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  Рік тому +14939

    What historical shootout should I cover next?

    • @LazarusSpeaks
      @LazarusSpeaks Рік тому +1862

      Rooftop Koreans!

    • @ginger0208
      @ginger0208 Рік тому +786

      I second rooftop Koreans!!

    • @PopoMedic
      @PopoMedic  Рік тому +741

      @@LazarusSpeaks definitely yes

    • @chriscruz3517
      @chriscruz3517 Рік тому +652

      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 Рік тому +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.

  • @nunbiz7328
    @nunbiz7328 Рік тому +74502

    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 Рік тому +2

      Cops are useless, really.

    • @moosespeak6140
      @moosespeak6140 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +6795

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

    • @Initial__B
      @Initial__B Рік тому +2789

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

    • @nunbiz7328
      @nunbiz7328 Рік тому +3108

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

  • @retingo7940
    @retingo7940 Рік тому +25562

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

    • @ilootyouhoot8578
      @ilootyouhoot8578 Рік тому +1281

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

    • @darrentinonzii340
      @darrentinonzii340 Рік тому +55

      lmaoooo😂

    • @ArizonaJoshua
      @ArizonaJoshua Рік тому +137

      Different era

    • @anattempttomakecontent776
      @anattempttomakecontent776 Рік тому +371

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

    • @13KinGCooN69
      @13KinGCooN69 Рік тому

      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 🙏😢

  • @lilrasta3683
    @lilrasta3683 13 днів тому +275

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

    • @PROLIFIC_TRAVELS
      @PROLIFIC_TRAVELS 4 дні тому +1

      That's called terrorists

    • @jedahn
      @jedahn 2 дні тому

      ​@@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS The wiki is a bit more informative than this video.

    • @13eastxpharoh94
      @13eastxpharoh94 2 дні тому

      And what a surprise American policy creates there enemies

  • @parkergrogan1296
    @parkergrogan1296 Місяць тому +363

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

    • @richardbird9326
      @richardbird9326 13 днів тому +3

      Yeah for a drug deal !

    • @RindBaloch96
      @RindBaloch96 12 днів тому +7

      1/3rd of a platoon

    • @edwardr7520
      @edwardr7520 10 днів тому +2

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

    • @Namisincere
      @Namisincere 9 днів тому +14

      ​@@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 9 днів тому

      Their won fault

  • @slavvings
    @slavvings Рік тому +5995

    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 Рік тому +316

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

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 Рік тому +210

      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 Рік тому +162

      The chief was mad that his incompetence was exposed.

    • @puffpuffpass3214
      @puffpuffpass3214 Рік тому

      @@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 Рік тому +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

  • @machninety7334
    @machninety7334 Рік тому +9981

    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 Рік тому +449

      Join the military then

    • @djnone8137
      @djnone8137 Рік тому +353

      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 Рік тому +244

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

    • @machninety7334
      @machninety7334 Рік тому +17

      I understand.

    • @The_Flying_Arrowz369
      @The_Flying_Arrowz369 Рік тому +79

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

  • @cort3079
    @cort3079 Місяць тому +252

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

  • @Gator-357
    @Gator-357 5 місяців тому +157

    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 4 місяці тому +40

      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! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @JordoValentino
      @JordoValentino 8 днів тому +15

      Based on the proposed op, it is entirely possible the Rangers were not going for shots. Instead, it was purely a defensive fire as a direct response to aggression. In a neighborhood filled with people, they were very aware of their backstops.

    • @jedahn
      @jedahn 2 дні тому +3

      ​@@JordoValentino It would seem, according to the uninvolved neighbors, the Rangers antagonize the neighbors. Pretty sure the drug activity was Marijuana, which for all this to occur over someone smoking a joint... Seems completely asinine. But this was during the height of drug misinformation.

    • @KyleV00
      @KyleV00 21 годину тому

      @@jedahnyou’re actually defending gangbangers? You’re what’s wrong with this country lmao

  • @LordPrometheous
    @LordPrometheous Рік тому +16384

    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 Рік тому +1626

      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 Рік тому +1020

      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 Рік тому +551

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

    • @shaneintegra
      @shaneintegra Рік тому +61

      EXACTLY

    • @esotericvv1244
      @esotericvv1244 Рік тому +194

      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 8 місяців тому +2502

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

    • @TalkingHands308
      @TalkingHands308 8 місяців тому +125

      That we know of anyway...

