
When a man or a woman joins the police force, they know what they're getting into.
Every day on the job can turn into something very intense, and very scary. Each and every person who goes into the force is putting their life on the line preemptively, while also making a promise to protect the lives of those in the community where they serve.
Sometimes, the narrowest instance of chance can turn an instance from scary, to deadly.
While on a call for domestic dispute, an officer in the Huntington Beach Police Department in California had one of these life or death moments.
As the suspect fled the scene in a car, the officer and his partner followed in his path. All of a sudden, the suspect made a quick U-turn and fired shots from a gun straight at the police car. One bullet went straight through the windshield, headed straight for the officers inside.
The officer, whose name has not been released, was hit by the bullet right in his chest.
However, he's doing well today thanks to his badge.
If the bullet hat hit just fractions of inches in either direction, this officer's story might be very different. It's amazing that something so simple and symbolic as a tin badge worn on the chest can literally save an officer's life.
If you have a police officer in your family or as one of your friends, make sure that you take the time to tell them you love them and thank them for all they put on the line!
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