Ecole Polytechnique.  Columbine.  Red Lake Senior High.  The Amish School. Virginia Tech. These are only some of the school shootings that have resulted in nationwide changes to how law enforcement trains for an ‘active shooter‘. During training, officers are armed with simunition (little paint bullets fired through the officer’s own gun) and go into a [...]

This video from a 1986 BBC show is making the rounds.  I love the humour and the intensity of the three dogs for something as simple as a spray of soda water. They look at the soda canister the same way my dog looks at bad guys… Enjoy! (and sorry…I’ve no idea what language the [...]

If you or someone you know is in law enforcement, you are aware the majority of police officers do not come equipped with an off button.  If they see something wrong or someone in need of assistance, officers will stop and help even if they are off-duty. Yesterday, in the few hours between opening presents [...]

November 28, 2008 was the launch date for this blog and there is value in the saying of “how things change, how much stays the same” as I’ve similar feelings from when the blog was launched and on its one year anniversary in 2009. I’ll not be the one to tell you being a police officer [...]

* “Common sense is so rare that it should be classified as a Super Power.” * This quote is on someone’s Twitter profile and I was disappointed I hadn’t thought of it first. *