Army Rangers SMOKED Some Crips in 1989...

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    Sgt. Bill Foulk was an Army Ranger at Fort Lewis, Washington, when he purchased a cheap house in a rough Tacoma neighborhood as an investment in 1989.
    Foulk grew concerned that a house on Ash Street, his block, was infested with gang activity. He purchased his own house for $10,000 ($20,875 in 2019 dollars), with the idea that property values would rise.
    He began to videotape the people who visited the suspected drug house. He wasn't wrong. The occupants were members of the Crips, the violent street gang that was spreading from California to Washington in search of new markets for drugs.
    Foulk told The Associated Press that gang members began to threaten him when they noticed he was filming their movements. When he feared that the gang was about to take action against him, he called friends from the 2nd Ranger Battalion to his house to have a "BBQ" and be present in case the house was attacked.
    Just after the Rangers arrived on Sept. 23, 1989, some 15 to 20 gang members began to shoot up the 32-year-old's house while his buddies were inside. Luckily, the Rangers had brought their own personal weapons to the BBQ. The Crips were surprised when their would-be victim's house began to return fire and ran for their lives.
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  • @PopoMedic
    @PopoMedic  Před rokem +14910

    What historical shootout should I cover next?

    • @LazarusSpeaks
      @LazarusSpeaks Před rokem +1860

      Rooftop Koreans!

    • @ginger0208
      @ginger0208 Před rokem +786

      I second rooftop Koreans!!

    • @PopoMedic
      @PopoMedic  Před rokem +740

      @@LazarusSpeaks definitely yes

    • @chriscruz3517
      @chriscruz3517 Před rokem +653

      This isn’t a shootout, but what about the retired marine who made modern body armor. Because he got tired of being robbed in Detroit delivering pizzas.. he also smoked the guys who tried the rob him a second time

    • @jackanderson4419
      @jackanderson4419 Před rokem +2

      1986 Miami FBI shootout! Its a dousy! It caused the FBI and many law enforcement agencies to make the switch from revolvers to semi auto handguns.

  • @retingo7940
    @retingo7940 Před rokem +25297

    The most incredible part of this story is being able to buy a home for $20k

    • @ilootyouhoot8578
      @ilootyouhoot8578 Před rokem +1268

      Nah wouldn’t live there even if you paid me 100k that’s why it’s cheap

    • @darrentinonzii340
      @darrentinonzii340 Před rokem +55

      lmaoooo😂

    • @ArizonaJoshua
      @ArizonaJoshua Před rokem +137

      Different era

    • @anattempttomakecontent776
      @anattempttomakecontent776 Před rokem +369

      @@ArizonaJoshua and different area💀💀💀 you think they could sell that house on ASH ST for anything more?

    • @13KinGCooN69
      @13KinGCooN69 Před rokem

      10k back then but with the price rising up he made a good investment and after that u no there was definitely less crack sold in that area anyway its great when people stand up for the community's just sad that we have bad apples that are currently making it harder for people to keep our constitution right to own and bare arm's and the militarization of common police which are some of the biggest gangs nowadays and literally get away with murder all the time and not just black lives either definitely all colors and we citizen's should have control of what our governments are doing I believe in the police having s.w.a.t of course but definitely not every single sworn in cop having a long rifle and military grade firearms, cause that's how they get there high horse attitudes with a badge and higher ups to cover their asses when they are beating there wives and kids or beating up citizen's or profiling people,thank God tattoos are actually accepted in the forces now cause they are able to except citizen's with art on them more not as gang members but as citizen's/civilians abit easier now than years ago but last thing we should do is take our constitutional right to own and bare arm's away cause we should be able to defend ourselves cause dialing 911 when there's a bad apple aka sicko or pervert in your home trying to kill u and God forbid rape ur wife or child or kidnap them a cop won't always be able to get there before the damage is already done and we should have armed police/teachers in our schools cause then them sick scumbags that go and kill our children cause they just tick one day and decide they're going to go kill some innocent lilkids it would be a much better chance for our children because that sick person will think alittle more knowing that they more then likely will get shot back at and will get a fight and they won't just be able to walk into a school and start shooting so it gives our children a much better chance by having people who have to take updated courses on safety to have there licenses to carry along with security officers or cops for safety purposes to help detour some crazy person from going and harming our children my prayers go out to all the parents who lost a child or loved ones in these shootings that could of possibly been prevented 🙏😢

  • @nunbiz7328
    @nunbiz7328 Před rokem +74245

    Its nuts how the cops won't police an area sufficiently then lecture people for organizing a defense against people trying to kill them.

    • @ubcroel4022
      @ubcroel4022 Před rokem +2

      Cops are useless, really.

    • @moosespeak6140
      @moosespeak6140 Před rokem +1

      It's no different than the FBI not being able to catch a international fugitive and then the next thing you know Dog the Bounty Hunter has the guy and is locked up with him in Mexico. It doesn't look good on the boys in blue

    • @j0hndobile802
      @j0hndobile802 Před rokem +6761

      That's by design, same thing with punishing the victim of bullying for self defense.

    • @Initial__B
      @Initial__B Před rokem +2773

      You usually don't get caught for going first, but everyone sees the retaliation and focuses on that.

    • @nunbiz7328
      @nunbiz7328 Před rokem +3095

      @@j0hndobile802 It's ego, they don't want to be shown up, could care less about people's safety.

  • @lilrasta3683
    @lilrasta3683 Před 5 dny +85

    Took an oath to protect America from enemies both foreign and domestic and he took that shit seriously mad respect

  • @parkergrogan1296
    @parkergrogan1296 Před měsícem +207

    Imagine you and your gang buddies going to somebody’s house then being shot at by a whole military squad

    • @richardbird9326
      @richardbird9326 Před 4 dny +1

      Yeah for a drug deal !

    • @RindBaloch96
      @RindBaloch96 Před 4 dny +2

      1/3rd of a platoon

    • @edwardr7520
      @edwardr7520 Před dnem

      Too bad they were rangers and not real soldiers.....all that ammo and one thug got hit????

    • @Namisincere
      @Namisincere Před 14 hodinami +1

      ​@@edwardr7520 I'm not sure if this was mentioned in the video, but Foulk specifically told the other rangers not to hit anyone out of fear of being hit with a lawsuit, hence the abnormally low % of hits

    • @dude9318
      @dude9318 Před 5 hodinami

      Their won fault

  • @machninety7334
    @machninety7334 Před rokem +9859

    Having 15 ranger buddies show up really tells you how close these guys are. That’s a very tight knit group and I bet if he ever needed to call them again they would all still be ready for that call. I wish I had friends like that.

    • @Roakt
      @Roakt Před rokem +440

      Join the military then

    • @djnone8137
      @djnone8137 Před rokem +349

      It's a life bond. Anyone who goes all the way loves to fight, has killed and will be way ahead of a criminal in skillet and capability.

    • @machninety7334
      @machninety7334 Před rokem +241

      Would love to. Tried to. Took the asvab and did really well. Unfortunately I have a disability that disqualifies me.

    • @machninety7334
      @machninety7334 Před rokem +16

      I understand.

    • @The_Flying_Arrowz369
      @The_Flying_Arrowz369 Před rokem +77

      @@machninety7334 I failed cos of my hearing lol almost went marine

  • @slavvings
    @slavvings Před rokem +5864

    The chief is upset about him not calling the police, I'd bet the Ranger was more upset the times he did call and they did nothing.

    • @oceanwavesandcocaine1129
      @oceanwavesandcocaine1129 Před rokem +311

      the Ranger is a hero who will be remembered for getting rid of criminal scum losers who are better off 6ft under

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 Před rokem +209

      I've said this elsewhere, but I think it bears repeating - if only one dog on the block barks at the mailman, nobody is focusing on the mailman.
      The chief was likely trying to cover his ass, but it's also possible that his subordinates were more resentful towards the ranger than the gang members for forcing them to enter a shithole neighborhood to deal with stuff they were able to previously ignore.
      In an extreme case of irony, It's likely both the beat cops and the criminals would agree that the ranger's presence was a disruption to their normal routine.

    • @YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech
      @YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech Před rokem +162

      The chief was mad that his incompetence was exposed.