    • @WarFoxThunder
      @WarFoxThunder 8 місяців тому +12

      IKR

    • @shaunsmith8593
      @shaunsmith8593 8 місяців тому +10

      THANK YOU!!!

    • @wowthere9950
      @wowthere9950 8 місяців тому +82

      ​@@TalkingHands308yeah. Who's to say they didn't get buried by their buddies to cover their tracks?

    • @rickycoverrubias6176
      @rickycoverrubias6176 7 місяців тому +16

      ​@@wowthere9950 that didn't happen.

  • @Braden269
    @Braden269 18 днів тому +3

    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❤

  • @LVMILL1156
    @LVMILL1156 Місяць тому +11

    This never gets old. Love your storytelling🤙🏾

  • @Tristan-fz8jg
    @Tristan-fz8jg Рік тому +5366

    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 Рік тому +267

      What is Uvalde police?

    • @meow-ic6gz
      @meow-ic6gz Рік тому

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

    • @PiLLO360
      @PiLLO360 Рік тому +182

      @@Psionifier cowards..?

    • @Machtyn
      @Machtyn Рік тому +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 Рік тому +42

      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 Рік тому +5217

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

    • @deanriley5618
      @deanriley5618 Рік тому +22

      Yeah, most dudes aren't army rangers

    • @tacticorememes
      @tacticorememes Рік тому +80

      @@deanriley5618 Oh, you mean guys like you?

    • @tyronesmith9678
      @tyronesmith9678 Рік тому +31

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

    • @ahkimuhammad5876
      @ahkimuhammad5876 Рік тому +14

      But no crips got smoked?

    • @tacticorememes
      @tacticorememes Рік тому +36

      @@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?

  • @analogalien651
    @analogalien651 3 місяці тому +7

    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!

  • @southeastasiandna7578
    @southeastasiandna7578 3 місяці тому +34

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

  • @jaybartgis5148
    @jaybartgis5148 Рік тому +6556

    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 Рік тому +323

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

    • @jaybartgis5148
      @jaybartgis5148 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +322

      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 Рік тому +223

      ​@@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 Рік тому

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

  • @snake2314
    @snake2314 10 місяців тому +4581

    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 10 місяців тому

      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 9 місяців тому +161

      In the world more like

    • @jaco8f7y15
      @jaco8f7y15 9 місяців тому +51

      @@Turistpazar_avno not in the world

    • @amaziiin
      @amaziiin 9 місяців тому +212

      ​@@jaco8f7y15the world

    • @harryheathen4733
      @harryheathen4733 9 місяців тому +33

      Laughing in Finnish

  • @awakenedb7256
    @awakenedb7256 4 місяці тому +8

    Now THIS is a video essay, well done dude

  • @steveb7433
    @steveb7433 2 місяці тому +29

    "....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!!

  • @Ghost49590
    @Ghost49590 8 місяців тому +619

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

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 4 місяці тому +4

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

    • @proudamerican3651
      @proudamerican3651 4 місяці тому +3

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

    • @bombarded15
      @bombarded15 4 місяці тому +4

      Except nothing happened afterall 😂

    • @sneaks9150
      @sneaks9150 4 місяці тому +3

      cringe comment

    • @Stripedspot
      @Stripedspot 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @robertcade7850
    @robertcade7850 11 місяців тому +3955

    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 10 місяців тому +150

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

    • @slappybigalow8971
      @slappybigalow8971 10 місяців тому +582

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

    • @tomsnowden6201
      @tomsnowden6201 10 місяців тому +133

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

    • @bullybully
      @bullybully 10 місяців тому +119

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

    • @VijayThakurMD
      @VijayThakurMD 10 місяців тому +51

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

  • @byronbranch4645
    @byronbranch4645 6 місяців тому +17

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

  • @Chuck_has
    @Chuck_has 5 місяців тому +5

    One of the best Popo medic videos nice job.

  • @drewstephens8576
    @drewstephens8576 Рік тому +9299

    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 Рік тому +547

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

    • @drewstephens8576
      @drewstephens8576 Рік тому

      @@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 Рік тому

      @@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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

  • @corrupt1user
    @corrupt1user Рік тому +5276

    "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 Рік тому +154

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

    • @RyanHull76
      @RyanHull76 Рік тому +202

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

    • @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717
      @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 Рік тому +239

      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 Рік тому +19

      @@greggkunkle8539 send to ALC immediately

    • @thslim2593
      @thslim2593 Рік тому +60

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

  • @ATRTAP
    @ATRTAP Місяць тому +15

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

    • @tsc7018
      @tsc7018 5 днів тому

      About half that

  • @joshshields9229
    @joshshields9229 3 місяці тому +4

    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.

