Why I Stopped Being a Jerk When People Ask About My "Jeep"

[JohnVee]

Thanks you, all.

 

[tgadd]

Holy s***

 

[JToobe]

Wow......I'm guessing you had no awareness to how cold it was outside with all that adrenaline pumping thru your veins!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I don't think you did anything wrong man, the police officer should have identified themselves when walking up. You weren't being a jerk.

At 3:30am, if someone came up and asked me about a "jeep in the driveway" I'd say "what jeep" just like you did because there wasn't a jeep in the driveway

Glad you're not in jail bud.

 

[stevezero]

Glad everyone involved is ok, john. How long did it take you to fall back asleep?

I'm pretty sure he wasnt noticing the cold because of the warm fluids and solids running down his legs at various times during the encounter...at least thats what would be happenin if it were me

 

[NCFJ]

Dang John! Glad that both of you kept a level head.

Other conversation

Sarah: We heard a disturbance and someone started ringing the doorbell. My husband is out front now holding him at gunpoint:

911 Operator: Yes madam, that would be our Officer Smith that your husband is holding at gunpoint. our Officer Jones is the guy in the car with the spot light.............

 

[jamesurq]

Bad boys, bad boys.... whatcha gonna do?

 

[pawwright]

i feel like we are all missing the bigger picture...... pics of boxers or briefs in action shot?

 

[jamesurq]

i feel like we are all missing the bigger picture...... pics of boxers or briefs in action shot?

it was cold out... there's no big picture...

 

[QsLC75]

Glad you both kept level heads and no knee jerk reactions. My neighbor experienced a similar situation, but instead of the officer spotlighting he was walking around the house peering & shining his flash light into window. His car was parked out of site and he was in plain clothes. Identifying yourself asap is trained, but amazing how it sometimes never occurs in the heat of the moment.

 

[jdayment]

This is a great story really happy of the professionalism of the LE involved and your cool posture to not be a threat. He should have identified himself but it happens we are all human and he obviously didn't pose a dire threat otherwise I am sure your fight or flight would have kicked in.

 

[JohnVee]

@jdayment I needed to prove that I was in charge. He needed to do the same. We were each in charge at the appropriate times relative to the scenario.

 

[cboyd]

Two things come to mind:

1) he really should have identified himself by saying he was law enforcement. I surprised he didn't.
2) I have a friend that runs the fire side of Charlotte 911 -- he would have said you should have had the wife hit that final 1 and called in anyway, if nothing more than they could have told you they had officers in the area. more importantly, they would be on the response already had the figure not been an LE and things escalated. nowadays the dispatchers have a lot of situational awareness.

mad respect for the trigger discipline! I'm sure his evaluation of the situation took that into account.

 

[izzyandsue]

"And the

award goes go.............. John Vee!!!"

 

[JohnVee]

@cboyd I'm sure he probably did ID. I'm also sure my tunnel vision started before I picked up on it but before I could hear him. The entire thing took almost no time. Not having clear sight of his car didn't help.

We have had late night doorbells ocassionally on our street over the last 7 years. Sometimes with a guy yelling for help. It's generally taken the police about 30-40 minutes to arrive, when they do, but I agree that they should be called. I have the utmost respect for LE and I feel quite badly about reacting how I did but calm heads prevailed. Lessons learned.

 

[NCFJ]

I hope that if I am ever in similar circumstances that I handle the situations as well as you did John.

 

[sleepycruiser]

Dayum.

'Say Jeep one more time!' -Samuel L. Jackson

 

[mtweller]

That's a sobering and hilarious story, all at the same time! Glad it ended well.

 

[weejub]

Holy s***

I second that motion.

I am glad everyone is OK.

 

[Roxx]

And tell me why you are a musician and not a novelist writer? I was waiting for chapter II