That's because County Fire-Rescue Capt. Edwin O'Berry helped stop an armed suspect who nearly beat a police officer to death. He stopped suspect Mauricio Cruz by shooting him. [More]See, I'd like to think I, and everyone I know, would not hesitate to help a peace officer in need--and that we'd want to.
The problem is separating them out from the "Only Ones," who really ought to consider that in places like Chi-Town or DC or Virginia Tech, such an intervention is highly improbable thanks to policies they enforce. Not to mention the love some of them spread...
[Via Harvey]