  • @arnelmangosing3055
    @arnelmangosing3055 Рік тому +3301

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

  • @abnwil3873
    @abnwil3873 Рік тому +2701

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

    • @clicktoinserttext201
      @clicktoinserttext201 Рік тому +72

      Call an ambulance, but not for me

    • @DefinitelyNotEmma
      @DefinitelyNotEmma Рік тому +44

      He was the one that knocks

    • @georgealicea2978
      @georgealicea2978 Рік тому +23

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

    • @rayg5445
      @rayg5445 Рік тому +3

      He is the one who knocks

    • @jdmensing
      @jdmensing Рік тому +5

      @@patrick_mactan or the gang members.

  • @cthulholmhastur5317
    @cthulholmhastur5317 6 місяців тому +14

    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.

  • @denisejustdenise
    @denisejustdenise 4 місяці тому +3

    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. 👍

  • @TonberryShuffle
    @TonberryShuffle Рік тому +1914

    "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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +3

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

    • @UncleSarge
      @UncleSarge Рік тому +74

      @@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 Рік тому

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

    • @jchapman4842
      @jchapman4842 Рік тому +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 7 місяців тому +1337

    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 7 місяців тому +47

      😂 I like the boggy man part.

    • @ashfield4313
      @ashfield4313 7 місяців тому +67

      Real life John Wick

    • @anniejohndoepker1403
      @anniejohndoepker1403 7 місяців тому +49

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

    • @thomasparkes5707
      @thomasparkes5707 6 місяців тому +21

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

    • @Creapture
      @Creapture 6 місяців тому

      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.

  • @alexanderpadillas4323
    @alexanderpadillas4323 13 днів тому +1

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

  • @jinn91
    @jinn91 6 місяців тому +18

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

  • @gammtrix7244
    @gammtrix7244 Рік тому +4142

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +21

      @@golgo13fan53 agreed

    • @youfeelittoodontyou6921
      @youfeelittoodontyou6921 Рік тому +97

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

    • @jout738
      @jout738 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +77

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

  • @JaGGeR-
    @JaGGeR- Рік тому +2341

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +14

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

    • @isplash3s998
      @isplash3s998 Рік тому +90

      @@brucejemcek6986 nobody cares

    • @correcttheculture1829
      @correcttheculture1829 Рік тому +3

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

  • @tea_with_talia9775
    @tea_with_talia9775 5 місяців тому +6

    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 Місяць тому

      Recommend watching videos about koreatown vs rioters or el marino loco

  • @ericvelazquez7688
    @ericvelazquez7688 2 місяці тому +3

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

  • @morganadamo4706
    @morganadamo4706 Рік тому +2359

    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 Рік тому +2

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

    • @morganadamo4706
      @morganadamo4706 Рік тому +41

      @@DadsWatchingUA-cam dude they where army rangers

    • @computerb0y27
      @computerb0y27 Рік тому +110

      Criminals vs War Criminals

    • @darrellhall6622
      @darrellhall6622 Рік тому +25

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

    • @firstconsul7286
      @firstconsul7286 Рік тому +15

      More like, "The best in the world"

  • @cwcobo
    @cwcobo Рік тому +1707

    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 Рік тому +55

      “Observe and report”

    • @andyinla
      @andyinla Рік тому +102

      Especially the cops in Uvalde Texas.

    • @incognegro2315
      @incognegro2315 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

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

    • @Nickey90
      @Nickey90 Рік тому +24

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

  • @basementbanter366
    @basementbanter366 6 місяців тому +21

    The kind of story thats warms any patriots heart.

  • @paranormalvision
    @paranormalvision 16 днів тому +1

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

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment Рік тому +2021

    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 Рік тому +214

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

    • @jmmonroe9670
      @jmmonroe9670 Рік тому +1

      Shows how stupid they are...

