Sometimes you just have to give it up for the boys in blue - or in this case, tactical camo and body armor.

An insane new video was released by the Lee County Sheriff showing a police sniper shoot through a computer monitor, in between two hostages, to nail a knife-wielding thug right between the eyes.

[WARNING: GRAPHIC]

The security camera shows the hostage taker between the two bank workers, holding a knife to the woman's throat:

We then see the sniper using his partner's shoulder to stabilize his shot:

Here you can see the path of the bullet--through a computer monitor, narrowly missing the hostages and striking the bad guy in the center of the forehead:

As always, peeps on the internet always have the best reactions:

The hostage-taker was Sterling Alavache, 36, who had an "extensive criminal history" from several states that included drug trafficking, aggravated assault and carrying a concealed firearm.

Things like this make us grateful for the police officers who put their lives on the line to keep bad guys off the streets and preserve order.

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