His name is Bill Badger, the hero of the Tuscon shootings. President Obama barely mentioned him in his speech. Hell, the news hardly even mentions him. All I keep hearing about is that scumbag, child killer Jarod Loughner!!!! Are you kidding me? Thanks to mass media, I know what this piece of crap looks like, where he went to school and what his friends thought of him. I had to go to a local college radio station (No shit, college radio) and learn about Bill Badger: man among men.
So, for the record...
Bill Badger is a retired Army Colonel, 74 years old who was grazed with a bullet during the shootings. He managed to disarm Loughner and pin him to he ground.
GI JOE's a Pussy, give me Bill Badger. Bill Badger said in an interview at University Medical Center that he was wounded and disoriented in Saturday's shooting but still managed to assist three others in holding the suspect down until police arrived.
Badger said that when he first heard shots ring out, he thought he was hearing the pop of firecrackers meant to harass Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, whom he had hoped to meet. He said he saw no gun but could see the gunman's hand extended as he began firing on the crowd.
"By the time I looked over there and saw him, he'd already shot the congresswoman, the 9-year-old girl and the judge," Badger said, referring to Christina-Taylor Green and U.S. District Judge John Roll, who were among six killed. Giffords, Badger and 11 others were wounded by gunfire.
I'll ask again, why isn't this guy pasted all over the news? Why isn't there a "Bill Badger Day"?
I really haven't any commentary for the media except that the vast majority are weenie, panty-wastes who are afraid of even the slightest amount of heroism. Even the byline "Helped Subdue Gunman" suggests a dependency on authority and government to save you. For the record, he didn't help subdue the gunman, he subdued the gunman by himself! The police arrived to bag and tag the psycho scumbag after Bil was literally sitting on him.
File this once again under the notion that big brother will coddle and protect you. "Let the police do their job." Hey, there's no bigger supporter of the local PD than me. rumor has it, I even occasionally train some guys for free. But the police can't be everywhere. True self preservation and protection is your responsibility.
The line, "wait for the trained professionals to show up and do their job" is almost laughable. Cops and news media say this like as if there is a real danger of vigilante groups forming and lynch mobs lining the streets with torches and pitchforks. Image, a town full of Charles Bronsons, armed to the teeth, shooting anyone who looks suspicious. Imagine...ahh...I'm sorry, I drifted into fantasy land, I'm back.
Like I said before, the police can't be everywhere and even if they could, the police have been hamstrung by use of force policy that it's a miracle more cops don't lose their lives. God bless you for doing your job.
Oh, and contrary to popular belief, the police aren't your protector. Check out the 2010 ruling of the Supreme Court Castlerock v Gonzalez for a mind numbing reality check. That's the one where the mom had a restraining order against the husband who took the kids for his court appointed visitation. When the mom sensed something was wrong, she contacted the local police, they said they weren't responsible since he technically, didn't due anything wrong. End note, kids killed and husband offed himself outside the police station. YAY!!!
But wait a second...doesn't Arizona have a conceal carry law?!? Where was the firepower? I bet is he were at an NRA rally he wouldn't have got off that many shots.
Anyway, I digress...
What if Bill Badger didn't react? What if he didn't step up? The body count would have piled up faster than you can say "Virgina Tech."
I ask you again, why isn't this man getting the kudos he deserves? It's a damn shame that my google search pulls up Jared Loughner faster than it does Bill Badger.
On a technical note:
You should also note a few other things about the incident from a defensive tactics perspective.
1. Reaction time.
He thought they were firecrackers. I'm sure a retired Army Colonel has heard a gun rapport before. Yet when heard out of context, it takes a while for the mind to adjust. I have known war veterans who have seen action react the same way when working as a cop stateside. Lesson learned: it will take you a few seconds to understand the violence that's unfolding before your eyes.
What can you learn from this? What works for bad guys also works for good guys. If you act first, you will have a huge advantage over your assailant.
2. Your pain threshold is higher than you think.
He didn't realize he was shot. Martial artists assume that you will react to a gunshot or a knife wound the same way it happens in the movies. You get shot, you're dead. Unless you're hit in the hypothalamus or a major organ/artery is severed or ruptured, you will be able to stand a lot of punishment. After, in the hospital, when the adrenaline wore off, Bill was a little "hazy". This is common after the fact. I'm impressed the old war horse didn't pass out.
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2 comments:
I agree, give Bill Badger some kind of award, some kind of regognition. The mans a hero for god's sake. We need more Bill Badgers in the world, to be in the right place at the right time. To help stop these nut jobs wreaking havoc on inocent civilians. They not only take a way peoples lives, but destroy whole families, and whole communities.
It is not to the interest of the liberal media to have someone of Mr. Badger's heroic act put into the limelight. They feel that it may make other people stand up for themselves.
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