Category: Blue Line Lawyer

All too often, we hear about the dangerous side of law enforcement. While the job is far more dangerous than even our most staunch supporters know, there is also a lot of fun associated with…

  When Cops Kill: The Aftermath of a Critical Incident takes you through an officer involved shooting and the years after. What does it mean to be sued as a law enforcement officer? What will…

I was honored to attend a multi-agency active shooter exercise this past weekend at Town Center Mall in Kennesaw, Georgia. The drill was two years in the making and involved fire, EMS, 911, EMA, the…

As Hurricane Sandy reminds us of the awesome power of nature, we keep those affected in our thoughts and prayers. We expect, as a nation, that our first responders will answer the call of service….

When I was working at Precinct Three in the Cumberland Area of Atlanta, one of the officers on my shift got into the fight of his life with a suspect following a traffic stop. The…

Despite the typical scenario and what we see in the movies, many times the use of deadly force involves more than one LEO. I’ve responded to more than one Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) when several…

You can read these words at some point after nearly every officer involved shooting (OIS), “gunned down.” Most often, these words are used to refer to the description of how the suspect, who fought with,…

I was honored to serve this year as the chair of the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce’s Public Safety Appreciation Week which runs from October 1 – 7. The event kicked off with a breakfast to…

Infantry. The American Heritage online dictionary defines the term as, “The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot.” When we think of this term in the context of the…

Now, I hate to admit this, but I watch a lot of LEO videos. I also watch television shows about law enforcement chases, arrests, crimes caught on tape and news stories about such topics. Ialso…