Comments on: How I Roll

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:14:14 +0000

Thanks Ramses. I wasn’t sure how people would respond to that essay, glad to hear someone appreciated it.

By: Ramses

Ramses — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:28:31 +0000

Read your article in the statesman today. Finally someone thankful for the experience. You are right all we hear about is how people get back and cannot transfer into civilian life, but I bet there are thousands like you that do and are successful. Thank you for your services.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:10:47 +0000

Marc,

I disagree, but that’s still really cool to hear. Thanks!

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:08:55 +0000

Sir,

You are the kind of ‘nobody special’ that makes the U.S. the greatest country in history.

Don’t ever forget that, and don’t let anyone else forget it either.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:53:24 +0000

Gordo,

I don’t have any personal knowledge of the DHS purchases you mentioned, although I’ve seen a lot of reports about them recently. All of LE uses hollow points, so that doesn’t ring any alarm bells for me. I’d also have to find out if the DHS provides ammo to other LE agencies; that might explain the number of rounds purchased. And how much ammo did DHS buy last year, is this year’s ammo budget larger? I don’t know. In the current political climate, I understand why people are concerned.

About the MINRAPs, my understanding is that they’re being given to police tactical teams. I keep hearing people call them “light tanks”. As a former tank crewman I can tell you they definitely are not any kind of tank. SWAT teams have used similar armored vehicles for years, and as long as they’re used for protection of officers in situations where they need cover from gunfire, I don’t see a reason to be concerned.

Hope that helps.

By: gordo

gordo — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:50:48 +0000

Chris,
I know a lot of people, some of them friends of mine, are really worried about gun confiscation and what might happen in the next few years. I think it would help if you could give us some idea of what police are being told by their superiors. We see DHS with millions of rounds of hollow point bullets and now purchasing 2,700 MINRAP vehicles, in preparation for who knows what. A lot of very nervous people could use some encouragement, if you have any.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:47:38 +0000

Chris, you really can write well, and you have the virtue of humility. To me, that’s what makes for a good blogger. BTW, you’re the first cop blogger I have ever bookmarked.

Thanks for your efforts.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:20:54 +0000

Hey Eric, glad to hear that. Spread the word!

Chris

By: Eric S.

Eric S. — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:44:15 +0000

Just stumbled on your blog from a post on FB. As a former soldier and now cop, I’m digging your posts. Keep up the good work!

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:34:06 +0000

Joe,

I try not to say what agency I work for in my writing or in interviews, because I don’t represent my department and my writing should only reflect my opinions. I usually just say I work for a department in SE Texas. But it’s not too hard to find out who I work for, if you check out my “in the media” page. Maybe I should remove that link…

Before I came to this department I worked for two tiny departments near Victoria, so I’ve experienced police work in a 10 man rural dept and in a huge dept. Sometimes being a small town cop was harder than being a big city cop.

Thanks for reading and commenting, and stay safe out there. Please come back and comment anytime.

Chris