Archive for the ‘Cops’ Category
Choices and Principles
Quick cop story. I remembered this recently, and I think it’s pertinent to the current national situation. I’ll explain why later. Years ago, I met a police officer from a “commonwealth” state. I didn’t have a good grasp of what that meant. We had a conversation about commonwealth laws, and to this day I’m disgusted […]
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Tags: 2nd amendment, gun control, tyranny
Everyone knows of Flights 11 and 175, which hit the Twin Towers on 9/11. We understand that passengers on those flights thought they were facing a “normal” hijacking. They expected the hijackers to land somewhere and make demands, then release hostages. They followed the old advice of, “stay calm, cooperate, don’t fight back and nobody […]
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Tags: armed citizens, gun control, mass shootings, second amendment
My life as a tyrant
I’m going to say something that will undoubtedly cause me to lose some police officer friends. But I feel it needs to be said anyway. I’m willing to take the heat for it. Keep in mind, I became a police officer because I wanted to be a good guy. Even though we’ve all seen reports […]
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Tags: 2nd amendment, police, tyranny
I keep hearing an argument against private citizens responding to active shooters, and I’m going to address it. It shows how unimportant some people think the lives of average citizens are. Here’s the argument. “Private citizens or teachers shouldn’t be allowed to carry weapons and respond to an active shooter. If they do, when police […]
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Tags: active shooter, Adam Lanza, mass shooting, school shooting, virginia tech
The Newtown shooting, and all the school shootings that preceded it, validated the beliefs of those who oppose armed teachers. The absence of armed teachers actually saved lives. Sure, brutal cowards massacred dozens of people. Sure, the victims had no defense whatsoever against heavily armed madmen. Sure, innocents died in helpless terror as murderers fired […]
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Tags: active shooter, Adam Lanza, armed teachers, arming teachers, columbine, newtown, sandy hook, school shootings, virginia tech
Don’t worry. We’re going to be safe. Jaime Foxx, Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities have joined forces with New York City Mayor Bloomberg to “Demand a Plan” for new gun control. They helped make a video, then left the studio in the company of their armed bodyguards, to go to mansions surrounded by armed […]
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Tags: active shooter, Adam Lanza, assault weapons ban, gun control, gun crime, mass murders, mass shootings, newtown, school shootings
Let’s be honest; we’re not surprised anymore. We’re no longer surprised when some pathetic, pitiful coward attacks a school or mall full of innocent men, women and children. Maybe we were shocked this time, but only because the victims were so young. These incidents have become so commonplace that when we see a headline or […]
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Tags: active shooter, mass murder, mass shooting, newtown, sandy hook, school shooting
So there I was, minding my own business, driving down a dark street in the ‘hood. Ahead of me, a traffic light turned red. I slowed to a stop as an old Buick coming the other way punched it. The Buick blew the light, passed me and kept going. I wasn’t real concerned. There was […]
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Tags: pcp, police, pursuit
CSI hate you
I cannot freakin’ stand CSI-type TV shows. My work as a street cop has exposed me to reality instead of the ridiculous shark-jumping nonsense I see on those shows. All the bad guys on the show get broken by the awesome interrogators, and go from saying “I’m innocent” to “All right copper, I did it! […]
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Tags: crack, CSI
How we’re built
I’m going to depart from my usual war and cop stories to talk a bit about current events. To me, the most important issue in the public eye is the Benghazi consulate attack and our country’s response. If there is one single issue that’s going to drive my vote, this might be it. I’m not […]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Cops, Iraq | 4 Comments
Tags: Afghanistan, army, benghazi, combat, kosovo, libya, police, war