    • @puffpuffpass3214
      @puffpuffpass3214 Před rokem

      @@oceanwavesandcocaine1129 have some perspective. These guys might deserve it but not all gang bangers do I feel. Anyone selling high quality drugs to addicts without embellishing facts would be unironically saving lives by giving them a constant source where they don't have to worry about being laced. We are supposed to think the dealers and the gang bangers are the bad guys and don't get me wrong they can be but they wouldn't get away with a lot of this if people in power were not getting paid off. We should of started a war on corruption instead of drugs, we could of actually won that one

    • @natjam2000
      @natjam2000 Před rokem +72

      For real, he didn't do anything when they were just selling drugs. But when the police don't show up for stuff like that, he didn't feel like he could trust them to handle something this big. He made the right choice

  • @Gator-357
    @Gator-357 Před 4 měsíci +102

    I find it hard to believe that a group of 15 plus Rangers only managed to score one hit. Cops got their egos handed to them that day

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 4 měsíci +31

      Ikr! Those rumors regarding the aftermath are there for a reason! Of course the gangbangers will NOT own up to getting smacked down by a group of 15 dudes having an afternoon backyard barbecue along with a few beers who happened to be Spec Ops operators! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @cort3079
    @cort3079 Před měsícem +172

    "...against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

  • @Tristan-fz8jg
    @Tristan-fz8jg Před rokem +5309

    Police: "sorry we can't do anything..."
    Also Police: "why didn't you call us?! Defending yourselves was a reckless move and could have got people hurt!"

    • @Psionifier
      @Psionifier Před rokem +262

      What is Uvalde police?

    • @meow-ic6gz
      @meow-ic6gz Před rokem

      being a police give you an excuse to be useless and still demand for respect

    • @PiLLO360
      @PiLLO360 Před rokem +179

      @@Psionifier cowards..?

    • @Machtyn
      @Machtyn Před rokem +2

      "Nobody needs an assault rifle and nobody needs more than 7 rounds!" -idiots who know nothing about self defense.
      Also those same idiots, "Police brutality!"

    • @Case9300
      @Case9300 Před rokem +39

      I never comment on YT but it’s actually maddening how this video blames the rise of the crips in Tacoma on an over-emphasis on “community policing” being too soft on crime or whatever

  • @jsthecanuck6804
    @jsthecanuck6804 Před rokem +5158

    “Hey c’mon over I’m gonna have a BBQ ”
    “Cool, what we smoking”
    “Crips.”
    Dude that line was freaking mint

    • @deanriley5618
      @deanriley5618 Před rokem +22

      Yeah, most dudes aren't army rangers

    • @tacticorememes
      @tacticorememes Před rokem +76

      @@deanriley5618 Oh, you mean guys like you?

    • @tyronesmith9678
      @tyronesmith9678 Před rokem +29

      @@deanriley5618 Seriously Dean? Like you would Dean? Oh let me guess going to make up some BS story Dean?

    • @ahkimuhammad5876
      @ahkimuhammad5876 Před rokem +14

      But no crips got smoked?

    • @tacticorememes
      @tacticorememes Před rokem +35

      @@ahkimuhammad5876 That's because they drag their wounded away instead of taking them to the ER where they just might end up arrested. Guess you missed that part, huh?

  • @southeastasiandna7578
    @southeastasiandna7578 Před 3 měsíci +14

    This is the real version of " everybody's gangster until they face the much superior one "

  • @steveb7433
    @steveb7433 Před 2 měsíci +17

    "....what are we gonna smoke?.... Just just some Crips!" OMG, fell off the couch with this line! Awesome Video - Auckland, New Zealand loves this narrator LMFAO!!

  • @LordPrometheous
    @LordPrometheous Před rokem +16318

    This story reminds me of how bullying is handled at public schools. The victim reaches out to teachers, only to be ignored. As soon as the victim has had enough and fights back, they get chastised and told they should have reported it to the school faculty. Both kids are suspended, but the bully who doesn't give a shit about school anyways, sees it as a free vacation.

    • @elund408
      @elund408 Před rokem +1620

      I told my kid if he got expelled for fighting a bully he would get ice cream on the way home. He put the first one against a wall and never had another problem.

    • @mr.smithgnrsmith7808
      @mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Před rokem +1014

      My 12 yr old had a problem last yr with a “bully”…/I told him ignore whatever he says, you should NEVER care what some stranger thinks/says…but if he puts his hands on you or threatens you, IMMEDIATELY crack him right in the nose….a few days go by and I get a call at work from the school and had to go pick my boy up….I walked into the office and there was my Jake sitting at a table with another kid, a big fat kid with a bloody nose and had been crying, lol…the kids parents were in there too and I immediately saw why the kid was a asshole….felt bad for him, but I guarantee he’s done trying to bully others…I hope

    • @marianotorrespico2975
      @marianotorrespico2975 Před rokem +548

      @@elund408 --- That is the only EFFECTIVE way to definitively deal with a bully. Full stop.

    • @shaneintegra
      @shaneintegra Před rokem +60

      EXACTLY

    • @esotericvv1244
      @esotericvv1244 Před rokem +193

      100%. I thought I was the only one that witnessed this happen
      I even talked to the kid that was bullied. He told everyone he knew and NOBODY stopped it..

  • @MichaelS00
    @MichaelS00 Před 7 měsíci +2455

    The saddest part about this story is the lack of unaliving of gang members.

  • @cthulholmhastur5317
    @cthulholmhastur5317 Před 6 měsíci +12

    Popo! Great content! You have great comedic timing, which i love.... you had me lol'ing at several points in the clip. Keep it coming bro.

  • @LVMILL1156
    @LVMILL1156 Před 24 dny +9

    This never gets old. Love your storytelling🤙🏾

  • @snake2314
    @snake2314 Před 10 měsíci +4556

    Just imagine being one of those gang members who escaped just to open the paper and find out they just tried to attack some of the most skilled and trained soldiers in America 💀

    • @Eye_Of_Odin978
      @Eye_Of_Odin978 Před 9 měsíci

      I'd be thanking my lucky stars I didn't get got that day. But gangbangers are known for being idiots AND ungrateful pieces of human excrement so I doubt they did.

    • @Turistpazar_av
      @Turistpazar_av Před 9 měsíci +161

      In the world more like

    • @jaco8f7y15
      @jaco8f7y15 Před 9 měsíci +49

      @@Turistpazar_avno not in the world

    • @amaziiin
      @amaziiin Před 9 měsíci +210

      ​@@jaco8f7y15the world

    • @harryheathen4733
      @harryheathen4733 Před 9 měsíci +33

      Laughing in Finnish

  • @jaybartgis5148
    @jaybartgis5148 Před rokem +6467

    The most unbelievable part of this story is the fact the guy left his house unoccupied for an entire deployment and it never got robbed.

    • @davidcollver6155
      @davidcollver6155 Před rokem +320

      Pretty much sounded like because he hadn't made himself a Target yet.

    • @jaybartgis5148
      @jaybartgis5148 Před rokem +269

      @davidcollver6155 im a trucker away for 5 days at a time and i had to get a roommate literally just for defense, and i live in a decent neighborhood.

    • @EchoTravelsUSA
      @EchoTravelsUSA Před rokem +319

      The penalty for having membership in a gang should be life without parole, and with hard labor. You can’t change my mind.

    • @xzerohunter
      @xzerohunter Před rokem +222

      ​@@EchoTravelsUSAhere in a blue state; all we need to hear is them saying they wont do it again and they'll change their life around; you'll see them free in a week

    • @cacornhusker2940
      @cacornhusker2940 Před rokem

      they already had full time jobs.....selling crack.

  • @ATRTAP
    @ATRTAP Před měsícem +12

    All the hilltop homes are like $1 million now..

  • @Braden269
    @Braden269 Před 9 dny +1

    I come back to this video every couple months, it's one of the most legendary videos on the website! The way he tells the story, everything this is my favorite channel rn❤

  • @drewstephens8576
    @drewstephens8576 Před rokem +9269

    The cops were angry that Foulk didn't call the police, but stated earlier, the police didn't know how to handle this or were too scared to act on gangs.

