Prof Young
New member
Looking back over my post from the last few years I thought of an incident that might warrant some discussion.
Have you ever been confronted by a person with a gun?
My incident is somewhat benign. I was teaching part time at a federal prison. One day I forgot to turn in my id badge on the way out. I got to my car, realized my mistake and headed back in. Lost in thought, I was stopped by a loud "Can I help you sir?" I looked up and a uniformed man was standing on the sidewalk in front of me with a shotgun held across his chest. He got my undivided attention. Parked next to him was a van with some prisoners in it. Kind of odd that they were brining guys in via the front door, but I don't make the rules so . . . .
I explained to him about the badge. He said something into his radio and then let me go in to turn in my badge. I held up the unloading process for a few minutes. Gave him a "Thank you" on the way out.
Not very threatening, but the image of that guy with a shotgun kind of stayed with me for a while.
Life is good.
Prof Young
Have you ever been confronted by a person with a gun?
My incident is somewhat benign. I was teaching part time at a federal prison. One day I forgot to turn in my id badge on the way out. I got to my car, realized my mistake and headed back in. Lost in thought, I was stopped by a loud "Can I help you sir?" I looked up and a uniformed man was standing on the sidewalk in front of me with a shotgun held across his chest. He got my undivided attention. Parked next to him was a van with some prisoners in it. Kind of odd that they were brining guys in via the front door, but I don't make the rules so . . . .
I explained to him about the badge. He said something into his radio and then let me go in to turn in my badge. I held up the unloading process for a few minutes. Gave him a "Thank you" on the way out.
Not very threatening, but the image of that guy with a shotgun kind of stayed with me for a while.
Life is good.
Prof Young