Episode 857: The Courage to Take Action PT. 2 with Rick Fink
Street Cop Podcast
Street Cop Training
4.9 • 967 Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2023
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Orlando Police Officer, Rink Fink.
Rick transitioned from professional military and law enforcement training to the private sector. Rick was one of the first responding officers to the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016. Today, Rick discusses the events that unfolded the night of the Pulse Night Club shooting, life after traumatic incidents, personal relationships, ending the stigma of seeking out help and the importance on checking in on friends and family constantly.
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| 0:00.0 | So as we're coming in, bad guy or suspects, I start shooting from, he's in the last side, start shooting. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm thinking, holy shit, those are for us. |
| 0:12.0 | Pop, pop, pop, pop pop pop pop so it was like hitting concrete behind |
| 0:16.1 | us like when you get sand in your shoe yeah concrete is going down well luckily |
| 0:20.4 | there's two officers that were kudosudos to them, they actually broke this big |
| 0:25.8 | mirror that Pulse had, broke that mirror and they came inside and then turned and returned fire |
| 0:31.1 | towards him. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm sorry, let me say his name, Omar but team, |
| 0:34.6 | because that helps me every time I say it. |
| 0:36.9 | So they return fire towards Omar my team. |
| 0:39.5 | So now I go through the S hallway |
| 0:41.8 | and I remember looking up and I just see straight carnage. |
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