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Originally Posted by ladydoc
RE: Figmo....You are afraid of our cattle dog, Matilda? Figmo served his country for over 20 years and you are scared of him? He served as a deputy for many years in Idaho. Law enforcement officers scare you? He is an award winning competitive shooter, range officer, safety officer and has volunteered his time to present safety and personal safety classes for the staff at the hospital after the event in the parking lot. Yes, I guess he is someone who you should be afraid of.....
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ladydoc: I assure you and all other totv members that I intended no slight or disrespect to figmo but that apparently didn't convey properly. So I offer you and all others an unconditional apology for an unintentional disrespect.
For the record, I have full respect for all of those in the law enforcement profession, local, state, federal, and military, beginning with corrections and including the police chief (and friend) at the agency at which I work.
My uncle was a LEO for 30+ yrs in SoCal. I am cognizant of and very appreciative that, at great personal risk, a LEO will charge after a bad guy to
protect my family and me. A review of my previous posts would confirm my admiration for a LEO. I consider myself privileged to have been in a position once to protect a LEO who was fighting with a bad guy in the middle of a 6-lane
highway (traffic stop gone bad) by stopping traffic so the officer could subdue the suspect.
I am not afraid of figmo or any LEO. I am grateful for their service, and for choosing such a noble- yet often criticized
and frequently thankless-profession.
BTW: We also had a cattle dog (mixed with some terrier) whom we named Matilda, which we thought was a perfect name, given her Aussie heritage. She was a rescue pet. She passed unexpectedly last March, after 14 yrs as our furry daughter