WHEN THE GREEN GETS THINNER, THE THIN BLUE LINE GETS THINNER, TOO…
Things are tough all over. Municipal, county, and state budgets are facing critical shortfalls that could cause severe limitation of ability to deliver emergency services in a timely fashion. A brother officer recently sent...
JON-BOY AN’ COOTER TALK POLITICS
So, anyways, me an’ my buddy Jon-Boy was settin’ on the back porch, havin’ us a few brews, an’ Jon-Boy up an’ sez, “Cooter, you figger them Ree-publicans got a chance to win...
WHY YOU CAN’T REPLACE COPS WITH SOCIAL WORKERS
People who do not have to deal with the violently mentally ill don’t understand why they sometimes have to be harmed – by the police who are trying to restrain them, or by intended...
FORT HOOD: Go ahead, blame the weapon, not the killer…
As we learn more about the man who shot 40-some people, leaving 13 dead thus far, at our largest military base, we predictably see certain forces in society demonizing the weapon, not the demon...
A FAMED POLICE GUNFIGHTER PASSES
I was
saddened when I got the message from Bill Allard’s son that his dad had passed
away. I met Bill in the early 1970s, introduced by his friend and partner Jim
Cirillo, whom I had met...