    • @davefletch3063
      @davefletch3063 Před rokem +546

      Some things never change. It’s what led to the LA riots. The Police wussed out and the gangs took over

    • @drewstephens8576
      @drewstephens8576 Před rokem

      @@davefletch3063 I like LEO's more than I like gangs, though people would beg to differ that they're the same, but it takes a certain set of balls to leave the comforts of your home. Go off and abroad in a foreign land to fuck-shit-up at a moments notice. Especially when your buddy calls you up to come over for a BBQ and only asks to bring bullets and weapons to fight the neighborhood flunkies 👀💀

    • @dl5014
      @dl5014 Před rokem

      @@davefletch3063 you know cops have families & arent willing to die most of the time. These thugs are willing to die for they're set. What u think the cops are gonna do go to war with them & have shoot outs? 😆 its not in the job description. Cops arent soldiers

    • @Guillotines_For_Globalists
      @Guillotines_For_Globalists Před rokem +367

      They didn't doublespeak. What they meant was, if Foulk had called the police, that the police would have responded and likely detained Foulk's men and weapons, so that the gang member wounding incident would have never occurred, but instead that when the gang members attacked un-opposed, that the great detectives of the area would have got some hot press time and been "hot on the trail" of those evil gang members for months, likely requesting more funding from down state at the same time. Phew, that's a lengthy one, but is totally reality. Attack your law abiding american citizens because they're easy targets that won't fight back is the name of the game for Police. And revenue generation as well. When you're the victim of a real crime involving property theft or violence the Police are about as worthless as birdshit on a freshly washed car. I speak from experience, not heresy!

    • @oddhate
      @oddhate Před rokem

      @@Guillotines_For_Globalists It's a shame that "vigilante" justice is sometimes the only justice you can have.

  • @abnwil3873
    @abnwil3873 Před rokem +2694

    he took ''im not in danger I AM THE DANGER'' to a whole new meaning.

    • @clicktoinserttext201
      @clicktoinserttext201 Před rokem +71

      Call an ambulance, but not for me

    • @DefinitelyNotEmma
      @DefinitelyNotEmma Před rokem +44

      He was the one that knocks

    • @georgealicea2978
      @georgealicea2978 Před rokem +23

      I'm surprised that they really didnt kill the crips off completely. Rangers , true hardcore wont back down & usually want blood

    • @rayg5445
      @rayg5445 Před rokem +3

      He is the one who knocks

    • @jdmensing
      @jdmensing Před rokem +5

      @@patrick_mactan or the gang members.

  • @analogalien651
    @analogalien651 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Did a good job editing and animation for a case with no film of the actual event. Good work! Love the music and that .38 snub nose!

  • @KillswitchSoldier88
    @KillswitchSoldier88 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Everyone gangsta until they fuck around with combat vets.

  • @corrupt1user
    @corrupt1user Před rokem +5256

    "He was never promoted"
    He proactively organized a defensive fortification, established and adhered to rules of engagement, and led a team through a battle. The dude has officer material written all over his body.

    • @greggkunkle8539
      @greggkunkle8539 Před rokem +153

      No, NCOER should read, "Promote ahead of Peers"

    • @RyanHull76
      @RyanHull76 Před rokem +200

      Sadly, most officers don't have those skills unless they have 10 years in

    • @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717
      @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 Před rokem +238

      If I were him, I wouldn't care. The organization showed him that it was dishonorable. Social accolades are nice, but you should never sacrifice your principles for them. Kudos to Community Barbecuing Ranger dude.

    • @fanosoX
      @fanosoX Před rokem +19

      @@greggkunkle8539 send to ALC immediately

    • @thslim2593
      @thslim2593 Před rokem +60

      he also took out 0 enemies with hours of preparation and extensive research on tactics that could be used by the opposition 😂

  • @Ghost49590
    @Ghost49590 Před 7 měsíci +586

    “What’re we gonna smoke?”
    “Just some crips”
    Oh my lord that hit so hard

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!! !! !!! !

    • @proudamerican3651
      @proudamerican3651 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Rumor has it Hill Top Crips are still smoking to this day Sincerely an Army🪖brat

    • @bombarded15
      @bombarded15 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Except nothing happened afterall 😂

    • @sneaks9150
      @sneaks9150 Před 3 měsíci +2

      cringe comment

    • @Stripedspot
      @Stripedspot Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@proudamerican3651 *Getting smoked more like it
      sincerely a fellow military brat

  • @awakenedb7256
    @awakenedb7256 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Now THIS is a video essay, well done dude

  • @Chuck_has
    @Chuck_has Před 5 měsíci +5

    One of the best Popo medic videos nice job.

  • @robertcade7850
    @robertcade7850 Před 10 měsíci +3942

    Man, how in the hell has this whole thing not been made into a big time movie?! This is some real life badassery

    • @tomsnowden6201
      @tomsnowden6201 Před 10 měsíci +147

      It’s pretty boring tbh. Would make for an okay short story but not a 2 hour big budget film.

    • @slappybigalow8971
      @slappybigalow8971 Před 10 měsíci +581

      Because it portrays minorities in an unflattering light. And that won't sell in a "woke" market.

    • @tomsnowden6201
      @tomsnowden6201 Před 10 měsíci +133

      @@slappybigalow8971 Well if they made the ranger and his friends black that would sell.

    • @bullybully
      @bullybully Před 10 měsíci +119

      @@tomsnowden6201i mean its trained people vs hustlers thats like watching a pro boxer vs a crackhead

    • @VijayThakurMD
      @VijayThakurMD Před 10 měsíci +51

      ​@@bullybullyi love watching those types of stuff
      It keeps me grounded

  • @arnelmangosing3055
    @arnelmangosing3055 Před rokem +3282

    How has Clint Eastwood not picked this story up and turned it into an absolute banger of a movie

  • @byronbranch4645
    @byronbranch4645 Před 6 měsíci +14

    Such a baller ass story and fantastic storytelling. I was cracking up 😂

  • @Sank_Finatra420
    @Sank_Finatra420 Před měsícem +4

    15 rangers and 0 enemy killed?
    Lol

  • @TonberryShuffle
    @TonberryShuffle Před rokem +1905

    "Lectured them for not calling the police for assistance"
    Because the whole first half of the video made it abundantly clear that the police department wouldn't have done a DAMN thing.

    • @Pvaultingfenderbass
      @Pvaultingfenderbass Před rokem

      As someone in the army, I really feel like the police are a sub-par organization. They tread the space between soldier and lawyer and their training in both departments is very lacking. Not to mention their physical fitness standards being lower than even the Air Force…
      I’m my opinion the army national guard should work with the police. A soldier would’ve ended the shooting in Texas a lot sooner than the cop.

    • @davideizzo2683
      @davideizzo2683 Před rokem +3

      Still, the police solved the situation in the end, didn't it

    • @UncleSarge
      @UncleSarge Před rokem +75

      @@davideizzo2683 they wrapped everything up after all the work had been done. The "they resolved it in the end right" argument doesn't apply when, if the people the crips were after weren't rangers, they probably would've been killed.

    • @TheSnivilous
      @TheSnivilous Před rokem

      @@davideizzo2683 if they relied on the police they would've been dead, the police didn't solve anything

    • @jchapman4842
      @jchapman4842 Před rokem +24

      Tacoma PD employed the CYA tactic toward dealing with this incident! At least the Rangers forced Tacoma's hand in beefing up its law enforcement.

  • @kasualmechanic4854
    @kasualmechanic4854 Před 7 měsíci +1323

    My dad met this one person back in the 90s while living in Pretoria, we'll call him John. John was a former Recce (South African Special Forces), and had taken part in multiple operations in Angola. Even though he was according to my dad a fairly humble and rather kind person, he suffered alot from PTSD, always sleeping with a Beretta under his pilow. John lived in a lower middle class area with some gang activity and the area suffered from constant breakins (this will be important later)
    The story goes that at some point, one of Johns best friends/ neighboor came to him for help, he had been robbed in the middle of the night, with his family injured severly and hus watch stolen. John went, found out who the gang was that had committed the crime and left in the middle of the night. He returned the next morning with the money and gold watch. Never answered how he found it or what he did.
    Then it came out some gang members had been murdered and an investigation was launched before being quickly shelved and then written off. The gangs tried to retaliate (or it could have been some normal criminals) and tried to break into his house only for him to shoot 2 of them.
    After that, not a single criminal or gang came within 5 blocks of Johns house and he quickly became known as the boogyman of the area
    tl;dr: dont fuck with combat vets

    • @zijiapan931
      @zijiapan931 Před 7 měsíci +47

      😂 I like the boggy man part.

    • @ashfield4313
      @ashfield4313 Před 7 měsíci +67

      Real life John Wick

    • @anniejohndoepker1403
      @anniejohndoepker1403 Před 7 měsíci +49

      Don't mess with South Africans. We fight from birth

    • @thomasparkes5707
      @thomasparkes5707 Před 6 měsíci +21

      ​@anniejohndoepker1403 yeah you do. Had to fight all those natives who outnumbered you.

