Montreal school shooting Options

[Hellfighter]

I have a bit of the jitters right now since I was on my way to do chores in the very area of the shooting this morning but got lazy and ended up staying at home[ For those of you who don't know, I live in Montreal]. I just turned on the tv to watch msnbc news and there I see video of what horror was emerging a few hours ago in downtown area of Montreal. It's incredibly fortunate the superb police force here reacted fast against the shooter[s]. So far it appears no students have been killed, but 6 confirmed critical, 2 seriously, 4 stable- two gunmen dead. Right now the police are sweeping the area to see if any other shooters are possibly lurking about. Let's hope for the best for these young kids caught up in this tragedy.

This post has been edited by Hellfighter: 09/13/06 2:51pm

[T/A6Pak]

Hellfighter, Just losing one of my close friends in the line of duty has made me aware that there is never room for complacency. Althought people often look at us as hard headed and cold hearted, there is no truth to that. Due to the fact that we see so much violence, we often become hard in the sense that we are left showing no emotion.

Our training is on-going throughout our career. It's not like you become a police officer and school stops. We train throughout our entire career. Active shooter training is one of the best I have had. We train for major diasters, barricaded gunman, high risk vehicle stops, victim assistance..and the list goes on. It's a times like this, when a tragic event happens that our training is revealed. First and foremost is saving lives.

There are times when we feel like we just can't do anything...but training is automatic..that fight instinct, not flight. I am so glad your Police Service did such an outstanding job, I just can't imagine how many lives they saved.

Most of all, I am glad you were out of the area at that time. We need our Hellfighter.

God Bless