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 Рік тому +160

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

    • @joshuaphillips755
      @joshuaphillips755 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +26

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

  • @Spectre-907
    @Spectre-907 Рік тому +1676

    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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

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

    • @robertwilson5305
      @robertwilson5305 Рік тому +11

      Good point

    • @earthjammer8483
      @earthjammer8483 Рік тому +39

      The police chief was on the take and on the payroll

  • @mr.ryceguy6854
    @mr.ryceguy6854 Місяць тому +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

  • @KillswitchSoldier88
    @KillswitchSoldier88 4 місяці тому +11

    Everyone gangsta until they fuck around with combat vets.

  • @codykeesee6549
    @codykeesee6549 Рік тому +2843

    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 Рік тому +106

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

    • @TheAidanodian
      @TheAidanodian Рік тому +31

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

    • @TheMonteCarlo
      @TheMonteCarlo Рік тому +37

      @@Nutnchancy and that's a damn good thing

    • @6Sparx9
      @6Sparx9 Рік тому +10

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

    • @unnamed715
      @unnamed715 Рік тому +70

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

  • @ryanjones9305
    @ryanjones9305 Рік тому +3066

    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 Рік тому +8

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

    • @mrd7067
      @mrd7067 Рік тому +66

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

    • @coryburrell381
      @coryburrell381 Рік тому +111

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

    • @scotchsoda3165
      @scotchsoda3165 Рік тому +38

      Owned the block, more like owns Tacoma!!!

    • @rumpelstiltskin6965
      @rumpelstiltskin6965 Рік тому +35

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

  • @nasalghul614
    @nasalghul614 6 місяців тому +2

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

  • @gjallarhorn456
    @gjallarhorn456 2 місяці тому +2

    I enjoy coming back to this video from time to time

  • @musikSkool
    @musikSkool Рік тому +2690

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

    • @ATart6
      @ATart6 Рік тому +18

      Agreed.

    • @ryneagheilim9782
      @ryneagheilim9782 Рік тому +42

      Rangers are Special Forces. Not just an Army Unit

    • @Iron-Lion16
      @Iron-Lion16 Рік тому

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

    • @vince11harris
      @vince11harris Рік тому +27

      @@ryneagheilim9782 they still part of the army

    • @trackshun
      @trackshun Рік тому +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.

  • @briankleinschmidt3664
    @briankleinschmidt3664 Рік тому +540

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

    • @Papalegba22
      @Papalegba22 Рік тому +8

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

    • @willgallaher501
      @willgallaher501 Рік тому +32

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

    • @benzostaxkin
      @benzostaxkin Рік тому

      @Austin Batton merched dese old heads js b talkin😭

    • @hankywhite7647
      @hankywhite7647 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +3

      @@benzostaxkin bro what

  • @tlorsta
    @tlorsta 2 місяці тому +3

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

  • @Skillot888
    @Skillot888 Місяць тому +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”

  • @kettch777
    @kettch777 Рік тому +2270

    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 Рік тому +119

      4 tigers

    • @getstrongby4038
      @getstrongby4038 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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

  • @textmachine09
    @textmachine09 Рік тому +2037

    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 Рік тому

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

    • @828enigma6
      @828enigma6 Рік тому +77

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

    • @kybalion848
      @kybalion848 Рік тому +78

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

    • @glurganergc4856
      @glurganergc4856 Рік тому +6

      @@828enigma6 won't.

    • @spartanwarrior1
      @spartanwarrior1 Рік тому +6

      Cops losing face😂

  • @Backieotamy
    @Backieotamy 5 місяців тому +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 4 місяці тому +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.

  • @r.stevenbarrett4545
    @r.stevenbarrett4545 15 днів тому

    I was stationed there at Ft. Lewis when that happened. It was a bit embarrassing at the time, with over 300 rounds being fired and no bad guys going down...

  • @Tech_-on1ou
    @Tech_-on1ou Рік тому +286

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

    • @Tech_-on1ou
      @Tech_-on1ou Рік тому +7

      @@timberlynknowles6026 sauce?

    • @Tech_-on1ou
      @Tech_-on1ou Рік тому +16

      @@timberlynknowles6026 bruh he's not dead 🤣

    • @Tech_-on1ou
      @Tech_-on1ou Рік тому +16

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

    • @ATomRileyA
      @ATomRileyA Рік тому

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

    • @anihilisticmisanthrope
      @anihilisticmisanthrope Рік тому

      @@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).

