Brinks Guard responds to being robbed

[copelandamuffy]

Sadly, here in DC, we (the police) are prohibited by General Order from shooting at a moving car under any circumstances. Which I think is the most retarded thing that has ever been instituted in the written form... cuz we all know that there are some very good and logical reasons to shoot at a moving car.

Who enacted such a dumb law or ruling? Whomever did I ask this question
If a member of your family were to mowed down, run over by someone
intent on doing so, would you shoot at the driver before they committed this act?

It amazes some parole board member allows some real bad person out of prison
If you think he or she is such a wonderful person then let them come live with you
Better yet, if the person you set free commits another, I think a good idea would
be the parole board member to be sent to jail, and not the parole who committed
another crime

Oh yes, Bravo to that Brinks Guard.




























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[DCPSPDcop]

Who enacted such a dumb law or ruling?

Well it's not a "law"... it is a Police Department General Order... General Orders are enacted by the Chief of Police as rules or something similar to "standard operating procedures" for members of the police force.

The thought process behind that General Order is that it does no good to shoot the operator of a vehicle because then the moving vehicle will not have an operator and is then more dangerous to the public. And I agree it is an absolutely ridiculous General Order that hasn't been well thought out; but rather was a knee jerk reaction to various incidents.

[copelandamuffy]

In training, they told us to drive away if our partner is robbed because by eliminating the truck, you eliminate the motive for the robbery. Also, at our branch, all of the gun ports on the trucks were sealed shut... I knew I had made a mistake on my second day on the job and unfortunately it took me 6 months to find a job to replace it.

From your posting if the driver of the Brink's truck witnessed this Brinks Guard being robbed the driver is suppose to
drive away and leave his partner vulnerable to these robbers? Sorry, no can do. Fire my a** if you so please, but I will do all I can to bring aid to my partner. I will not just drive away. Wonder how the CEO of Brinks would feel if
he was being robbed and the driver, drove away leaving him or her as I wrote vulnerable to the robbers
Better yet, wonder how the CEO would feel if the guard was a member of his family, and the driver just drove away.

[copelandamuffy]

Well it's not a "law"... it is a Police Department General Order... General Orders are enacted by the Chief of Police as rules or something similar to "standard operating procedures" for members of the police force.

The thought process behind that General Order is that it does no good to shoot the operator of a vehicle because then the moving vehicle will not have an operator and is then more dangerous to the public. And I agree it is an absolutely ridiculous General Order that hasn't been well thought out; but rather was a knee jerk reaction to various incidents.

I get the picture that if you shoot the driver, you have a car without an operator. Yes I probably would allow the
bad guy or bad girl driving the car to flee, if the car were in danger of hitting the General public if I shoot him or her
Yes the law needs some more thought, and not knee jerk reaction.

[sec-guy]

It does not surprise me that a armored car company would have
a policy for the driver of the armored car to drive away while a
robbery is in progress.

Armored car companies have employees working armed and unarmed.
The common denomitor is the money. IMO the guard is carrying a
to fire arm to protect himself. The money is insured.

LEO's sometimes fire at people resisting arrest.
Prison guards can fire at escapees.
Mom and Pop store owners protect their cash also and
sometimes fire at robbers. I don't think store owners are
questioned why they fired at a armed robber.
I don't see why an armed guard should be questioned as to why
he fired his weapon in an armed robbery.

BTW...nice grouping on the side of the vehicle.