    • @Creapture
      @Creapture Před 6 měsíci

      I live in the country. There are redneck versions of thugs here, but the difference is everyone kinda knows who they are. When I was little, my dad was working in the mines in WV, and we lived in KY. It's pretty common for people to drive about 2 hours one way to go to work. These individuals knew this too. Well, my mom heard people talking and basically probing the house to see who's home or if it'd be a good place to rob. This wasn't a neighborhood; we were about a mile away from anyone, so the motive was pretty clear.
      Two nights after that, my dad took off work and parked his truck at my uncle's house to make it look like any other workday. Long story short, he killed a 23-year-old opiate fiend halfway through the window, heard footsteps running away, and shot in the direction of the sound. My sister said she still remembers the gun going off. I was just a baby, so all this was told to me secondhand. Apparently, the cops asked my dad why he didn't kill the other guy or something along those lines. Anyways my Dad is the the stereotypical type of redneck you're probably thinking about right now. very calm very kind but will fucking kill you if you fuck in and around his home. Anyways, idk why i sat n typed all of this. Its actually something i forgot about, so much that i don't think my wife even knows about lol. I wish i could tie it up nicely into a lesson but its pretty obvious. Dont fuck with men especially in their home. There's a joke that says something about you dont fuck with a place that has a car engine hanging in a tree, or a transmission in a bathtub because that's where a gun lives. its Jeff Foxworthy, holy fuck thats a name i haven't seen in awhile. I pasted this in the main thread too after typing it here. to justify all the typing mostly but yea less mystery same logic.

  • @joshshields9229
    @joshshields9229 Před 3 měsíci +3

    I actually remember reading about this in the newspaper, back then. My 8th grade english teacher was laughing about it. She had moved from that area, the previous year.

  • @jinn91
    @jinn91 Před 6 měsíci +16

    As someone raised around veterans ive learned you dont mess with soldiers specially if theyre trained for war.

  • @gammtrix7244
    @gammtrix7244 Před rokem +4127

    In the Army, we swear to protect from foreign and domestic. These soldiers should of recieved honor for standing up to what the police hadn't done.

    • @golgo13fan53
      @golgo13fan53 Před rokem +283

      Faulk should have been promoted to Master Sergeant. He conducted a training exercise with provided OP-4, He took command over of a mission in an urban setting (non-vegetation) which miraculously resulted in zero fatalities; meaning the Rangers were trying to NOT kill them. Guy should have been promoted immediately ahead of his peers

    • @gammtrix7244
      @gammtrix7244 Před rokem +21

      @@golgo13fan53 agreed

    • @youfeelittoodontyou6921
      @youfeelittoodontyou6921 Před rokem +98

      @@golgo13fan53 and all of that with minimal equipment against an opposition of unknown size

    • @jout738
      @jout738 Před rokem

      Thats why gang violence in 80s been so big, when police were not so strong to take care of them, so these rangers realised we are the only one’s abel to put protect our house, when polices just send one police car, that simply does nothing. No Swat police comming to help.

    • @gammtrix7244
      @gammtrix7244 Před rokem +77

      @DaSilva R. I didn't know you lived over there

  • @codykeesee6549
    @codykeesee6549 Před rokem +2836

    What a legend that he still lives there til this day. He fought for the right to live where he did and him still being there is awesome

    • @Nutnchancy
      @Nutnchancy Před rokem +104

      Hilltop is gentrified now. His property must be worth a pretty penny.

    • @TheAidanodian
      @TheAidanodian Před rokem +30

      @@Nutnchancy there’s still some less than savory areas in hilltop

    • @TheMonteCarlo
      @TheMonteCarlo Před rokem +37

      @@Nutnchancy and that's a damn good thing

    • @6Sparx9
      @6Sparx9 Před rokem +9

      8.3 million people watched this, is that doxing to mention he still lives there?

    • @unnamed715
      @unnamed715 Před rokem +69

      @@6Sparx9 If anyone is actually stupid enough to try anything after watching this, it's _their_ funeral lmao

  • @basementbanter366
    @basementbanter366 Před 6 měsíci +18

    The kind of story thats warms any patriots heart.

  • @denisejustdenise
    @denisejustdenise Před 3 měsíci +2

    My first time encountering your work/channel. Clever with humor, thanks for the approx seven fine laughs. Can't wait to watch with my husband, we were married the July before this happened. 👍

  • @JaGGeR-
    @JaGGeR- Před rokem +2333

    I literally grew up in this area and kids today don't believe me when I tell them this story. Now we have this video. Thank you

    • @KillerKamanu
      @KillerKamanu Před rokem +56

      I’ve never heard anything about this and I grew up here too, I’m at my job rn showing all of my coworkers and we’re all so confused and amazed lmao

    • @Djmatrix2310
      @Djmatrix2310 Před rokem +13

      It's not well known out side the area. In Aberdeen I have heard many people talk about this but outside the area not a single word.

    • @brucejemcek6986
      @brucejemcek6986 Před rokem +14

      You need not have said “literally”. It is already understood to be literal. Stop misusing/overusing the word
      LITERALLY.

    • @isplash3s998
      @isplash3s998 Před rokem +90

      @@brucejemcek6986 nobody cares

    • @correcttheculture1829
      @correcttheculture1829 Před rokem +3

      we all know the story but the details are not the same.

  • @MoSamuels1
    @MoSamuels1 Před rokem +5692

    This needs to be a movie

  • @michaelm793
    @michaelm793 Před 6 měsíci +11

    10/21/23
    This popped up on my feed today and very interesting I was living and still living in Tacoma Washington and I remembered this incident in 1989.
    And unfortunately this type of crime is starting to run rampant again in Tacoma mostly with teenagers stealing cars robbing businesses and individuals and having guns. We had an incident recently where an officer tried to stop some kids in a stolen car and one of the kids pulled a gun and hit the officer in the shoulder
    We are having the same issues with bad police response because of a lack of officers and policies and procedures by our worthless city council and mayor being soft on crime. The police officers trying to do the best they can but are limited, crimes increasing but yet the city police chief says it isn't it's going down yet we're averaging 75 cars a day being stolen in Tacoma Washington they're saying violent crime is down in Tacoma when in fact the overall crime is is rising and they don't want to admit it.

  • @gjallarhorn456
    @gjallarhorn456 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I enjoy coming back to this video from time to time

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment Před rokem +2016

    the fact that the Crips ambushed him while he and all his ranger buddies were all there BBQing, essentially starting a war is mind blowing.. 🤯

    • @hunterlord101
      @hunterlord101 Před rokem +214

      You don't come between a man and a good medium-rare T-bone

    • @jmmonroe9670
      @jmmonroe9670 Před rokem +1

      Shows how stupid they are...

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 Před rokem +160

      nobody ever accused gang bangers of being anywhere close to intelligent.

    • @joshuaphillips755
      @joshuaphillips755 Před rokem +24

      Funny how there was an organized bbq in the first telling of the story and an impromptu one in the second. But I never question anything so...

    • @michaelbarton6370
      @michaelbarton6370 Před rokem +26

      Impromptu or organized, either way these clown calling themselves crips shoulda just left well enough alone.

  • @textmachine09
    @textmachine09 Před rokem +2033

    Love how the police had the audacity to lecture the rangers for defending themselves because they couldn't do their jobs properly. Aaaaand 33 years later, cops still can't do shit about this.

    • @auggieniopetch3045
      @auggieniopetch3045 Před rokem

      They could if they were directed to. The Democrats who run the current problem cities cultivate and perpetuate the problem.

    • @828enigma6
      @828enigma6 Před rokem +77

      Can't, won't, or have been ordered not to? Just like Uvalde TX.

    • @kybalion848
      @kybalion848 Před rokem +78

      People are realizing police only keep them less safe because we are constrained to actually defend ourselves.

    • @glurganergc4856
      @glurganergc4856 Před rokem +6

      @@828enigma6 won't.

    • @spartanwarrior1
      @spartanwarrior1 Před rokem +6

      Cops losing face😂

  • @djtblizzle
    @djtblizzle Před 24 dny +2

    Crips “smoked” by Rangers? More like a shootout that was filled with more ego and gun smoke than anyone GETTING smoked.

  • @alexanderpadillas4323

    Bravo! Well done my good man! Thank you for sharing your gifting!

