Archive for September, 2014
A Few Thoughts on ISIS
Like many Americans, I have strong thoughts about ISIS and Islamic terrorism. Unlike most Americans, I have extensive experience living and working with Muslims. As a United Nations police officer in Kosovo I lived on the civilian economy, worked with local Albanian Muslim police and spent most of my off-duty time socializing with locals instead […]
Filed under: Writing | 64 Comments
Tags: David Haines, ISIS, James Foley, Muslim Terrorism, Steven Sotloff, veteran writers
Just wanted to let any interested parties know that my second novel, Line in the Valley, is now available in print on Amazon. If you don’t like eBooks and have been counting the seconds until you could hold a real copy of Line in the Valley in your hands, your prayers have been answered! If […]
Filed under: Line in the Valley | 4 Comments
Tags: Chris Hernandez, Line in the Valley, Texas border, veteran writers
I recently wrote an essay about the Michael Brown shooting (https://chrishernandezauthor.com/2014/08/24/a-dose-of-reality-for-ferguson-missouri/comment-page-4/). In the essay I debunked some of the most commonly used arguments to “prove” the shooting was unjustified (i.e., “Shooting an unarmed person is always wrong”). Not surprisingly, many readers took my essay to mean I’m part of the “blue wall”, and that I’ll […]
Filed under: Cops | 70 Comments
Tags: body cameras, drug war, ferguson missouri, law enforcement
After I published my opinion piece about the shooting in Ferguson Missouri, I received many emails from police officers and private citizens thanking me for writing it. I also received one message from a police officer who tried to explain how the job has changed him, and why he is the way he is. I […]
Filed under: What Police Work is Really Like | 75 Comments
Tags: ferguson missouri, police, veteran authors
Sorry guys, I got all tied up with the furor over the Ferguson essay I wrote and haven’t posted the remaining chapters of my Iraq war crime series. I realize I’m inherently biased about this, but I think it’s a hell of an interesting story. Please check it out, and links to each chapter can […]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Tags: eric lauzier, iraq war, john diem, justin watt, tony yribe, veteran writers, war crimes, yusufiyah murders
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