Coppell Police Explorers take the field

Original Video – More videos at TinyPic By Ellen Cameron Staff Writer Senior Michael Gonzales is negotiating a hostage situation when the unthinkable happens: the perpetrator decides he’s had enough talking, and, frustrated, decides to vent his aggression on one of the hostages. The violence is atrocious. On the cold floor of the weight room, the hostage dies. Then the two come back to the meeting room, the teams rotate and the scenario begins again. Hostage negotiations are only one of many topics Coppell Police Explorers covers. The group, the first of its kind in Coppell, has counterparts across the nation and is part of a program called Learning for Life, which aims to encourage…