The Red Dot Club
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0990317358 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He relates the tale of Frank, a cop who had an off-duty encounter with some gangsters who shot him and his infant son in retaliation for a prior drug arrest Frank had made. The incident made the author interested to hear about similar experiences from fellow members of the titular “Red Dot Club” of wounded officers. While on duty in an unmarked car in the early 1990s, Rangel became the victim of an attempted carjacking as gang members opened fire on him and his partner. What’s it like to have to shoot someone to defend oneself or others? The author combines his own firsthand experience with testimonies of other colleagues who found themselves embroiled in gun battles. Rangel’s voice is engaging and his discussion of physiological responses to life-threatening situations is fascinating… A vivid, gripping account of police fight or flight that highlights genuine heroism but fails t
He’d like you to buy a couple of his books so he can move there…(watch with his luck you’ll buy the books, he’ll move to the forest and get shot by a hunter, stray bullets). Seeking adventure, and a strong desire to help his fellowman, he sold his business at twenty-five and joined the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Thirteen years later, after numerous on duty injuries, mostly bullets, he medically retired as a detective. He then traveled the world prote
You will live these horrific life and death encounters millisecond-by-millisecond and bullet-by-bullet as experienced by those who survived them. Chilling!” -Deputy Willie Robinson, 31 years Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 17 years Special Enforcement Bureau. Once you start reading you won’t be able to continue…and you won’t be able to stop.” - Lieutenant Gregory Saunders, 34 years Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 14 years Special Enforcement Bureau.. Warning! If you have a heart condition these stories are not for you. Shockingly explosive and gritty! It does not get more real than this. Experience a journey through the intense desperation, confusion and emotions of lawmen and lawwomen as they are being shot and savagely and tenaciously fight for their lives. This is a tale of cour
Too poorly done for satisfying reading Amazon Customer I'm obviously in the majority, but I disliked this book. The individual stories could have been compelling, but the story is really all about the author, who comes across as very impressed with himself. His ongoing editorial commentary is alternately flippant and ranting, and th. A Must read for Pastors and members of the Criminal Justice Community Rev. Ronald E. Libby From Sep 23, 1973 to Sep 30, 1993 I was a USAF Security Policeman. By the grace of Almighty God I did not have to draw down on anyone or be fired at. Now as a pastor my desire is to pray for the Thin Blue Line and my church and I do every Sunday morning during worship and every . 10-33, 998, OFFICER SHOT, OFFICER DOWN, ASSISTANCE REQUEST This is not your traditional read of a book, for example, reading it from cover to cover, page by page. In fact, you will read each individual story based solely when you are prepared and ready to deal with the gut wrenching heart tearing experience of trying to imagine with tho