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Google “racist cop” and you’ll get more than 2.5 million results. The articles range from specific statements made on social media to snippets of audio from police body and dash cameras. Seemingly everything is interpreted…

It’s easy to grow numb when facing sadness and pain. For months, I have seen flags at half mast, LEOs with bands across their badges, and social media posts of weeping spouses, children, and LEOs…

This week, two news stories dominated the headlines. Seven LEOs were murdered in the line of duty and United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed. For many, the news coverage of the deaths of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The conversation reminded me of my days in Crime Prevention and Training. “When the officer stopped me, he was so cold.” I responded, “Was he rude?” “No” they replied, “He was just not very friendly.”…

I was honored recently to be invited to attend a roundtable for firearms instructors in the Metro Atlanta area. Senior instructors from attended representing state, local and private departments. We exchanged ideas on training philosophies,…

After a while, you begin to believe that the law has a term for everything. From “uninvolved co-conspirator” to “officious intermeddler,” it makes the practice of law very interesting. It also reminds us that the…