  • @kettch777
    @kettch777 Před rokem +2268

    Going after a man you think is a civilian and finding out you've "cornered" essentially two squads of Rangers is like thinking you've treed a housecat and finding you've actually cornered a tiger.

    • @drsamuelhaydensecretgaming6749
      @drsamuelhaydensecretgaming6749 Před rokem +119

      4 tigers

    • @getstrongby4038
      @getstrongby4038 Před rokem +45

      The difference is, they were just civilians too before they went in the army
      Some gang members have dealt with things that give some soldiers nightmares too

    • @matrinezkevin11492
      @matrinezkevin11492 Před rokem +333

      @@getstrongby4038 gangs don't train you to be an operator and they don't train you to work as a unit. Just to be an animal that serves the greater collective and nothing more.

    • @getstrongby4038
      @getstrongby4038 Před rokem +19

      @@matrinezkevin11492 I hear you, im just saying some of the people I know who went in the army and served in tours of Afghanistan who were actually cowards, I've been in situations where they froze up just over a fist fight

    • @JessiContingenC
      @JessiContingenC Před rokem +154

      @@matrinezkevin11492 I can see some being hardened, desensitized meatheads, but rangers are intelligent, witty and made of just as much muscle as they are made of mind

  • @morganadamo4706
    @morganadamo4706 Před rokem +2354

    This has to be one of the most badass shootouts I’ve ever heard of. The crips where like “Who do you think you are?” And foulk literally responded with “The Us army!”

    • @PrestoPuma
      @PrestoPuma Před rokem +2

      yeah you don't fuck with special forces. They will massacre you

    • @morganadamo4706
      @morganadamo4706 Před rokem +41

      @@DadsWatchingCZcams dude they where army rangers

    • @computerb0y27
      @computerb0y27 Před rokem +110

      Criminals vs War Criminals

    • @darrellhall6622
      @darrellhall6622 Před rokem +25

      The real live Boogeymen. The one that make you lose your bladder when we arrive.

    • @firstconsul7286
      @firstconsul7286 Před rokem +15

      More like, "The best in the world"

  • @mr.ryceguy6854
    @mr.ryceguy6854 Před měsícem +2

    I do believe my dad was stationed at Fort Lewis that year, he was a Ranger in Just Cause as well. I don't think he was involved, but just knowing what he is capable of, im good

  • @tlorsta
    @tlorsta Před měsícem +2

    Never disrespect anyone who was willing to lay down their lives to protect the very country that you're living in. 💯

  • @ryanjones9305
    @ryanjones9305 Před rokem +3062

    I know Bill personally, this was a very accurate depiction of what went down that day. I remember Bill showing me the bullet holes. He later pretty much owned that block of Ash Street. He’s a great dude. I miss him. Wish I hadn’t moved away. A little known fact about Bill, he can sing really really good. He sounds exactly like Neil Diamond.

    • @rayhamilton3475
      @rayhamilton3475 Před rokem +8

      I'm glad Rambo Neil Diamond owned a block in a shithole neighborhood. Cool

    • @mrd7067
      @mrd7067 Před rokem +66

      Army Rangers Smoked Some Crips in 1989: The Official Rumor Mill | Live From The Lair

    • @coryburrell381
      @coryburrell381 Před rokem +111

      Bro, This dude sounded tuff as they get until he got compared to the nay nay Neil Diamond

    • @scotchsoda3165
      @scotchsoda3165 Před rokem +38

      Owned the block, more like owns Tacoma!!!

    • @rumpelstiltskin6965
      @rumpelstiltskin6965 Před rokem +35

      If you ever meet him again send regards from India. 👏👏👍🙏

  • @Spectre-907
    @Spectre-907 Před rokem +1671

    I love how the cops had the balls to say “you should have called us first” like it wasn’t directly under their watch and their fault that the area got completely overrun in the first place. “Maybe the situation could have been prevented if you called us before the shots” yeah and maybe it could have been avoided had the local PD done their fucking jobs in the first place.

    • @DefundTheFringes
      @DefundTheFringes Před rokem

      You sound like the leftists who hassle the police all summer, try to defund them, then complain about why they're ineffective. The actual problem is criminals.

    • @heyitsthatoneguy91
      @heyitsthatoneguy91 Před rokem

      Well considering the involvement of our government with the trafficking...Id say a large part of the crack epidemic could have been prevented.

    • @Bluecheese661
      @Bluecheese661 Před rokem

      I'm sure the cops in Uvalde live by the "call us first" standard... cowards

    • @robertwilson5305
      @robertwilson5305 Před rokem +11

      Good point

    • @earthjammer8483
      @earthjammer8483 Před rokem +39

      The police chief was on the take and on the payroll

  • @wiserthanyesterday8025
    @wiserthanyesterday8025 Před 25 dny +1

    Awesome video. Thank you.

  • @cadendavis4789
    @cadendavis4789 Před 17 dny +1

    Best video I’ve watched in a long time

  • @musikSkool
    @musikSkool Před rokem +2686

    When the only way to defend yourself involves calling in the army (unofficially), the police system should feel ashamed.

    • @ATart6
      @ATart6 Před rokem +18

      Agreed.

    • @ryneagheilim9782
      @ryneagheilim9782 Před rokem +42

      Rangers are Special Forces. Not just an Army Unit

    • @Iron-Lion16
      @Iron-Lion16 Před rokem

      You know the police are the first line of government defense, if they cant handle the situation, army dudes take over

    • @vince11harris
      @vince11harris Před rokem +27

      @@ryneagheilim9782 they still part of the army

    • @trackshun
      @trackshun Před rokem +18

      The thing is, police shouldnt been seen as some great and overprotective officers of the law, instead, just keeping things in check, and whenever someone is in danger whether it’s life threatening or not, to be there when necessary. However I don’t disagree with people needing to be ashamed, i think in general our systems could be better, city/community leaders should strive for what’s right, not what feels good. But hey man, at the end of the day, humans are running it.

  • @cwcobo
    @cwcobo Před rokem +1705

    When seconds count, the police are just 30 minutes away. The police rarely prevent violent crime from occurring, they're mostly there to clean-up, after the fact, and file reports.

    • @308dad8
      @308dad8 Před rokem +54

      “Observe and report”

    • @andyinla
      @andyinla Před rokem +101

      Especially the cops in Uvalde Texas.

    • @incognegro2315
      @incognegro2315 Před rokem

      That’s literally what their job is. Bodyguards protect. Policemen are paper pushers. Their role is to present evidence in court to bring a criminal to justice. That’s why you always hear ppl complain that the police take too long to arrive on scene at a shootout. They’re only gonna collect shell casings and testimonials from the witnesses. If any

    • @MrSimonmcc
      @MrSimonmcc Před rokem

      Of course, by 'reports' you mean fabricated accounts.

    • @Nickey90
      @Nickey90 Před rokem +23

      Much like the movies, the cavalry always arrives as the credits start to roll :p

  • @ericvelazquez7688
    @ericvelazquez7688 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I visited Ash street back in November and it was a quiet nice neighborhood. Huge difference that what was described back in the 80s

  • @paranormalvision
    @paranormalvision Před 8 dny

    Dude this is some of the best documentary Work I’ve ever seen

  • @Tech_-on1ou
    @Tech_-on1ou Před rokem +284

    "He still owns the property to this day"
    Well, he definitely got his investment back, that's for damn sure.

    • @Tech_-on1ou
      @Tech_-on1ou Před rokem +7

      @@timberlynknowles6026 sauce?

    • @Tech_-on1ou
      @Tech_-on1ou Před rokem +16

      @@timberlynknowles6026 bruh he's not dead 🤣

    • @Tech_-on1ou
      @Tech_-on1ou Před rokem +16

      @@timberlynknowles6026 still ain't give no sauce, BRUH.

    • @ATomRileyA
      @ATomRileyA Před rokem

      @@timberlynknowles6026 nah those gangs ran scared just like they always do, just bunch of weak little babies.

    • @anihilisticmisanthrope
      @anihilisticmisanthrope Před rokem

      @@timberlynknowles6026 where is the source or senator armstrong would be more deserving in trust & power than YOU.
      (Albeit he's fictional, I bet the senator would be an more trustworthy person than a person who can't even have human decency, and if the dude died, he never deserved theor death but an insensitive person would say you deserve it (timberlyn knowles) when you seem like not an 1% contributor to attempting to restore greatness, even you didn't give us any source link so why should we respect people like you, I bet back in the 80s / 90s, you would got beaten up for tryna hoax dogcrap like that, and you'd delude yourself and say "nah, I aint" when you have lots of issues).

