You decide to throw the first punch. Unless you are a martial arts expert, it would be difficult for you to win this aggressive encounter with five suspects.
The men do not hesitate. They begin punching and kicking you, quickly knocking you to the ground. You take a strong kick to the head and feel yourself about to black out. Instead, you reach for your duty weapon and fire at your attackers. Thinking you are out of danger, you are then shot by multiple assailants. Unfortunately, they are your friends and colleagues.
On January 10, 2011, Officer William Torbit Jr. and his partner responded to an assist officer call at the Select Lounge in downtown Baltimore. A near riot ensued, and Officer Torbit and his partner became separated. Officer Torbit witnessed an argument just like the one described in this incident and decided to intervene. The woman and the driver saw his badge and recognized he was a police officer. They followed his commands to leave the location. However, a group of men standing nearby took offense to Officer Torbit's response. Not recognizing him as a police officer, they attacked him. Officer Torbit, severely beaten and knocked to the ground, fired his handgun at the leader of the group in self-defense. He was killed by the friendly fire of his colleagues, who mistook him for an armed suspect. The leader of the attack was killed by Officer Torbit.
Officer Torbit's story is one of sixty officers' line-of-duty deaths examined in the book Officer Down 2012. Find out more about Officer Down by clicking the link below. Or, go to the next scenario.
The men do not hesitate. They begin punching and kicking you, quickly knocking you to the ground. You take a strong kick to the head and feel yourself about to black out. Instead, you reach for your duty weapon and fire at your attackers. Thinking you are out of danger, you are then shot by multiple assailants. Unfortunately, they are your friends and colleagues.
On January 10, 2011, Officer William Torbit Jr. and his partner responded to an assist officer call at the Select Lounge in downtown Baltimore. A near riot ensued, and Officer Torbit and his partner became separated. Officer Torbit witnessed an argument just like the one described in this incident and decided to intervene. The woman and the driver saw his badge and recognized he was a police officer. They followed his commands to leave the location. However, a group of men standing nearby took offense to Officer Torbit's response. Not recognizing him as a police officer, they attacked him. Officer Torbit, severely beaten and knocked to the ground, fired his handgun at the leader of the group in self-defense. He was killed by the friendly fire of his colleagues, who mistook him for an armed suspect. The leader of the attack was killed by Officer Torbit.
Officer Torbit's story is one of sixty officers' line-of-duty deaths examined in the book Officer Down 2012. Find out more about Officer Down by clicking the link below. Or, go to the next scenario.