{"id":27484,"date":"2018-01-18T03:12:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T03:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=27484"},"modified":"2018-01-18T03:12:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T03:12:15","slug":"fritchs-top-cop-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=27484","title":{"rendered":"Fritch&#8217;s top cop: an inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/15847459_G.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27485\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/15847459_G-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/15847459_G-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/15847459_G.png 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve commented already on this blog about the dangers inherent in domestic disputes, how much police officers dread responding to what&#8217;s known in copspeak as a &#8220;family beef.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Houston Gass knows about that. He was shot in the face on Jan. 6, 2015 while working as an officer with the Pampa (Texas) Police Department. He was responding to a family beef when he suffered the grievous injury.<\/p>\n<p>Gass recovered from his wound. He has since become police chief in neighboring Fritch, Texas &#8212; and he&#8217;s also been honored by Law Enforcement Today as its Citizen of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t wallow in pity over the injury he suffered. Instead, Gass used his misfortune to inspire others, to offer a glimmer of hope to those who are suffering.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newschannel10.com\/story\/37289848\/chief-houston-gass-hopes-to-use-citizen-of-the-year-title-to-inspire\">KFDA <\/a>NewsChannel 10 reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawenforcementtoday.com\/\">Law Enforcement Today <\/a>considers Gass to be a &#8220;true American patriot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As NewsChannel 10 noted: <em>&#8220;A willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty and do the right thing every single time, even when it hurts,&#8221; said Kyle Reyes, the national spokesperson for Law Enforcement Today. &#8220;Houston almost lost his life and has focused on nothing more than giving back.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what heroes do. They return more than they receive.<\/p>\n<p>For that, Chief Houston Gass has been honored by his peers. He honors their service while upholding his oath to serve and protect those within his community.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your heroic service, Chief Gass, and for your inspiration to others who answer your noble calling.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve commented already on this blog about the dangers inherent in domestic disputes, how much police officers dread responding to what&#8217;s known in copspeak as a &#8220;family beef.&#8221; Houston Gass knows about that. He was shot in the face on Jan. 6, 2015 while working as an officer with the Pampa (Texas) Police Department. 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