Ever get that feeling?

RL1

Member
May 20, 2010
1,647
Ga
Today my partner and I were pulling up to a house, trying to find a guy who walked away from the ER after being committed, and I got 'the feeling' in my stomach. I don't know if it's all the cops that have been killed recently, the fact that the weather was horrible and I couldn't hear inside the trailer, or if it was God telling me something, but it was the first time in a long time I was scared for no reason. I pulled my weapon halfway out of the holster and my partner, not seeing what I had done, pulled out his taser and put it behind his leg. We knocked one more time before checking out the back. Partner went first and as he rounded the corner, also pulled his pistol half out. I asked what was up and he said he had 'the feeling'. I told him I was feeling it too and said we should just bug out. Talked with a deputy later and the guy we were looking for is a known fighter who was off his meds (thus the commitment) and has a few shotguns. I still don't know if he was in the house or not, but I am glad we left when we did. You guys ever get anything like that?
 

C420sailor

Member
May 23, 2010
502
Virginia, USA
I'm not a police officer, but as a pilot I've gotten that feeling before. It's one of those days when the jet is giving you nothing but trouble on the ground, the weather is going to shit, it's getting dark, and you just get that bad feeling in the pit of your stomach...the holes in the swiss cheese model are starting to align.


Good call on the bug.
 

car54

Member
May 24, 2010
494
michigan
Yep, know the feeling "this isn't going to be good". I always listen to it, and prob fortunate you listened to it too. I think its gods way of saying be extra alert and to be cautious. In the past when dealing with people with mental disorders or anything else for that matter, if I get that feeling and know I have to go in, I wait for backup and go in as a team. Get the job done fast and leave the way I went in.(standing)
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
I get that from time to time when a 911 line rings... kinda creepy because everytime I get that feeling, it turns out to be a bad call...
 

Patrol 3-8

Member
Jun 7, 2010
44
US Ohio
ive had that feeling a few times...just bug out and call for backup... if it turns out to be nothing cite that feeling, now youre emotionally compromised for the situation and need another unit there
 

Patrol 3-8

Member
Jun 7, 2010
44
US Ohio
ive had that feeling a few times...just bug out and call for backup... if it turns out to be nothing cite that feeling, now youre emotionally compromised for the situation and need another unit there
 

Amanda

Member
May 24, 2010
193
NY, USA
Been there. Just wondering, you can actually have shotguns if you're on medicine for a mental issue?
 

EVModules

Member
May 16, 2010
864
Deer Park, WA
I think I have you all beat. My daughter looks at me with her puppy eyes and her head tilted slightly to one side... next thing I know, I'm out $20 bucks. :)
 

Cam

Member
May 20, 2010
247
MO
EVModules said:
I think I have you all beat. My daughter looks at me with her puppy eyes and her head tilted slightly to one side... next thing I know, I'm out $20 bucks. :)

Hell she must not be very old yet if it is only 20, just wait and she will have one of your credit cards.
 

RL1

Member
May 20, 2010
1,647
Ga
Amanda said:
Been there. Just wondering, you can actually have shotguns if you're on medicine for a mental issue?

You can't buy them, but I can't take them away unless he is deemed a threat to himself or others by someone making a lot more money than me.
 

Amanda

Member
May 24, 2010
193
NY, USA
RL1 said:
You can't buy them, but I can't take them away unless he is deemed a threat to himself or others by someone making a lot more money than me.

Haha alright, I was just verifying that. I was like wait, I thought...? Good to know though.
 

Ben E.

Member
May 21, 2010
2,417
Iowa, USA
Yep, I get that feeling on calls from time to time. It's never turned out to be anything, but I still listen to my gut every time. I have no problem waiting for backup or waiting outside a call for any length of time til help arrives. At the end of the day, I'm going home.
 

pondfly

Member
May 21, 2010
307
IL
Never dismiss the feeling that you get in the back of your head. It's there for a reason, I can't tell you how many times I've just skirted death by following that notion.
 

cory y

Member
May 21, 2010
1,614
back when i was in the USAF i was overseas and was about to fly a Combat support mission into "the box" but about half way thru preflight i got the feelin in the back of my head...


after the preflight brief as the rest of the crew and i, 5 people total, shared a look in the crew van As we were starting up and getting ready to taxi out, the Aircraft Commanded asked over the interphone, "anybody else feel wierd about today?" we all agreed but went ahead and continued taxing, because well mission has to go.


But the airplane had second thoughts, because during the takeoff roll, the #3 engine hickuped. We got airborne and circled while we troubleshot. well we elected to shut down and RTB.


well long story short. had we not had any issues, we would have been at a Forward Operating Base right at the exact same time as a particurlary bloody uprising...


Guess the Airplane knew better than we did...
 

RL1

Member
May 20, 2010
1,647
Ga
I think today may be filled with the feeling. We came in at 6 and were welcomed with a BOLO of a guy who called 911 last night and said he was going to kill the first officer he came into contact with. He also named a government building he was going to go into with his weapon. Deputies and officers spent the whole night looking for him, but no joy. Yay.
 

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