First Cup with Jeremy - 20220517 The Martial Arts Morning Show from whistlekick
Channel: whistlekick
Date: 17/05/2022

Tuesday!

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show from whistlekick):

Jeremy Lesniak
Does a community need a certain organizational structure? That is, does it need a single leader? Is hierarchy required at all?

Frank Wood
This past Sunday was police officer memorial day. There is one particular police officer I would like to remember. Officer Sonny L. Kim. He was a policeman in my hometown of Cincinnati Ohio. Sadly he was killed in the line of duty on June 19, 2015. There is actually a memorial highway in his honor. Here is part of an article from: https://police-museum.org

On December 13, 1987 Sonny joined the Cincinnati Police Division as a Police Recruit.  He was promoted to Police Officer on May 1, 1988, issued Badge 396, and assigned to District 4.  As was policy then, Officer Kim was rotated to District 2 on September 24, 1989.
During 1989, he was personally commended by a citizen for rapid response and professional action in apprehending a stabbing suspect with his weapon still in his hand.  Police Chief Lawrence E. Whalen commended him in 1990 for dedication and initiative resulting in the closures of fifteen residential burglary cases.
During 1992, while off duty and observing suspects breaking into cars, Officer Kim tried to intervene, and the suspects fired handguns at him.  He returned fire, but neither he nor the suspects were wounded.
Another commendation came from Assistant Police Chief H. Bruce Knox in 1994 for peacefully negotiating with a man who barricaded himself in building.  Police Chief Michael C. Snowden commended him in 1997 for keen observations and professionalism in taking charge of a potentially suicidal situation.  Then another commendation came from Acting Police Chief Richard L. Janke in 2005 for rescuing a man who had jumped from I-275 bridge into the Ohio River.  During 2013 he received the Department Award for Exemplary Conduct.
A martial arts expert, Officer Kim also owned the Japanese Karate-Do dojo on Mason-Montgomery Road in Symmes Township.  Some of the students there looked up to him like a father and attributed to him a change in their lives.  At the end of every training session, the students would recite words Sensei Kim meant his students to always remember:
* Seek perfection of character.
* Be faithful.  Endeavor.  Respect others.
* Refrain from violent behavior.
Officer Kim was highly respected by his commanders, supervisors, peers, and the communities in which he lived and served.  He was a success as a police officer, mentor, sensei, father, and husband.  By June 2015, he had served his community 27½ years and earned 21 letters of appreciation and/or commendation.

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