why is it…
…that the people who will bitch and moan about cops violating their “rights” are also the same people who will accuse you of not doing your job when you don’t simply kick in their neighbors door...
View ArticleA Cop Explains Why We Become Jaded, Cynical and Angry
Originally posted on chrishernandezauthor: After I published my opinion piece about the shooting in Ferguson Missouri, I received many emails from police officers and private citizens thanking me for...
View ArticlePolice and Glocks
Originally posted on tacticalprofessor: The Los Angeles Times recently published an Op-ed piece entitled Why the police shouldn’t use Glocks. I find it shortsighted and the author’s reasoning...
View Articleam I that man? Practicing leadership, or exercising power?
Originally posted on am I that man?: As James MacGregor Burns taught in his classic 1978 text, Leadership, the practice of leadership is not the same as the exercise of power. If I put a loaded gun to...
View Articleplan for imperfection
A thought. I have been considering all of the changes I have seen in training and philosophy regarding law enforcement response to active shooter situations and Boston Bomber/Mumbai style terror...
View ArticleThe Death of the Quiet Professional
Originally posted on findingvalhalla: I was raised?on the belief that “if you have to tell someone how good you are, you’re probably not that good.” Go ahead and read that a couple more times and let...
View Articlei am not afraid. you will be….
Originally posted on the things worth believing in: Just came across this little nugget: In the description it states: Abduction is rampant, even in America. According to the FBI, Sex slavery is now...
View Articleshort rant
Originally posted on the things worth believing in: Departing a bit from the usual stuff I post here, but bear with me. Something that I have issues with in the online community and in the real world...
View Articlethe little tests
Originally posted on the things worth believing in: I have mentioned in previous posts that I subscribe to the idea that: A man’s ordinary life at peace reflects his courage or cowardice just like a...
View ArticleEmpty-Chamber Carry is Bullshit
Originally posted on gunservant.com: Empty-chamber carry. Some people refer to it as Israeli Carry (which is funny because you don’t actually carry an Israeli with you), and among the naïve and the...
View ArticleWhen everything stood still
Originally posted on The Smart-Ass Millenial: It’s weird, the things memory can do. What it decides to hold on to and what it chooses to leave behind. How you can try to hold on so tightly to the...
View ArticleI didn’t vote for this
Originally posted on The Smart-Ass Millenial: A brief life recap before I begin! I’ve started a new, wonderful job. I’m loving every minute, and so happy I took the chance on applying. You would think...
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