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 Life's Not Fair; Being an Emotional Winner
By Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith
When I was still in elementary school I decided that I'd become a cop. Certainly my strong sense of right and wrong, fair and unfair, good and evil would serve me well as a law enforcement professional.
In all of my law enforcement training classes I have a presentation slide that says simply "Nobody ever said life was going to be fair." Whether I'm talking to cops, dispatchers, trainers, commanders, sworn or civilian, this statement always generates discussion.
This probably isn't the first time you've heard some variation of "life isn't fair." I first heard it growing up on a farm in northern Ill. the 60's and 70's. I was a pretty happy kid, but I was always looking for things to be "equal." Why did my brother have different chores than I did? Why did that girl in my 4-H club have a nicer horse that mine? Why did we have to go to church every single Sunday when some of my friends got to sleep in? "It's not fair!" I whined. My mom, an elementary school teacher, never got angry, no matter how much I complained. She'd just smile wryly at me, say "Elizabeth, nobody every said life was going to be fair," and send me on my way.
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 Older Recruits
Second-career officers are increasing within the ranks.
by William Harvey - Police Magazine
Second-career "start-overs" are increasing in our ranks. I don't know whether it's the economic situation, disillusionment with a current job, or fulfilling a childhood dream but older candidates are applying for policeland. I recently had a chap call me and ask if he should apply for the police test. He is in his early 30s and wanted to know his chances. Let's take a look at this phenomenon.
Post military careers are quite common (author included). If you're in the military and can't decide whether to stay in or look for a civilian job, you may want to give this cop gig a whirl. The uniforms, ranks, governmental benefits, and guns will sound familiar. In the 60s and 70s, the Vietnam era churned out a great crop of police officers. More recent conflicts are doing the same. Chiefs should give a vet a chance!
Economic woes, downsizing, and over-qualification have been a recent stimulus for many to seek employment amongst our ranks. At the 50,000-foot level, most see it as a government job with protection and perks. Most think that no police agency will ever downsize, but think again. The larger cash-strapped cities are now leaving positions unfilled and slimming down their ranks.
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Basic Requirements for Officer-Owned Carbine Rifles
Firearms Training: Fundamentally Sound
with Chris Cerino
Reprinted from PoliceOne.com
Who can deny the many benefits of carbines in police work? They are light weight, light recoiling, adjustable, high capacity, long range, accurate and with proper training, very easy to operate. A fair adage would be to say that anyone who doesn't have a carbine is looking for one, and anyone who has one, is looking for another one. Stores can't keep them on the shelves and high-end carbines are selling more and more because the end users are becoming educated in the benefits of a well-built machine.
Over the years I've trained a lot of people in the use of the carbine. People often ask me, "What is your carbine class like?"
I tell them that it is exactly like my pistol class except with a carbine. It focuses on weapon familiarization, handling, and manipulation skills, as well as the fundamentals of marksmanship as they pertain to the system. With these skills and some continuing education in the carbine, officers are able to solve incidents without having to worry about the function of the gun.
People often ask me about my opinion on personally-owned carbines for police officers. I feel strongly that any officer who wants to own his or her own carbine should be permitted to do so. Of course, if I managed the range program, I would also set parameters so that the weapons they use are ensured to be safe and reliable.
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Gang Update: The Rise of American Indian Gangs Across America
By Rob Stallworth, American Military University Gang members are grabbing headlines in major urban areas for their crimes and growing propensity toward violence. You expect to hear horrific details about rivals shooting it out on the streets of New York or Chicago in an effort to gain respect or control their "turf" or "hood." What you don't hear is this same activity is happening in places like Minneapolis, Minnesota, where American Indian Gangs are carving out a name for themselves. more > |
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