The Long Shadow Of Dirty Harry part 1

[@rogerhwerner6997]

I was a New Jersey police officer in 1973. I recall lots of talk about the possible responses to violence. One sits patiently and listens. One Sunday, we were assigned to guard a motorcycle gang's clubhouse. The gang had been ambushed the day before and there was a concern that the rival gang would come back to finish the job. It was a lovely morning then three big black cars pulled up about 50 ft in front of us. I believed I was about to experience my first gunfight. .357 on my hip, .45 in my belt behind my back. 6 extra magazines on my belt. 5 shot 12 gauge pump shotgun in my hands. I asked myself what would Dirty Harry do? I got on the radio and called a police emergency! Then put the car's engine between me and the hoods. Cocked my gun and aimed and the lead guy walking towards us. I told myself that I'd caution the man to stop three times. If he ignored me, he'd get no warning shot. At 10 ft I'd open fire. Seconds before my firing, police cars began showing up. In less than a minute, 20 armed police had arrived from three different departments and the state police. It was over. I've asked myself many times: would I have started shooting before the rival gang and before seeing any weapons. Just a reminder that playing Dirty Harry is a lot different when the situation is real!

[@drwhite7285]

I guess they weren't so lucky.

[@ristomattikolsi5711]

I can imagine only one actor who could actually replace Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, and thats Hugh Laurie. Rain Wilson would propably be too old to play Scorpio, but otherwise he would have been perfect. Dirty Harry is very much american hero, where Sherlock Holmes is very much british hero. Harry is muscle and sledge hammer, where Holmes is brains and thinking.

[@elbronco80]

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, puts ketchup on a hot dog.

[@mrdwonderfull]

Great stuff, thanks so much.

[@027220]

0:05 For those who don't know, These are Spanish subtitles.

[@markmccabe-carton7800]

Swedish

[@michaelrawson6261]

027220:... looks more like Swedish to me. Why would you comment wen you clearly DON'T know your subject?

[@paulzawertany7908]

German or dutch

[@coccinelle80]

027220 it is a special rare Spanish dialect from a Hispanic regions of Sweden 🇸🇪. It can be traced back to when the Spaniards invaded Sweden and pillaged the local IKEA stores. They had a dance-off and karaoke competition involving Julio Iglesias and ABBA songs. It’s a little-known part of history.

[@hc8696]

Clintan Rules!

[@maronni100]

I have seen not one spanish word in the subtitles.

[@anthonylaudati]

Please check out KFF's "Dirty Marti", the daughter of Dirty Harry.

[@maronni100]

I see some sort of scandinavian, like swedish. I'm pretty sure it's not spanish, because i am (spanish). Spanish for "author" is "autor", both derive from the latin word "autoritas" ("authority" - spa "autoridad"). Regards.

[@footballgeorgiebest]

Better and Badder than Batman.

[@Hyperuniverse1]

yea it is swedish, but why do you talk about the word author? what's the context to that?

[@SpeedyChevy72]

what movie is at 00:13 with the auto 44 mag ?

[@robgalloway48]

Sudden Impact

[@maronni100]

It was just part of the former discussion with user 027220.

[@Hyperuniverse1]

well l can see that :P... however it still isn't explained why you chose the word autor of all words that exist in spanish.

[@027220]

3:16 - 4:13 on SISKEL & EBERT MOVIE REVIEW -- THE "DIRTY HARRY" FILMS tells an interesting story.

[@Glatium]

Dirty Potter anyone!??

[@027220]

He's a 'great' cop.

[@027220]

8:05 - :38 Smart man.

[@027220]

@schlimschlam1 I'm 'personally' glad he didn't.

[@maronni100]

I didn't do it: 027220 asked me if forfatare wasn't the spanish word for author in some later-deleted message.