Murphy’s Law 101: Everything That Can Go Wrong, Will

Murphy’s Law 101: Everything That Can Go Wrong, Will

I finished writing up a warning as I listened to a call coming in over the air. There was a guy who had made suicidal statements and the family asked us to go check on him. I was a minute or two down the road on a traffic stop, so I decided to clear the stop and head...
Finding Bigfoot: The Ever Elusive Work-Life Balance

Finding Bigfoot: The Ever Elusive Work-Life Balance

For most of us in police work, the idea of striking a true work-life balance is as real and elusive as Bigfoot. Is it out there? Maybe. But the odds of finding it are certainly not in our favor and others may think us crazy as we search for it. In Todd Duncan’s book...
Every Day Carry You Can Carry Every Day

Every Day Carry You Can Carry Every Day

I know cops who never touch a gun when they’re off duty and others who go to bed wearing BDUs and a plate carrier with a pillow under their rifle. Whichever way you lean, remember a wise man once said that it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and...
Why We Do What We Do: A Reminder

Why We Do What We Do: A Reminder

In 1914 Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for Antarctica on the ship Endurance with a plan in place to be the first to transverse the hostile continent. Almost two years later, after shipwreck, hunger, frostbite, darkness, and loneliness, Shackleton and...