting on a stool at the bar and simply turned around to watch the malay with my two elbows on the bar totally enjoying the fight. Fellow HPD cops arrived and I told them what had happened. They hauled off the instigator after taking my statement. I was armed, but was not about to get involved. I was outweighed by about 100 lbs (combined) and I was not going to take any chances. It was rather entertaining thought. None were seriously hurt.
In your story you got involved. I was an *armed* cop and did *not* get involved. Best to leave it to the cops and if necessary stick around to give statements. *IF* however, a life is at stake, and you're armed, sure get involved any way you can especially if you know one is an innocent victim. I would have pulled out my 38, but only if I knew a life was in jeopardy.
Let me tell you a similar story. Many years ago while a copwith Honolulu PD I was off-duty and in a bar waiting for a friend so we couldpartake a drink or two. It was a working class bar where many Mexicans hanged out. Most of them were plasterers working in the building industry. I hear a little commotion and I turn around to see this bruiser of a guy walk up to another bruiser that was sitting down at a booth. The guy walking to him had a glass beer bottle with him when suddenly and without warning broke the bottle on this guy's face. I mean, full impact! The guy that got hit got up, a little wobbly, but lucid enough to return punches. Pretty soon the both were in a mean, dragged out fray with bottles being broken and table and chairs toppling all over the place. Actually it seemed like a fight put on by stunt men in a movie. I just was sitting on a stool at the bar and simply turned around to watch the malay with my two elbows on the bar totally enjoying the fight. Fellow HPD cops arrived and I told them what had happened. They hauled off the instigator after taking my statement. I was armed, but was not about to get involved. I was outweighed by about 100 lbs (combined) and I was not going to take any chances. It was rather entertaining thought. None were seriously hurt.
In your story you got involved. I was an *armed* cop and did *not* get involved. Best to leave it to the cops and if necessary stick around to give statements. *IF* however, a life is at stake, and you're armed, sure get involved any way you can especially if you know one is an innocent victim. I would have pulled out my 38, but only if I knew a life was in jeopardy.