  • @l3joint
    @l3joint Před rokem +2493

    Perfect example of "when seconds count, the law is minutes away". Rangers lead the way 🤟

    • @gusmc2220
      @gusmc2220 Před rokem +72

      now it should be "when seconds count, the police wait for forty plus minutes, a few yards away, for a negotiator as people are killed all around you"...
      _"Authorities have given confusing, piecemeal and contradictory accounts of the attack. Their latest version, delivered at a news conference Thursday, described officers’ pulling back and calling for help (body armor, snipers, negotiators) while gunfire could be heard from inside the classroom."_

    • @ComfortsSpecter
      @ComfortsSpecter Před rokem +6

      @@gusmc2220 “Certified funny moment”

    • @kyanwang8957
      @kyanwang8957 Před rokem +3

      @@gusmc2220 *elementary schoolers

    • @gusmc2220
      @gusmc2220 Před rokem +2

      @@kyanwang8957 *teachers

    • @peterweller8583
      @peterweller8583 Před rokem +1

      Shocker?

  • @nasalghul614
    @nasalghul614 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I just watched the opening statement and I see this is about to go down!!! Let get it Rangers!!!

  • @GreatNewsHomes
    @GreatNewsHomes Před 28 dny +2

    "what are we gonna smoke? JUST SOME CRIPS!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

  • @TalkingThrones
    @TalkingThrones Před rokem +5491

    These stories involving special forces are incredible. The way you make it feel fast paced, with the upbeat 80s style synth music, and constant changing of images really takes things to another level. I think you found yourself a new lane, sir. ✊️

    • @PopoMedic
      @PopoMedic  Před rokem +254

      I’m doing these full-time. It’s decided haha. Thanks man 🤙

    • @user-lu3sr7gf9m
      @user-lu3sr7gf9m Před rokem +58

      rAnGeRs ArEnT sPeCiAl fOrCeS

    • @BrutallyHonest-
      @BrutallyHonest- Před rokem +7

      They’re so dope

    • @rigoeats3654
      @rigoeats3654 Před rokem +4

      @@PopoMedic Well you just got a new subscriber!

    • @abdul8315
      @abdul8315 Před rokem +4

      @@PopoMedic I just subscribed, great video

  • @briankleinschmidt3664
    @briankleinschmidt3664 Před rokem +538

    "Attempted murder" has to be one of the most humiliating crimes.

    • @Papalegba22
      @Papalegba22 Před rokem +8

      Maybe but no one was charged with Attempting Murder in this case. He said 2nd degree assault was the convicting charge.

    • @willgallaher501
      @willgallaher501 Před rokem +32

      Unless it was the result of a fist fight. Then it's a badge of honor.

    • @benzostaxkin
      @benzostaxkin Před rokem

      @Austin Batton merched dese old heads js b talkin😭

    • @hankywhite7647
      @hankywhite7647 Před rokem

      Fuck no a rape case is. Do you know how desperate and a failure at not getting no play to do some shot like that ?

    • @beliveau4943
      @beliveau4943 Před rokem +3

      @@benzostaxkin bro what

  • @tea_with_talia9775
    @tea_with_talia9775 Před 4 měsíci +3

    At first, I was thinking the rangers were kind of in the wrong. He told his friends to come armed, so it was premeditated. They should have called the police. But then I started thinking, there is really no other way this could have ended without him being hurt, or worse. He would have called the police, the gang would have seen this, and they wouldn't have attacked that night. But they would have ultimately attacked, and he would have had no way to know when it would happen. Thank you for this video!! I had never heard of this!!

    • @DanLe-vr9cj
      @DanLe-vr9cj Před měsícem

      Recommend watching videos about koreatown vs rioters or el marino loco

  • @3rdeye633
    @3rdeye633 Před měsícem +1

    lol my Neighbor pretends to have been one of the participants. He is ex army airborne, but I later found out he failed a couple psych evals and never was more than a mechanic in the military .

  • @Delos_Shoe
    @Delos_Shoe Před rokem +3033

    I respect this guy, the balls to stand up against organized crime.

    • @thebfernandez580
      @thebfernandez580 Před rokem

      These are the "HillTop" Crips boobie they're a street gang, organized crime is the Mafia 🇮🇹

    • @sigmapath1935
      @sigmapath1935 Před rokem

      The Military is organized crime.

    • @AdamJensen_
      @AdamJensen_ Před rokem +117

      It doesn't take balls to step on some cockroaches. Just a little bit of effort.

    • @thomasroo5417
      @thomasroo5417 Před rokem +78

      I'd imagine organized crime would be nothing compared to war.

    • @earlydest
      @earlydest Před rokem

      @@AdamJensen_ Then why you never stopped mass shooters?

  • @bobknee4127
    @bobknee4127 Před rokem +864

    The absolute gall of the civilian police sergeant who lectured a team of active duty Ranger vets on R&R from a fucking combat deployment about defending their buddies home while his officers literally *fled the scene* will never not amaze me.

    • @josephpotter7776
      @josephpotter7776 Před rokem +117

      After the copa at Uvelde nothing surprises me anymore

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 Před rokem +1

      I mean the Crips were idiots but he provoked them. Why start a fight in a neighborhood full of houses? Retarded on the Rangers part

    • @mikeconey2164
      @mikeconey2164 Před rokem +25

      Fled the scene?
      He's being fired on, and doesn't know where the assailant is. Getting out of his car could have been suicide.
      He reversed away and was joined by colleagues asap.
      Where does it say that he left? It doesn't, you're making it up because, what, you like to spout off?

    • @jax9254
      @jax9254 Před rokem +58

      90% of being a cop is being on a power trip

    • @jacksonms212
      @jacksonms212 Před rokem +2

      Right WTF ??? really

  • @raptango_na6199
    @raptango_na6199 Před 8 dny

    Ove seen this maybe three times in the past two years and it never gets old

  • @GKovacs-pp7xt
    @GKovacs-pp7xt Před 4 měsíci +4

    Bro release a soundtrack. That beat is killer.

  • @darrylgonzalez5251
    @darrylgonzalez5251 Před rokem +2267

    A man (a group of men really) who took their oath to defend America against ALL enemies, foreign AND domestic, seriously. Well done!

    • @davruck1
      @davruck1 Před rokem

      wont attack white supremacists though. cowards

    • @TheOnlyTruthTeller
      @TheOnlyTruthTeller Před rokem

      so black people enemies now ?

    • @Saturn-Matrix
      @Saturn-Matrix Před rokem

      We need to get the treasonous, child abusing, Freemasons that created the gangs in the first place. We are at war with secret societies

    • @davruck1
      @davruck1 Před rokem

      @@Saturn-Matrix they taught whites racism so that the whites would always see melanated people as the enemy rather than elite secret societies.

    • @Saturn-Matrix
      @Saturn-Matrix Před rokem +5

      @@davruck1 True, it's in the symbolism, the red cross, Knights Templar, also the KayKayKay. Divide and conquer

  • @platinumgrit
    @platinumgrit Před rokem +1215

    Never ceases to amaze me how cowardly and incompetent civil authorities are, until something like this happens.

    • @wolfhunter98
      @wolfhunter98 Před rokem +72

      Yup, and yet the have the unmitigated gall to say you shoulda called us.
      "You shoulda called 911 and this wouldn't have happened!"
      Those calls you've been ignoring till now?
      "Yeah those calls."
      It's amusing, frustrating, and laughable that the police have no legal oblation to protect people. Crazy.

    • @best5345
      @best5345 Před rokem +1

      civil authorities are politicians, big talk no action.

    • @TdogNC
      @TdogNC Před rokem +28

      All politics. There are enough members of the rank and file who have the guts to handle this but are reigned in constantly by high-level command whose only concern is protecting their retirement fund. Truly cutting cops loose on violent criminals requires permission to be aggressive and take the kid gloves off.

    • @mmedrano21
      @mmedrano21 Před rokem +19

      Cowardice and incompetence are downstream from corruption.

    • @dumbothejumbo1583
      @dumbothejumbo1583 Před rokem

      We are a reactionary society. Bleach probably didn't have a label on it to not drink it until after someone did. Something terrible has to happen before we realize it was a problem to begin with. Remember 9/11 happened by planes being highjacked by men with box cutters. Inch long blades and being told as a society to not be heros, be passive and comply. We did a lot of growing up after that very fast

  • @YesNoYeahNaw
    @YesNoYeahNaw Před 5 měsíci +1

    I enjoy your work.