  • @TalkingThrones
    @TalkingThrones Рік тому +5492

    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  Рік тому +254

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

    • @user-lu3sr7gf9m
      @user-lu3sr7gf9m Рік тому +58

      rAnGeRs ArEnT sPeCiAl fOrCeS

    • @BrutallyHonest-
      @BrutallyHonest- Рік тому +7

      They’re so dope

    • @rigoeats3654
      @rigoeats3654 Рік тому +4

      @@PopoMedic Well you just got a new subscriber!

    • @abdul8315
      @abdul8315 Рік тому +4

      @@PopoMedic I just subscribed, great video

  • @finaltheory588
    @finaltheory588 Місяць тому +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.

  • @47jeff47
    @47jeff47 6 днів тому

    Thank you Foulk and the rest of you rangers for you service both home and abroad. I remember those days vividly.

  • @BenWilson24
    @BenWilson24 Рік тому +1533

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +46

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

    • @drownthepoor
      @drownthepoor Рік тому +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 Рік тому +41

      bullies tend to fold when pressed

    • @FlamingVaIIey
      @FlamingVaIIey Рік тому +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.

  • @Kyjohnson1500
    @Kyjohnson1500 Рік тому +1365

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +23

      @@djmaster1995 was he promoted?

    • @bablo82
      @bablo82 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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).

  • @GreatNewsHomes
    @GreatNewsHomes Місяць тому +2

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

  • @djtblizzle
    @djtblizzle Місяць тому +5

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

  • @platinumgrit
    @platinumgrit Рік тому +1216

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

    • @wolfhunter98
      @wolfhunter98 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

      civil authorities are politicians, big talk no action.

    • @TdogNC
      @TdogNC Рік тому +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 Рік тому +19

      Cowardice and incompetence are downstream from corruption.

    • @dumbothejumbo1583
      @dumbothejumbo1583 Рік тому

      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

  • @l3joint
    @l3joint Рік тому +2496

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

    • @gusmc2220
      @gusmc2220 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +6

      @@gusmc2220 “Certified funny moment”

    • @kyanwang8957
      @kyanwang8957 Рік тому +3

      @@gusmc2220 *elementary schoolers

    • @gusmc2220
      @gusmc2220 Рік тому +2

      @@kyanwang8957 *teachers

    • @peterweller8583
      @peterweller8583 Рік тому +1

      Shocker?

  • @cadendavis4789
    @cadendavis4789 26 днів тому +2

    Best video I’ve watched in a long time

  • @Kaizen747
    @Kaizen747 19 днів тому

    Just discovered this absolute goldmine of a channel

  • @user-ig2vf3yl1c
    @user-ig2vf3yl1c 9 місяців тому +254

    The Police: Sorry, but there's not much we can do.
    Also the Police: Why didn't you call us?

    • @bunnieskitties293
      @bunnieskitties293 8 місяців тому +8

      Its like the police dont even realize they are the step down from the army. They literally were trying to scold the better trained, more professional armed forces.

    • @robertthomas1590
      @robertthomas1590 8 місяців тому +2

      @@bunnieskitties293 lol police arnt even a step down from the army

    • @josmotherman591
      @josmotherman591 7 місяців тому +2

      That is the standard, universal, politicalese.

  • @bleis9896
    @bleis9896 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

      Gray Army Airfield or McChord AFB?

  • @3rdeye633
    @3rdeye633 Місяць тому +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 .

  • @FirstLast-zv5od
    @FirstLast-zv5od 4 місяці тому +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.

  • @Delos_Shoe
    @Delos_Shoe Рік тому +3032

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

    • @thebfernandez580
      @thebfernandez580 Рік тому

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

    • @sigmapath1935
      @sigmapath1935 Рік тому

      The Military is organized crime.

    • @AdamJensen_
      @AdamJensen_ Рік тому +117

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

    • @thomasroo5417
      @thomasroo5417 Рік тому +78

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

    • @earlydest
      @earlydest Рік тому

      @@AdamJensen_ Then why you never stopped mass shooters?

  • @n0ah.
    @n0ah. 7 місяців тому +594

    I find those story’s of people messing with military personal, not knowing that they are so dangerous.
    In Germany our "Navy SEALS" are stationed in a small town in Northern Germany. I once heard a story of a KSM(German SEALS) Member getting jumped by 5 people after a night out. They all went to the hospital and then to jail with broken limbs, and he got a ride home from the Ambulance.

