13 May 2007

Marines

are the sort of people who take their reponsibility to protect their communities very seriously. And, for many, that doesn't stop when they leave the Corps.

FRANCONIA, N.H. -- New Hampshire authorities said yesterday that they will not press charges against a former Marine who stepped into a deadly shooting and killed a 24-year-old high school dropout who had moments earlier fatally shot a police officer.

Bravo, Mr. Floyd! Mr. Floyd is also raising a son who will not shirk his responsibilities to the community.

The elder Floyd drove his Tahoe into a spot between McKay and Kenney as a shield and told his son, who is in his late teens, to run to the officer's cruiser and radio for help.

The story is worth a read - this shooting seems to be a culmination of years of drama, involving Olympic skiers.