Officer Wayne: Authorization of Force
Jul. 20th, 2014 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jeriendhalScene: Captain Gordon's office. Again. Wayne is standing at attention in front of Gordon's desk. Again.
Gordon: Congratulations on foiling that bank robbery attempt, Sgt. Wayne.
Wayne: Thank you, sir.
Gordon: (unamused) Amazing how you just happened along.
Wayne: I won't claim credit for precognition, sir. I saw the two of the suspects involved the day before. They appeared to be casing the bank, but I didn't have any grounds to arrest them at that time.
Gordon: And you didn't see fit to notify me either.
Wayne: I didn't see the point in putting something into my daily report that might not add up to anything..
Gordon: But you did see fit to make sure you were near the bank when things went down.
Wayne: Yes, sir. I would like to point out that I called for backup immediately.
Gordon: And by the time they arrived you had subdued all the suspects. Bare handed.
Wayne: I did have my tonfa, sir.
Gordon: (starts rubbing his temple) Sgt. Wayne, there's this thing hanging off your belt called a “gun”. You might want to consider the idea of using it occasionally.
Wayne: Captain, I have drawn my weapon in the past when I thought it necessary.
Gordon: But you've never fired it.
Wayne: No, sir.
Gordon: Wayne, don't get cute with me. You've been involved in more confrontations with armed suspects than any five other officers in the Major Crimes Unit. But somehow you never shoot anyone. Why?
Wayne: (hesitiating slightly) Sir, I have a thing about guns.
Gordon: I'm aware of your background, Wayne. But the murder of your parents by an armed thug has nothing to do with the use of a weapon by an officer of the law. This isn't London and you're not a bobby. You're permitted, no, required to use your gun when needed for the safety of the public or yourself.
Wayne: I understand that, sir. But guns are something you can't walk away from. They only have one purpose, to kill. You can't use one and then step back and say “Sorry, I made a mistake.” Bones will heal if they're broken, but a gunshot wound will definitely kill if the shooter knows what they're doing. And I do.
(cont.) I'm lucky in that I have superior hand-to-hand combat training than your average officer. I much prefer to use those skills in a confrontation.
Gordon: (resigned) Duly noted. I talked to your hand-to-hand trainer at the police academy. He says with your level of ability you looked like you were trained by a ninja.
Wayne: Thank you, sir.
Gordon: That was a joke, Wayne. (beat) You weren't were you?
Wayne: Am I required to answer that question, Captain?
Gordon: (holding his head in his hands) No, Sgt. Dismissed.
(as Wayne turns and walks out) I have a headache...
Gordon: Congratulations on foiling that bank robbery attempt, Sgt. Wayne.
Wayne: Thank you, sir.
Gordon: (unamused) Amazing how you just happened along.
Wayne: I won't claim credit for precognition, sir. I saw the two of the suspects involved the day before. They appeared to be casing the bank, but I didn't have any grounds to arrest them at that time.
Gordon: And you didn't see fit to notify me either.
Wayne: I didn't see the point in putting something into my daily report that might not add up to anything..
Gordon: But you did see fit to make sure you were near the bank when things went down.
Wayne: Yes, sir. I would like to point out that I called for backup immediately.
Gordon: And by the time they arrived you had subdued all the suspects. Bare handed.
Wayne: I did have my tonfa, sir.
Gordon: (starts rubbing his temple) Sgt. Wayne, there's this thing hanging off your belt called a “gun”. You might want to consider the idea of using it occasionally.
Wayne: Captain, I have drawn my weapon in the past when I thought it necessary.
Gordon: But you've never fired it.
Wayne: No, sir.
Gordon: Wayne, don't get cute with me. You've been involved in more confrontations with armed suspects than any five other officers in the Major Crimes Unit. But somehow you never shoot anyone. Why?
Wayne: (hesitiating slightly) Sir, I have a thing about guns.
Gordon: I'm aware of your background, Wayne. But the murder of your parents by an armed thug has nothing to do with the use of a weapon by an officer of the law. This isn't London and you're not a bobby. You're permitted, no, required to use your gun when needed for the safety of the public or yourself.
Wayne: I understand that, sir. But guns are something you can't walk away from. They only have one purpose, to kill. You can't use one and then step back and say “Sorry, I made a mistake.” Bones will heal if they're broken, but a gunshot wound will definitely kill if the shooter knows what they're doing. And I do.
(cont.) I'm lucky in that I have superior hand-to-hand combat training than your average officer. I much prefer to use those skills in a confrontation.
Gordon: (resigned) Duly noted. I talked to your hand-to-hand trainer at the police academy. He says with your level of ability you looked like you were trained by a ninja.
Wayne: Thank you, sir.
Gordon: That was a joke, Wayne. (beat) You weren't were you?
Wayne: Am I required to answer that question, Captain?
Gordon: (holding his head in his hands) No, Sgt. Dismissed.
(as Wayne turns and walks out) I have a headache...