    • @walkakgbg3376
      @walkakgbg3376 3 місяці тому +37

      And for those wondering the ksk is like delta force

    • @chuggaa100
      @chuggaa100 3 місяці тому +8

      Yeah that didn't happen. Mike Tyson couldn't fight 5 guys at the same time

    • @StephanieDeAyalaLarragoiti
      @StephanieDeAyalaLarragoiti 3 місяці тому +5

      That's believable.

    • @hagamapama
      @hagamapama 3 місяці тому

      No way, if a skilled fighter has a chance to move in the open against unskilled opponents it can very easily happen, especially if the first move is done with a level of precision and violence that makes the rest of the scumbags think again.@@chuggaa100

    • @popo0129
      @popo0129 3 місяці тому +23

      @@chuggaa100 Look up Mike Vallely. This guy fought off four people by himself. There is a lot to take into account in a fight especially if the other guys don't expect it or aren't prepared. Vallely also has a good pain tolerance so there is that too. I am pretty sure Tyson can take five guy if he is prepared for it. Man intimidates, grew up in probably one of the worst environments, and is big. People have fought battles with way less men and won. What is any different here?

  • @JohnDMiller
    @JohnDMiller 3 місяці тому +1

    I tried to write a screenplay about this! Thought for sure it would be a movie one day.

  • @Sank_Finatra420
    @Sank_Finatra420 2 місяці тому +5

    15 rangers and 0 enemy killed?
    Lol

    • @A.Clifton
      @A.Clifton 7 днів тому

      No wonder the States haven't won a war in 70 years

  • @darrylgonzalez5251
    @darrylgonzalez5251 Рік тому +2269

    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 Рік тому

      wont attack white supremacists though. cowards

    • @TheOnlyTruthTeller
      @TheOnlyTruthTeller Рік тому

      so black people enemies now ?

    • @Saturn-Matrix
      @Saturn-Matrix Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

      @@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 Рік тому +5

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

  • @grahamtotte7133
    @grahamtotte7133 Рік тому +2113

    Former Ranger Terrence Popp told this story on his UA-cam 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 Рік тому +24

      video name/ link, I'm curious

    • @flipthegrid8809
      @flipthegrid8809 Рік тому +67

      that's metal as fuck

    • @tyreechiejackstone7379
      @tyreechiejackstone7379 Рік тому +36

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

    • @Chaos------
      @Chaos------ Рік тому +22

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

    • @RtD924
      @RtD924 Рік тому +33

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

  • @RocketDraco47
    @RocketDraco47 5 місяців тому +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 🤦‍♂️😂

  • @raptango_na6199
    @raptango_na6199 16 днів тому

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

  • @ThatTallAsianGuy401
    @ThatTallAsianGuy401 7 місяців тому +629

    "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 4 місяці тому +22

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

    • @concreteandgrading
      @concreteandgrading 4 місяці тому +3

      Lol

    • @randysavage1
      @randysavage1 2 місяці тому +2

      Then didn't even do it lol

    • @kravmaga1632
      @kravmaga1632 2 місяці тому +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 2 місяці тому

      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

  • @RTDavis0503
    @RTDavis0503 Рік тому +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

    • @hassanmalikabdus-sabur2985
      @hassanmalikabdus-sabur2985 Рік тому

      And as an older black man you have a85% chance at finding yourself dead or in jail

    • @yehldyehld
      @yehldyehld Рік тому +34

      I guess... be as safe as you can.

    • @waynehand4600
      @waynehand4600 Рік тому +27

      Stay frosty,Rodney,and God speed,sir

    • @RTDavis0503
      @RTDavis0503 Рік тому +51

      @@yehldyehld got no choice man. Milwaukee is out of control

    • @freedomaintfree1030
      @freedomaintfree1030 Рік тому +30

      I'm up for some backyard cooking.

  • @bekahe4433
    @bekahe4433 4 місяці тому +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.

  • @georgionw6554
    @georgionw6554 6 місяців тому

    I used to live on the hilltop a couple blocks from here. Its was so bad then. But after they put the poloce station right on mlk things calmed down. Now its back to the bs.

  • @comedytragedy1044
    @comedytragedy1044 Рік тому +1277

    When I was about 13 years old my Ranger step dad moved us to Tacoma in August of 1989 after his deployment in Panama ended and he was stationed to Fort Lewis. The 1990 New Year party in Lakewood was the first big military party I had been to. They had rented out an entire hotel complex just off base and had hundreds of well armed military guys with their families show up to celebrate the holiday. I remember being told something about a gang retaliation was possible and to stay within certain buildings. Never had any clue as to why until now...I need to have a talk with my stepdad lol.

