Perhaps you recall the case of D.C. police detective Kevin McConnell. Cops do.

In August, 2007, McConnell was on duty when he saw a man threatening the owner of a carry-out in Southeast. McConnell, a veteran who believes police should be police and keep the peace, tried to diffuse the confrontation. The man, Jason Taft, jumped McConnell.

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