NATO introduces the "Courageous Restraint" Medal

[DoubleActionCHL]

John Farnam distributed the following email, and I helped it along with my artist's rendition of what a "Courageous Restraint" medal might look like.

8 May 10

We must be completely mad!

A British general, apparently with a straight face, has proposed a new "
combat" medal for NATO troops: The "Courageous Restraint" award!

It is to be given to troops who "avoid deadly force at risk to themselves."

This absurd notion, instead of being summarily laughed out of the Pentagon,
as it should be, is receiving "serious consideration." At least that
is the story promulgated for public consumption.

This is parallel to the domestic police officer, who, instead of gunning
down the machete-wielding serial-murderer who is attacking him, instead "
wrestles the weapon from the hands of the suspect."

The media, of course, has wet dreams over stories like this, and makes the
officer sound like a hero. In fact, that officer needs to be fired
immediately, for cowardice and extremely poor judgment that endangered his life and
the lives of others.

Unfortunately, many chiefs of police foolishly allow themselves to be
sucked into the media circus, and end up praising, instead of firing, the
officer. The real crime here is that it sets up the next officer, who finds
himself in a similar situation, to be murdered!

Like the expectation that police officers "shoot the gun out of his hand,"
instead of shooting the felon himself, these missteps by chiefs and others
do us all a monstrous disservice!

Such unrealistic expectations endanger everyone. Careless second-guessing
is already out of control!

What is being proposed should be called the "suicide medal!"

"The worm that destroys is the temptation to continuously seek approval
from your critics."

This "worm" is destroying our nation, and our civilization!

/John
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[GlockontheRocks]

 

[cougartex]

 

[308nato]

Leave it to the British to come up with a stupid idea like that.

Neat medal design tho.

 

[DirtyD]

Aww, c'mon.... this gives the guys without the cojones to pull a trigger a chance at some chest candy! To be honest, anybody in my unit who gets one of these had better have been out of ammo!

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

Aww, c'mon.... this gives the guys without the cojones to pull a trigger a chance at some chest candy! To be honest, anybody in my unit who gets one of these had better have been out of ammo!

Why shoot the enemy when you can talk to him or maybe give him a dirty look?

 

[DirtyD]

Why shoot the enemy when you can talk to him or maybe give him a dirty look?

Have you seen what my wife can do with a look? I would rather get shot sometimes!

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

Have you seen what my wife can do with a look? I would rather get shot sometimes!

Mine does it with lawyers.