  • @saratheree1857
    @saratheree1857 Před měsícem +1

    “He was determined to push the drugs…”
    Wait, what?
    “And the gangs OUT.”
    Oh ok. 😂

  • @L30GH05TDUD3
    @L30GH05TDUD3 Před rokem +2152

    This guy is the literal definition of the quote “Im not trapped here with you. YOU are trapped here with ME”

    • @anthonymartire2036
      @anthonymartire2036 Před rokem +99

      “Call an ambulance. But not for me.”

    • @bbb129
      @bbb129 Před rokem

      You mean the guy who had 30 gangsters shooting at his house with 14 other trained military persons and not one person was hit? He’s the definition of an army bitch in my thesaurus

    • @haghendowdy4750
      @haghendowdy4750 Před rokem +39

      gotta admit he has balls of titanium- I wonder what he's like today

    • @randomassname555
      @randomassname555 Před rokem +31

      “Now yous can’t leave.”

    • @marcochimio
      @marcochimio Před rokem +9

      Good call, Rorschach.

  • @ZurlHammerdoom
    @ZurlHammerdoom Před rokem +2768

    I was in elementary school at that time and lived on the outskirts of Tacoma. We had gang members chase someone through our playground during recess and shots were fired.
    Not long after this incident the gang violence took a significant down turn. This guy and his buddies saved Tacoma from being over run by gangs. A true hero in my opinion.

    • @stp479
      @stp479 Před rokem

      And he is hated by democrats and RINOs.

    • @crypter27
      @crypter27 Před rokem +46

      He ran them out of town!

    • @HawksFan5884
      @HawksFan5884 Před rokem +52

      His house is worth around $500k now too, so if he ever sells it than his initial $10k investment will certainly pay off.

    • @TroutCRAZY
      @TroutCRAZY Před rokem +45

      It's sad this man never got promoted,

    • @biggoards2772
      @biggoards2772 Před rokem +31

      They really were heroes; the police were obviously not trained for this scenario.

  • @Skillot888
    @Skillot888 Před měsícem +5

    I’m so happy that you highlighted not only that battalion but all of them, my father was a ranger and was almost drafted to serve in what would become code name “black hawk down”

  • @TavonteB
    @TavonteB Před 20 dny +1

    If they messed with spec ops they would be going home in a body bag instead💀

  • @Kyjohnson1500
    @Kyjohnson1500 Před rokem +1362

    I love his chain of commands response. "Hey they were off duty and not on orders. Not something we need to get involved with." That's true leadership right there. Always looking out for your joes.

    • @zepho100
      @zepho100 Před rokem +87

      Yet they shunned him from the possibility of promotion over it. Not as glorious as we may think, they’re spineless compared to this great man.

    • @djmaster1995
      @djmaster1995 Před rokem +9

      @@zepho100 You really are lacking any evidence of that. It's must be nice to read wikipedia or reddit and jump to conclusions, isn't it?

    • @zepho100
      @zepho100 Před rokem +23

      @@djmaster1995 was he promoted?

    • @bablo82
      @bablo82 Před rokem +16

      @@zepho100 Why would they promote him for something he did off duty while on home-soil, while not under any direct orders?? I get that he did something good by defending himself and his neighborhood, but that's something completely outside of the military's bounds. Be realistic lol.

    • @zepho100
      @zepho100 Před rokem +71

      @@bablo82 what are you talking about? I didn’t say they would promote him for the events in this video. I said that he was essentially blacklisted from a promotion hence why he left the armed forces (also mentioned in this video).

  • @Dbzachattack
    @Dbzachattack Před rokem +2801

    Soldiers are sworn to protect America from threats domestic and abroad. They did their jobs, and deserve recognition

    • @kevintaylor9590
      @kevintaylor9590 Před rokem

      No they fucking didn't. They're criminals. They was supposed to call the police

    • @newborntako5283
      @newborntako5283 Před rokem

      Why they letting the police kill all these innocent blacks in America then

    • @mrpuppet1000
      @mrpuppet1000 Před rokem

      @Crusty Underwear Fuck The Population!

    • @nitestalker160soar8
      @nitestalker160soar8 Před rokem +19

      @Crusty Underwear In case you haven't found the rest of your logic, he never said anything about cops.

    • @themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988
      @themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988 Před rokem +4

      @Crusty Underwear what?? You're weird.

  • @finaltheory588
    @finaltheory588 Před měsícem +1

    The really bad thing is that because gangs moved from cali to washington they increased the drug problem, which still affects people here today.

  • @RocketDraco47
    @RocketDraco47 Před 4 měsíci +1

    LOL wow they actually had the balls to say “you should have called the cops first” like wtf that’s what they been doing for how long 🤦‍♂️😂

  • @HWHY
    @HWHY Před rokem +1630

    Let's take a moment, on Memorial Day, to remember and reflect on the fact that these Rangers discussed their defense of an imminent ambush "over a couple beers."

    • @MrNocturnOwl
      @MrNocturnOwl Před rokem +27

      Not an ambush when the dude literally said he would be back to shoot him when the sun went down

    • @chrisbammer4946
      @chrisbammer4946 Před rokem +10

      How else are you supposed to do it?

    • @Animo2006
      @Animo2006 Před rokem +32

      I mean... thats generally how it goes lol. I've had many casual discussions with my friends about defense of an ambush or any other possible incident you could think of while having a few beers with my buddies. When you've served long enough and its as ingrained in you as it is for a Ranger, you are always making contingencies. USMC 8 years myself between 2008-2016. Good buddy of mine at work was a Ranger from 2000-2008.

    • @7thWardCreole
      @7thWardCreole Před rokem +13

      @@Animo2006 Thank you for your service!

    • @chazemuney1590
      @chazemuney1590 Před rokem +1

      @@Animo2006 y’all discuss how to defend yourself and others in any situation other then a mass shooting huh? Anything to defend yourself from minorities but screw the real terrorist here in America

  • @BenWilson24
    @BenWilson24 Před rokem +1531

    I lived for a couple years with a PMC that would go deal with gangs and cartel pretty often. He always basically said most of those people were sick and cruel to a lot of people, but when it came to actually having to deal with anyone that was trained to actually fight them off, they were like toddlers

    • @CMCSE
      @CMCSE Před rokem +113

      Thats why i respect more private armies over Country military troops, they know are k1lling for the money and dont bullsh1t about patriotism and liberty when their own country wont practice what they preach
      Also gangs and cartels deserve cruelty discipline the same way they give to inocent people
      They are animals...deserve animals treatment

    • @endrsgm
      @endrsgm Před rokem +46

      i suspect what you know about private armies (private military companies) could be contained in a very short paragraph.

    • @drownthepoor
      @drownthepoor Před rokem +44

      @@CMCSE A private military vs. a national military is often a losing fight on the private side. Motivation isn't there like it is with the national military who are motivated from an ideological perspective. This is why when the USA goes to war in a foreign country with questionable at best motivations, they are given hell by what are essentially farmers with AKs. The same played out in Vietnam, Iraq, etc.
      Although there are private contractors who are ex-military who are there for the money and the thrill of being a door kicker too. Some of those guys live for it, but most of them just aren't going to fight like a national military with motivation.

    • @sockz09
      @sockz09 Před rokem +41

      bullies tend to fold when pressed

    • @FlamingVaIIey
      @FlamingVaIIey Před rokem +23

      @@drownthepoor The same is applied to national military, the soldiers enlisted today aren't infallible when it comes to motives, most join because they are dangled a shiny keychain of promises and advantages that they otherwise would struggle with obtaining through regular civilian work and as such even if they go through basic training most times aren't the mentally unrelenting forces you paint them to be, most of what keeps them from deserting is the fact that they are actually obligated by law to remain unless the situation calls otherwise whereas contractors are not.
      Also most mercenaries already are ex-military, the few that aren't are the ones that get commissioned from rich people or criminal groups since most serious PMCs know they are putting their money on the line if their employees don't meet their specific quality control and they must ABSOLUTELY make a profit, having soldiers that won't fight or protect your merch is a sure way that you'll never hire them again and that PMCs want to avoid at all costs.

  • @huntermcpherson2078
    @huntermcpherson2078 Před 6 měsíci +12

    "Someones gonna have to clean up this mess!" -That guy probably.

