Tag: lawful use of force
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…
READ MORE >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…
READ MORE >In the past two weeks, I’ve watched a flurry of stories about a work slowdown in the NYPD. These stories started a week or so after the murder of NYPD Officers Ramos and Liu on…
READ MORE >This evening, a St. Louis County, Missouri grand jury released its decision regarding the August 9, 2014 officer involved shooting (OIS) in Ferguson, MO involving City of Ferguson Police Officer Michael Brown and the death…
READ MORE >Around the United States tonight, LEOs are getting ready for work. They are leaving their families at the start of their shifts prepared to keep the peace and protect the strangers they serve, with every…
READ MORE >“We Hunt The Evil You Pretend Doesn’t Exist” I recently spent some time with a good friend who is a LEO and SWAT operator. He proudly wore a shirt with this phrase on the back….
READ MORE >In Hollywood, the thin blue line is a label ascribed to a conspiracy among LEOs when the bad guy in a movie is a cop. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Citizens…
READ MORE >This weekend, two Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call of a person threatening suicide. Both were shot. One will never come home. In the coming weeks, you will hear a lot on the…
READ MORE >“With this many officer involved shootings (OIS) in this community, why has not one LEO ever been prosecuted following an OIS?” This question is becoming more common during interviews with the media. The question provides…
READ MORE >We’ve heard a lot in the past several weeks about the racial makeup of departments in comparison to the communities they protect. In fact, I’ve been asked questions both during interviews and off-camera about the…
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