Imagine, if you will, an ethnic group in America often being identified for its association with criminal activity. Members of this ethnic group Continue Reading
Law Enforcement
Donning My Gear
I don my belt and snap my keepers. I place my radio in its pouch and clip it in. I slide my light into its place. I slip into my body armor and Continue Reading
A Cop’s Guide to Brain Surgery
Editor's Note: Yes, we have to say this: the “medical advice” in this piece is satire. Do not attempt any of it, unless your long-term plan involves a Continue Reading
The Cost of Inaccuracy
This originally published in Vincent's substack and is republished with the author's permission. I worked for the Department of Homeland Security Continue Reading
The Blissfully Ignorant
Freedom allows the ignorant and inexperienced to profess utopian ideologies—ideologies that captivate the imagination. Their only physical Continue Reading
Training Written in Blood
Watching the fallout from the ICE agent shooting and killing the protestor in Minnesota has been painful. ICE agents are federal law enforcement. Continue Reading
Trust Earned in Training Paid for in Blood
I’ve spent most of my young adulthood on specialized teams in both law enforcement and the military. One thing I’ve learned is that there’s a Continue Reading
The Sound that Weighs Heavy
By Greg Payton There is a sound during the wee hours of the night in the home of a law enforcement officer. It is simple yet profound. At first it Continue Reading
The Lady in the Trench Coat
Once upon a time, before I was a cop, I worked a menial job. Despite the sun having long set, the temperature was well into the 80s. The weather did Continue Reading
Rules without Reason
Rules should not be created to be broken, but they should not be created to follow blindly. Behind every rule should lie a reason. We do not run red Continue Reading
Law Enforcement: First World Problems vs. Real World Problems
There are times when I've responded to calls and left shaking my head. I'm sure fellow officers reading this would agree. The problems we have to Continue Reading
Becoming the Impossible
Kindness kills. Blind trust kills. Being all that society asks its citizens to be kills. My greatest mistakes were rooted in kindness Continue Reading