  • @Kaizen747
    @Kaizen747 Před 10 dny

    Just discovered this absolute goldmine of a channel

  • @iEnjoyiVideos
    @iEnjoyiVideos Před rokem +330

    Imagine being a dealer that's been told you gotta go make someone an example - only to realize you're fighting 15 Rambos.

    • @tombstone1811
      @tombstone1811 Před rokem +4

      🤣👍 Best Comment

    • @CHENZO_music
      @CHENZO_music Před rokem +2

      first blood pt. 3

    • @markbrooks5930
      @markbrooks5930 Před rokem +6

      If it was one Rambo , they all be dead! I was hoping they all got smoked...

    • @tywren2486
      @tywren2486 Před rokem

      The fact that the cops weren't stacking dead bodies like cordwood makes me wonder about the competence of these rangers, and exactly how much they'd had to drink that night. I mean we're talking about RANGERS here, supposedly the army's best, and they were dug in and expecting an attack, so those bangers should have been walking dick first into a wood chipper.

    • @davesmith826
      @davesmith826 Před rokem +8

      The real shame of this story is the beer. If those Rangers hadn't spent the afternoon sinking suds, there'd have been fifteen bodies on the lawn and street, not one wounded man. The gangbangers got off lightly.

  • @RTDavis0503
    @RTDavis0503 Před rokem +685

    As an older black man, I'm gonna follow these guys example and get some of my friends and we defend and take back our neighborhoods from these thugs. Because the police aren't doing it

  • @FirstLast-zv5od
    @FirstLast-zv5od Před 4 měsíci +1

    In an undisclosed location on an undisclosed date, members of the 75th Ranger performed a raid on a frat house. The reason being that the frat members had recently ganged up on a pair of Rangers whilst having a night out on the town. The Rangers entered the frat house, bound and hooded members of the fraternity as a warning.

  • @robs.7293
    @robs.7293 Před měsícem +2

    Cool that he stood his ground. But would anyone buy a house in a gang and crack infested neighborhood?

  • @GreatRemembrance
    @GreatRemembrance Před rokem +2782

    Never underestimate a small group of lawfully armed citizens to do what the government refuses to 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @LadiesMan21741
      @LadiesMan21741 Před rokem +28

      Preach!!!

    • @joelj4470
      @joelj4470 Před rokem +84

      Founding fathers would be proud🤝🏼

    • @AldoSchmedack
      @AldoSchmedack Před rokem +13

      Hell yeah

    • @DYLANJJK94
      @DYLANJJK94 Před rokem +32

      Yes! Use your rights, because either way, violent criminals do the obvious, they don’t follow the law,, do politicians and anti gun people really want to stop crime or just wish their thinking works when they think “oh murder is illegal, but because that gun is illegal and their in a gun free zone, so violent criminals won’t break 1-2 laws to break another law (murder.)” ? :(

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 Před rokem +3

      Which is why the government is so up everyone's ass about gun control... they don't want this kind of action from their subjects... er... citizens...

  • @bleis9896
    @bleis9896 Před rokem +2082

    I was stationed across the airfield from these guys at the time. We all heard about it, but never any details. It kind of became urban legend and grew in size and scope over time. Thanks for sharing the actual details of the incident.

    • @bustersgarage
      @bustersgarage Před rokem +36

      Rangers! They went up against not just one, but several.. oh boy that was a silly move!!! haha
      I was expecting there to be a complete pile of gang members when the dust cleared. They got lucky- but then again, if you're in a gang-related shootout, it's not like you can go seek medical assistance.
      I served with a Ranger- They're not to be trifled with. :D We joined Navy boot camp at the same time... I was 17 and acted as most 17 year olds did.. and this other guy was very chill, friendly, but take no sh**. One day we were just chatting about how his prior service only let him get an automatic E3 in the Navy, but he wasn't too bothered about it. He said the REAL hassle, likely more than what it was worth... WAS that he had to wear his Bronze Star or he would be out of uniform by regulation. A few people took notice of his ribbon (and probably taken aback on the Jumpmaster pin as well) all like, "WHOAH hold on there." When confronted, he would usually reply, "I was just doing Airborne things, but it was just a case of I had to use the "facilities" (toilet) and that would have been hard to do with people shooting at us... So I had to go poo and confronted the enemy, so we could have a break." It was obvious he was prior service, but to see an E3 with a Bronze Star was something else. He would joke to the tune of, "I joined the Navy so I dont have to be put in the position to get another one."
      This was also around the same time a newly graduated recruit decided to wear a Navy SEAL pin and got in deep doodoo... So maybe the recruit commanders were just being overly cautious. But the Ranger (Now Navy Seaman) was like, "yup... it's mine. and never got pissy" :P

    • @bustersgarage
      @bustersgarage Před rokem +19

      Yeah, that does happen! And most Rangers would be like, "oh yeah, some idiots came to our BBQ and it got out of hand for a bit, but then we settled things."

    • @newera5238
      @newera5238 Před rokem +4

      The good old airfield, I remember running around it 3 times a week! Was in one of the best shapes in my life then…lol

    • @meaux-kneaux
      @meaux-kneaux Před rokem

      Yeah because it probably didn't happen like that. 15 rangers and not 1 death? I'm not talking about running away to the hospital and dying. Their whole gang shoulda been dead, scattered across the yards and street like beer cans... Didn't happen so either the rangers were trash at shooting, which I doubt, or it just didn't happen!

    • @ExSoldier762
      @ExSoldier762 Před rokem

      Gray Army Airfield or McChord AFB?

  • @bekahe4433
    @bekahe4433 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I lived in Tacoma in the 80s. I was really young, 4-6 years old, but I remember getting the worst spanking after I left our house on my own in my pajamas to see my friend. I didn't realize it was this bad then...wow.

  • @Backieotamy
    @Backieotamy Před 4 měsíci +7

    I got stationed at Lewis\Madigan in 1993 and "Hill Top" in Tacoma was on the list in the company barracks of places we were not supposed to go when off post due to this event and related gang activity in the area.

    • @tombellamy7167
      @tombellamy7167 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Same here, I was stationed at Fort Lewis February '94 - April '95. I recall several stores, bars, clubs that were off limits cuz of all the crime activity.

  • @grahamtotte7133
    @grahamtotte7133 Před rokem +2113

    Former Ranger Terrence Popp told this story on his CZcams channel. He did not personally participate because he had duty that night but he knew all these guys and even loaned one a 12 gauge shotgun to bring to the gunfight. He said the crackhouse across the street had so many bullet holes in that it was condemned and torn down.

    • @thog7653
      @thog7653 Před rokem +24

      video name/ link, I'm curious

    • @flipthegrid8809
      @flipthegrid8809 Před rokem +67

      that's metal as fuck

    • @tyreechiejackstone7379
      @tyreechiejackstone7379 Před rokem +36

      On this episode of "Dumz in da Hood"..

    • @Chaos------
      @Chaos------ Před rokem +22

      Holy shit sgt Popp was involved in this?!?!?! fucking unreal lmao

    • @RtD924
      @RtD924 Před rokem +33

      Yeah Popp is a fucking legend. Can't wait for him to take over the world so we can have sanity again

  • @ThatTallAsianGuy401
    @ThatTallAsianGuy401 Před 7 měsíci +627

    "What are we gonna smoke?"
    "Just some crips"
    This was the actual interaction the rangers had with each other and you can't convince me otherwise 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 4 měsíci +22

      "Ah okay! The barbecue is just the appetizer then?"
      🤣🤣🤣

    • @concreteandgrading
      @concreteandgrading Před 3 měsíci +3

      Lol

    • @randysavage1
      @randysavage1 Před měsícem +2

      Then didn't even do it lol

    • @kravmaga1632
      @kravmaga1632 Před měsícem +5

      Nobody smoked anybody though . If it had been 14 of my ranger buddies and I their would have been hella casualties even without any night vision aids

    • @VectorDeltaCharlie
      @VectorDeltaCharlie Před měsícem

      Everybody tough as fucqq when they have left their former weakling life to be trained to become tough. But why not act tough without the training. That separates a man from a scary person. It's crazy how much people talk shit ONLY after they have been trained to hurt,shoot kill others,but I see those " gangbangers" are not trained and got more toughness than the so called rangers etc ​@@kravmaga1632

  • @Yolabeanerz
    @Yolabeanerz Před měsícem

    Good stuff man