Nov
29
Leave Us Alone!
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The tragedy in India this week once again brings to the forefront something that should never leave that position. Our current economic woes would become immediately dwarfed by a similar attack on our own country. I hear pundits criticizing Indian officials for not being properly prepared for this attack. That may be true, but [...]
Nov
28
How Many Cops does it Take?
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“How many of you does it take?” I’ve sure had that hurled at me more than a few times. I’ll be on a traffic stop, or detaining some suspicious person and either the person, or some nosey passer-by, snorts the above statement.
This explanation is offered not for them, but for those folks [...]
Nov
22
Damned Either Way.
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Well, here we go again.
A police officer answers a call while at home off duty, to come into work and risk his life and safety to help save a suicidal stranger and for his efforts he gets hammered by some media and second-guessed by local politicians. What a strange way to say thank [...]
Nov
5
Congratulations!
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This may come as a surprise, considering my past blogs, however I’d like to congratulate President-elect Obama. One of the things I love about our nation is our history of peaceful transitions of power. No matter how contentious, the losing party, often quite graciously as in this case, hands the reigns over to his successor.
The [...]