Taser Use Policies – Thoughts Of

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National Security

A Twitter post, speaks of a person who wants to take away our police forces ability to protect themselves, and properly defend our people. We absolutely need the ability to fight our enemies, foreign and domestic. Police forces of all countries have to have the ability to protect and serve their citizens; as well as,

Presidential Campaign 2020

The video clip below, may be what it has boiled down to. A violent socialist regime, or President Trump. I’m not talking about the kneeling part. In current government, anyone can kneel (be it government employees or individuals). I’m not going to spell out gloom and doom, if former Vice President Biden is elected. I

Police Force Policy/Tactics – Thoughts On

Repeat, repeat, and repeat. It seems just as unrest within the nation calms down, there is a repeat of police tactics that cause harm or death to an individual being arrested or under custody. Do we not learn from past mistakes? Why do we keep repeating them? We see the failures to protect people, and

Mass Shootings – Tip of the day – and Opinions

Do not be the horse fighting the rope: Go after what is at the other end of the rope. Possible examples of what is at the other end of the rope: Television, internet, video games, lax gun laws (these might even be part of the rope, in which case, things just became more complicated and

Anti-Conservative Ringers

A conservative speaker is beat up at Berkley College, for promoting conservatism. It looks like the attacker was a ringer, sent for a photo op. Where are the conservative ringers? It is not like this has not happened before. That is the problem with conservatives – They have this rosy picture of the world and

Defending the Defenseless in Our Schools

There was a post on Facebook, that made a lot of sense. It is one that I have talked about years ago. Making sure there are people in and around our schools that can be there to do what is necessary; should the occasion arise. Once we get people to work in the schools to

More on the United Airline Incident

I worked at a local jail for 5 years. I probably am more for using physical force, than most people. Nothing shocks me. I believe, ‘I get it.’ When these tactics are moved from the jails and prisons, to public venues; on the other hand, there is a risk to public safety. Those methods should

Shootings and mental health

OK. What is so hard about instituting nation wide protocols for new mental health diagnoses, or even strong suspicion on mental health issues. There usually are warning signs, to indicate if someone is going to spontaneously combust! In the last instance of a shooting in an air port – According to reports, the man sought out

Thoughts on Weapons Part III

Some new gun laws have been passed here, in New York. Many people are upset over this. Whether one agrees with the laws or not, the actions taken by the government are a part of the natural order. Governments and those in government positions are charged with the management of the country. Part of the responsibility is