Ofc. Roseberry I mean - got the names mixed up. Sorry!

This is one of those unfortunate Catch-22's for those of us that work in the LE profession. For example, my ID card clearly states "concealed weapons authorized", but makes no mention of which guns I can carry off duty. Department policy, on the other hand, states that I am only allowed to carry weapons off duty that I have passed the department qualification course with. If Ofc. Mintz was carrying a personally owned weapon that he hadn't qualified with, or his policy states that he is only allowed to carry his department issued weapon off duty, then he technically was in violation of policy. The department would have to act on that, or they would set a precedent for other officers in similar situations. Clearly, if they really wanted to jam him up then they wouldn't be giving him the Life Saving award, which seems like a pretty big honor. They are just acting in accordance with department policy. It sucks sometimes, but in the grand scheme of things a written reprimand is one of the lowest forms of counseling that you can receive. Good for him for saving the girl's life though.

Being off-duty, wasn't he simply acting as a private citizen? I would think MPD would have a problem with the opposite - using MPD property while off duty...Haven't other Memphis area officers been reprimanded for using official PD property while off duty such as the case when a Bartlett detective was fired for using her car for personal use?

Are you kidding me. The child could have died trying to get the right weapon. I know her parents don't care which gun was used. They stil have their child. We really need to start using our brains instead of using our heads for more than a hat rack.When a life is in danger you react to saving the life. I hope everyone protest this and speak loud. Tell them that this is an election year. LEAVE THIS OFFICER ALONE!

what difference does it make? he saved the child's life, that is the important thing, ok, the hearing is standard procedure, if he gets anything other than a slap on the hand, his superviors are sorry as heck.

he did a good deed. i don't care about this other part. people need to start defining right and wrong in terms of what is in the bible and they wouldn't have these problems.

Why would he be carrying his service revolver if he was off duty?? Being reprimanded and honored is like a contridication of sorts!!!!

Just wondering, why would he need to have used his service weapon? He obviously has a permit to carry so why couldn't he use his personal weapon?