Life In The Fishbowl: How To Avoid An Ambush And Stay Alive

Life In The Fishbowl: How To Avoid An Ambush And Stay Alive

The introduction of the MDT¹ into the cruiser made officers on the road more autonomous. We could check licenses, run registrations, read calls for service, see pending calls, use maps, type reports, and play Spider Solitaire. It also keeps officers out on the road...
Quiet Quitting In Law Enforcement

Quiet Quitting In Law Enforcement

Quiet quitting is nothing new in law enforcement, it’s just a new name for an old problem. Back in the day we called it Retired On Duty, or ROD for short, and was generally reserved for the old, salty cops — the kind of guys who didn’t wear vests, chain-smoked...
The 10,000 Hour Rule

The 10,000 Hour Rule

An NFL game totals 60 minutes on the clock and it takes an average of 3 hours and 12 minutes to play. But do you know how much football is actually played in any given game and what any of this has to do with becoming an expert in your field? There are two sides to...
Anticipation And The Thing About Surprises

Anticipation And The Thing About Surprises

When it comes to tactics, it’s better to be disappointed than surprised. I don’t know about you, but I hate surprises. I don’t like surprise parties, surprise bills, surprise car repairs, surprise sinkholes in the driveway, or … I’ll stop there because I’m...
Where We’re Going

Where We’re Going

You might be wondering what this whole Johnny Tactical thing is all about, where it came from, and where it’s going. Or you might be wondering what’s on TV later — and that’s okay, no hard feelings. Regardless of which category you fall into, I wrote...