$20 Box Store Lights For Cops?
There are lots of tools of the trade associated with law enforcement. Most of us automatically think of our guns, impact weapons, radios, handcuffs, etc. And we often take their expense for granted — until we’re buying them with our own hard-earned money. Flashlights can certainly cause a lot of grumbling, and I’ve often heard officers complain about how expensive they are and the batteries needed to keep ’em running. And I love the “If they don’t issue it, then I ain’t buying it” crowd. Great, go ahead and shoot yourself in the foot by short-changing your chance to save your butt when the chips are down. Idiots.
What Happened To Uniformity?
I recently received a press release announcing the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, DC has modified its uniform rules to accommodate religious practices. Specifically, the rules were changed to allow people of the Sikh [...]
Who Pays For PTSD?
A reader asked me to comment on the Albuquerque, N.M. Police Association’s (APA) practice of giving sums of cash to officers involved in shootings or other traumatic incidents. These payments, averaging several hundred dollars each, [...]
Graveyard Cops
What Other Government Agency Will Even Answer Their Phone, Much Less Send Someone To Your Door At Midnight? If you’re new to police work, you’ve probably been working your unfair share of graveyard shifts. It’s [...]
Will You Do It?
I’ve known anti-gun cops, who seriously said things like, ‘They have no right to own a gun, it’s my job to protect them. If they have guns, it’s just a danger to me!’ I like [...]