(CNN) -- Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.
Moon, 64, was no match for Douglas Burden, 24, in custody on various drug charges. With Moon still in his chair, Burden put him in a choke hold and pulled tight.
And then, surveillance video of the Monday attack showed, other inmates jumped into the fray.
But it's not what you think - watch the video in the link. They beat that dude like a redheaded stepchild. As the inmates start swarming in, it really looks bad for the deputy - right up until they start practicing amateur phrenology on the attacking inmate. The video has a quick synopsis of the first four men to jump to Moon's aid - none are choirboys - but gets one thing right: These four men saved Deputy Moon's life, no question. They could have sat and watched the attack and done nothing, yet chose to go against one of their fellow prisoners to help a popular guard.
Pretty damn heroic, even considering their circumstances.
That is all.
9 comments:
The power of respect.
There's a good lesson here.
imho... the inmates that rescued the deputy should have their sentences looked at due to the fact that they jumped in and rescued the corrections officer.
Notice that the strangler is identified as a "suspect" . I guess he "allegedly" grabbed Mr. Moon, 40 years his senior in a choke hold in an attempt to kill him.
Perhaps we should "hang" him?
I'm with "WW Paul" on this one . . . respect is part of the code of the street. I'll bet dollars to donuts that the corrections officer treated the four inmates fairly, maybe even did a favor or two for them. Simple kindness pays dividends in spades.
- Brad
Honor is always a choice.
I've worked in the jail, on the street, and now in Probation and Parole, and you do see this kind of stuff more often than you'd think. People often don't mind if you're hard on them, as long as it's fair, and you treat them right.
They generally know that the officers are just doing a job. I wouldn't say I've developed any lasting friendships or anything, but I still get polite hellos from people years after they get out and are done with the system when we bump into each other while out and about.
Of course, the other end of the spectrum is the first guy in the video. He doesn't care how he's treated, because he's already made up his mind that the guy behind the badge is the enemy, no matter what. You just have to watch out for those types, but they're not nearly as common as you'd think, they just make the news more often.
Casey
Valor is commendable. They know they're there because of the choices they made. That they helped the guard should earn them reduction of sentences.
Damn - great clothesline. Is Stan "The Lariat" Hansen in jail?
God surely smiled down on him!
OT: speaking of good news...they finally found one alive!!! http://abcnews.go.com/WN/florida-police-find-month-shannon-lea-dedrick-alive/story?id=9003873
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