    • @MrDrew-qh2es
      @MrDrew-qh2es Рік тому +49

      Awesome! Love hearing stories like these. Fighting off all types of evil!

    • @jamesbennett3104
      @jamesbennett3104 Рік тому +25

      I lived in the little town of Roy outside Fort Lewis at that time. I remember seeing gangfights daily in our little town.

    • @XSDX3R0
      @XSDX3R0 Рік тому +61

      That retaliation would’ve ended in many deaths…for the crips.

    • @user-vt2cr8qd1b
      @user-vt2cr8qd1b Рік тому +24

      @@XSDX3R0 yeah. They would be assaulting well defended defensive positions manned by people with superior training

    • @FriedLikeRice
      @FriedLikeRice Рік тому +2

      I usually skip that part

  • @bobknee4127
    @bobknee4127 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +117

      After the copa at Uvelde nothing surprises me anymore

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +58

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

    • @jacksonms212
      @jacksonms212 Рік тому +2

      Right WTF ??? really

  • @wiserthanyesterday8025
    @wiserthanyesterday8025 Місяць тому +1

    Awesome video. Thank you.

  • @GKovacs-pp7xt
    @GKovacs-pp7xt 4 місяці тому +4

    Bro release a soundtrack. That beat is killer.

  • @L30GH05TDUD3
    @L30GH05TDUD3 Рік тому +2154

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

    • @anthonymartire2036
      @anthonymartire2036 Рік тому +99

      “Call an ambulance. But not for me.”

    • @bbb129
      @bbb129 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +39

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

    • @randomassname555
      @randomassname555 Рік тому +31

      “Now yous can’t leave.”

    • @marcochimio
      @marcochimio Рік тому +9

      Good call, Rorschach.

  • @Dbzachattack
    @Dbzachattack Рік тому +2803

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

    • @kevintaylor9590
      @kevintaylor9590 Рік тому

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

    • @newborntako5283
      @newborntako5283 Рік тому

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

    • @mrpuppet1000
      @mrpuppet1000 Рік тому

      @Crusty Underwear Fuck The Population!

    • @nitestalker160soar8
      @nitestalker160soar8 Рік тому +19

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

    • @themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988
      @themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988 Рік тому +4

      @Crusty Underwear what?? You're weird.

  • @robs.7293
    @robs.7293 Місяць тому +2

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

  • @nonamenoname661
    @nonamenoname661 3 місяці тому

    I was on train once heading into town and this young bloke, obviously on something started to hassle others for money. There was an old bloke in the same carriage (late 60
    s early 70's I think), sitting a couple of seats ahead of me reading his newspaper. Young bloke starts to hassle him, tears his paper out of his hands, the old man tries to talk sense into him, went to grab the old guy, I kid you not, the young bloke was flipped and thrown down on his back, the old guy was on top of him with two fingers at the base of his throat, "Don't f**k with a former Aussie Commando you little sh*t. You are lucky you are still alive!". The speed of that Ex-vet was amazing it happened so fast. That young bloke was picked up by the cops at the next station. Everyone else applauded.

  • @ZurlHammerdoom
    @ZurlHammerdoom Рік тому +2770

    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 Рік тому

      And he is hated by democrats and RINOs.

    • @crypter27
      @crypter27 Рік тому +46

      He ran them out of town!

    • @HawksFan5884
      @HawksFan5884 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +45

      It's sad this man never got promoted,

    • @biggoards2772
      @biggoards2772 Рік тому +31

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

  • @GreatRemembrance
    @GreatRemembrance Рік тому +2782

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

    • @LadiesMan21741
      @LadiesMan21741 Рік тому +28

      Preach!!!

    • @joelj4470
      @joelj4470 Рік тому +84

      Founding fathers would be proud🤝🏼

    • @AldoSchmedack
      @AldoSchmedack Рік тому +13

      Hell yeah

    • @DYLANJJK94
      @DYLANJJK94 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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...

  • @BareFootCalvin
    @BareFootCalvin 17 днів тому

    Never understood why these criminals make threats before they act, would it not be smarter just to act? Do these people not understand the element of suprise?