I would like to thank all the Police Officers And future Police Officers here at TG for their service to their communities and this country. Today was the funeral for my friend Detective Christopher Ridley of the Mount Vernon, NY Police Dept.

He was killed in a friendly fire incident. He was off-duty in plain clothes when he saw an assault taking place and took action rather then just looking the other way. He sacrificed his own life while helping save another.

Here are a few things said at his service today which really hit me and made me glad that I was able to have known him.

"You raised a young man who went against odds and did'nt become a criminal but fought criminals"

"Chris did not see being a Police Officer as a job. He saw it as a lifestyle. If he saw it as a job he would not have stopped to help that man in need because he was Off-duty. But he saw it as a lifestyle. So he helped that man. He didn't stop and wonder what that mans credentials was. He was showing what it means to be a cop."

I just thought I'd share with you guys. I've said it before you guys and girls are like family.

I'd like to thank Promqueen who Immediatly knew something was wrong with me the day it happened and he heard me on TS and Crux who I talked too a little and understood why I wanted to drop out of the match we had that night and Aruncado who basically let me get away with my shaningans as I was trying to cheer myself up during his TGU medic course even thought he didn't know what happened until after. And anybody else on TS who offered their condolences that I just can't remember right now.

-Rak

R.I.P. Detective Christopher Ridley.

Story here.
http://www.wnbc.com/news/15190670/detail.html
http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=0#videoid=212561