The Red Dot Club Analysis

Nowadays, when a police officer gets involve in a shooting, peoples perception is skewed by the media and overall opinions. How many times do we see in the news, police officers shot a 15 year old kid carrying a toy gun? The media tends to focus on the headlines that would give them more viewers instead of the totality of the event. Robert Rangel, author of “The Red Dot Club,” wrote the book on the perception of police officers and what they felt, when they were involve in a shooting. From all the stories in the book, a couple of them stand out. However, they were all similar in the aspect of how every officer or deputy felt like time had slowed down, making every moment feel everlasting during the shooting. They describe every moment so vividly that you can picture yourself in their shoes. In every story, the officers or deputies were not looking to get involve in a shooting. The suspects’ actions raised the level of force for officers and deputies to use deadly force in order to defend their partner’s life and/or themselves. For those officers and deputies who were shot during the shooting, something that came to mind for every single one of them was family. Society tends to forget that police officers or deputies are humans like any other person in this world. One of the stories that stood out for me was the story of Frank, a Los …show more content…
Frank got into the freeway, driving at high speeds in attempt to lose the suspects. Frank hits traffic and has nowhere to go. Suddenly, the suspects’ unleash fire to Frank’s vehicle and Frank grabbed his son to protect him from the rounds hitting his vehicle. Due to the caliber and high speed of the bullet, the glass being shattered from the rear window hits Frank head causing severe pain. Frank drives off, and the suspects’ pulls up to his right, shooting continuously. Frank felt blood on his arm but, no pain. Frank then looks at his son, who had stopped