By Rick Armellino
Baker Batshield
Reprinted from Policeone.com
Military historians have used the term audacity to describe a
bold life-threatening action that is beyond the norm, with an apparent higher
level of risk, almost always associated with a devastating attack that follows
swift movement and surprise.
Obligation versus
policy
All law enforcement agencies are
cognizant of their obligation to serve and protect their citizens' safety.
How different agencies perform this duty varies
widely.
Generally, the larger the agency, the more risk adverse
their policies, and the greater chance for delay and inaction during
fast-breaking mass murder events.
Providing unequivocally clear and distinct policy that grants
full discretion to any law enforcement officer to launch an attack
against imminent or active killers is considered very audacious, and for good
reason.
Allowing first responders the individual authority
to make entry and attack a deadly threat is completely dependent upon the
fortitude and caliber of leadership within their respective agency, and the
leadership's ability to manage, train and equip an autonomous patrol force
tasked with swift and aggressive action.
Risk-adverse law enforcement agencies
usually place controls on any activities that could appear audacious to the
public at large.
It's unfair to place officers in the moral quandary
of having to decide to use aggressive tactics or deadly force in order to save
lives, and then run the risk of having their employer condemn their actions when
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By John E Reid & Associates
When average people are asked about nonverbal communication, most will mention
eye contact. The eyes are considered "the windows of the soul" and The Eagles
warned that, "you can't hide your lying eyes." When Judge Judy detects possible
deception, she admonishes the witness to look her in the eyes. Effective
communicators learn not only how to read the meaning of another person's eye
contact, but also to use their own eye contact to influence other people. This
field of study is referred to as
gaze and mutual gaze.
Interestingly, of all possible nonverbal behaviors studied, eye contact is
generally least influenced through psychophysiological processes, but rather is
a learned response depending on societal rules. Furthermore, not all societies
teach the same rules. The following discussion applies generally to western
culture.
Breaks of Gaze
Consider that you are attending a seminar and the instructor asks for a
volunteer to come to the front of the class to demonstrate a principle. If you
do not want to be called upon, your eyes will immediately go down to the table
top. This unconscious drop of gaze sends the message of shame, guilt or
embarrassment. In other situations, for example when a clergyman expresses his
condolences at the passing of a loved one, a drop of gaze signals sympathy and
compassion. Neurolinguistically, a downward break of gaze indicates that
emotional centers of the brain are being accessed.article continues >> |
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An increase in "ums" and "ahs"."
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The body turning away from you.
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A widening of the eyes.
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A hand reaching to cover parts of the
face, especially the mouth, even
momentarily.
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An increase in foot or leg movement.
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A change in voice pitch.
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A change in eye contact. The person
may begin to look away or to stare at
you.
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A change in speaking speed.
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 If there is one thing that I could get my civilian friends to realize this
holiday season is not how blessed they are during the holidays but how REALLY
blessed they are during the holidays.
In law enforcement, the holiday season is one of the busiest, most dangerous
times for officers all across the country on patrol. The reason for this is
simple, people with big problems see those problems as even bigger during the
time of the year when you are just suppose to be happy because everyone else is,
but it doesn't always work out that way.
Officer's respond to distraught, extremely depressed individuals who may be
drunk, physically abusive to themselves or others, want to take their own lives
or the lives of others, or commit violent acts in an attempt to recover from
financial or emotional hardships. We as first responders have to deal with these
often disturbed individuals that have now gone completely over the edge because
it is Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Eve and they are alone, broke, or out of
their drug of choice and can't find anymore.
Instead of carving the turkey at home, these officers may be wrestling a dad to
the ground that was supposed to carve a turkey but decided to cut his wrist with
the knife instead. They may be
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