Hero cop sacrifices his life to save others from out-of-control driver

I just posted a story about bad cops here, so I feel compelled to give the other side of the coin about a truly great and heroic cop.

An incredibly brave Tampa police officer is dead after he intentionally used his own cruiser to get into the path of an out-of-control motorist according to reports.

Witnesses say that the officer, Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, swerved into the path of a motorist who was erratically driving southbound down the northbound lanes of I-275 on Tuesday, WFLA-TV reported.

Authorities pronounced Officer Madsen dead several hours after the crash. He was a United States Marine combat veteran/

Madsen had won seven life-saving awards during his career as a cop. Seven. He intentionally swerved into the path of an oncoming vehicle in order to protect others on the highway from imminent danger. This is no different than a soldier jumping on a live grenade to save his fellow soldier.

The driver of the other vehicle, who also perished, was 25-year-old Joshua Daniel Montague of Golden, CO. Why Montague was driving southbound at a "high rate of speed" and "swerving through the lanes" on the northbound side of the interstate, is still unknown.

Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan called Madsen a "guardian of this city" who will "never be forgotten," as reported by Fox News.

"We have reason to believe that he had veered into this oncoming car to protect others," Dugan explained. "So when you look at someone who has earned seven life-saving awards, it's no surprise that he would take such swift action and do this."

The information regarding Madsen's actions, according to Dugan, was obtained through eyewitness accounts of the fatal crash.

The 17-year department veteran leaves behind a wife and three children, ages 16, 12, and 10.

Contrary to those imbeciles on the left who hate our police and want them defunded and put out of service, cops are indispensable members of out community who serve to protect.

Julia Madsen, the late officer's stepmother said to the media, "I don't really know what to say other than he was extremely loved and was a very outgoing, strong, courageous guy who wanted to be a police officer since he was eight years old. He was the last one you think would die first, he was just so strong."

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said that Madsen's family is "clearly devastated" by the Madsen's death. "They are very, very thankful for the thoughts and prayers of the entire community," she added.

A memorial fund in honor of the late officer has been set up to benefit the family.

Rest in peace, Sir.

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Sign Language Mumbo Jumbo

Make mine pepperoni

Tampa, Florida -- Hearing-impaired people who tuned into a news conference about the arrest of a serial killer suspect last week in Florida were treated to a similar show that occurred when then-President Obama spoke in 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Memorial celebration in South Africa. It was pure gibberish to them then and pure gibberish now from an American Sign Language interpreter.

Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan announced the arrest of Howell Donaldson on Wednesday evening while interpreter Derlyn Roberts was standing next to him making signs that made no sense.

Rachell Settambrino, who is deaf and teaches American Sign Language at the University of South Florida told the Tampa Bay Times through an interpreter that "She sat up there and waved her arms like she was singing Jingle Bells."

But actually, Roberts was signing something possibly more clandestine: "Fifty-one hours ago, zero 12 22 (indecipherable) murder three minutes in 14 weeks ago on old (yadda yadda indecipherable) murder four five 55,000 plea 10 arrest murder bush (yadda yadda indecipherable) three age 24."

Sure, it sounds like gibberish, but hey, you never know. 

Alex Jones believes that this is clearly code and it's coming from a spy satellite controlled by Russia. "The plan clearly pleas for the murder of George W. Bush due to the fact that he murdered 55,000 defenseless people and 10 people were wrongly arrested for those murders, three of them only 24 years old."

Others don't believe Jones, but he gets that a lot.

"I was disappointed, confused, upset and really want to know why the city of Tampa's chief of police, who is responsible for my safety . . . did not check her (indecipherable)," Settambrino said through an interpreter.

The city mucky mucks were just as confused.

Tampa Police Department spokeswoman Janelle McGregor told the newspaper that officials are conducting a review because they didn't even request an interpreter for the Nov. 28 news conference.

The following day's follow-up news conference, a different interpreter, Ben Zapata, did the signing.

This is merely the most recent example of gibberish signing by an unqualified signer at news conferences. Beside the Obama debacle, in September, as Hurricane Irma approached Florida and officials announced mandatory evacuation, an interpreter from Manatee County began signing words like "monster," "pizza," and "bear," along with a slew of additional gibberish. The audience didn't know whether to flee or grab a slice.



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