I love how the media calls a police officer pulling a car over as "routine." Usually, the headlines go like this, "Officer killed during a routine Continue Reading
The Tactical Tango and Psychological Ambush… a Lost Art
A few years ago, I investigated a credit card theft. The defendant, call him "Mr. Big," worked as a mechanic for a family-owned car dealership. The Continue Reading
Police Training: Everyone Has a Plan ‘Til They Get Punched in the Face
Editor's Note: This article is also discussed in Ayman's Podcast: Project Sapient--check it out here. I was born in Monrovia, Liberia in the early Continue Reading
A Cop’s Perspective: The Uvalde Massacre and Answering the “Why”
The Robb Elementary School attack was a tragedy that could have been prevented. The police response was chaotic and marred by confusion and Continue Reading
I’m not Liberal, I’m not Conservative, I am Reasonable
These days in America, if you have an opinion (no matter what that opinion may be), you are quickly labeled and ridiculed. It could be the most Continue Reading
This Happens When Knee-Jerk Reactions Become Law
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 21, 2020. ___ Ex-Mayor of Minneapolis Betsy Hodges recently wrote: "I remember clearly one officer, Continue Reading
Why You Want Cops to Have a Warrior’s Mindset
Editor's Note: This article is also discussed in Ayman's Podcast: Project Sapient--check it out here. Over the past several years, the term "warrior" Continue Reading
The Public is the Police… the Police are the Public
Principle number 7 in Sir Robert Peele's Policing Principles, who is known as the father of modern policing, states to maintain at all times a Continue Reading
Police Training… or Lack Thereof
I've been a cop for over a decade and have seen the decline of quality training made available to police officers. Don't get me wrong, some of the Continue Reading
A Cop’s Proposal: Instead of Defunding… Refocus Policing
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 11, 2020. The issues discussed in this article remain just as relevant Continue Reading
Reaction vs. Reflex
Battle drills, battle drills, battle drills…The Ranger Handbook defines battle drills as a collective action rapidly executed without applying a Continue Reading
Reality of the Job
Every door I knock on is mostly bad news Most cars I stop, I don’t plan on giving a ticket It’s either to tell them to slow down or tell them Continue Reading
