Year: 2015

Peacemaking is about Scotty Painter, an officer coming to terms with his life. He reminisces about his past as his soul wanders the crossroads between life and death. Scotty is the most respected member of his…

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I consider myself very fortunate to have known many members of elite military units. I always found them to be focused, professional, and unassuming.I didn’t meet them at a formal military event, or a Fourth…

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“We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall hang separately,” said Benjamin Franklin when he signed the Declaration of Independence. Even meeting to discuss the ideals expressed in the document, constituted a…

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On May 18, 2015, the United States Supreme Court (USSC) issued the long-awaited opinion in the case of the City of San Francisco v. Sheehan. The case involves the shooting death of a mentally ill…

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  On June 30, 2011, Atlanta Police Officer Thomas Atzert was forced to use deadly force in the line of duty against a suspect who ripped his OC spray and ASP baton from his hand…

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Much has been made of the expected role of LEOs in the past several months. Without having the benefit of knowing much of anything about the law surrounding the use of deadly force or the…

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Interview last evening on CCTV America regarding the North Charleston SC police shooting last Saturday. 1- There is a three-pronged investigation process after officer involved shootings. 2- Allow time for the investigative process to work….

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Thanks to cable TV, the term “the first 48” has become common. People know that the term refers to the immediate period after a homicide during which the investigation takes a fevered pace in an…

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On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, two LEOs were shot while working near an apparent peaceful protect following the resignation of Ferguson Missouri Police Chief Tom Jackson. Moments later, while these LEOs are bleeding on the…

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In early January, terrorists attacked a newspaper and a deli in Paris. LEOs were killed. This month, terrorist attacks in Denmark wounded LEOs. In both attacks, LEOs responded by returning fire when they were able…

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