Depressed in DC? Don’t Let the Cops Know About It.
Mathew Corrigan is an Army reservist who was battling depression and insomnia. Wanting some help with the problems, he called what he thought was the military's emotional support help line. Instead, he mistakenly called...
STL PD: Resistance is Futile
This new media thing certainly brings with it some oddities. Like working with Dan and Robert for the better part of 2011 having never actually met them face-to-face. Thanks to Nick’s trip down to...
Quote of the Day: Mission Creep Edition
"Virginia Tech and Columbine. Now, let’s look at the numbers: Any given middle school, high school, or college in America can expect to have exactly one homicide on its campus every 12,000 years. So...
Question of the Day: Do We Need Fewer Armed Police?
You might say we need more hot cops. And who am I to argue? But today's question is about quantity, not quality. Are there too many cops? Make the jump for the list of...
OMG! OMG! A dog! In a park! OMG!
Speaking of dummies in the federal government, some of them seem to think it's OK to enforce dog-walking regulations with less lethal weaponry. At least they do around San Francisco, that bastion of peace,...
NYPD 2010 Report: Use of Firearms by Police On the Decline
RF sent me a link this morning to a report compiled for the New York City Police Department that outlined the circumstances behind every bullet fired by an NYPD cop that wasn't on the...
Battlewagon’s Comment on Carl Jr.’s Shooting
I did 5 deployments. I’ve shot people and never lost a minute of sleep over it because I was lucky enough to never have an ambiguous situation. I look at that video and think...
TN Cops Won’t Face Charges in Road Rage Gun Incident
"Brock Estep, 31, of Knoxville, alleged that two men in a Toyota Avalon attempted to cut him off in traffic as they pulled out of the Waffle House parking lot at the corner of...
The Carl’s Jr. Shooting: Food for Thought
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I watched the YouTube video from the fast food restaurant shooting story presented by Robert Farago and tried to digest what I witnessed - both in the video and the subsequent comments by posters...
Videographers Laugh At Shooting at Carl Jr.’s [CA] [NSFW]
TTAG commentator Joe sent us a link to this YouTube video of an Officer Involved Shooting outside Carl Jr.'s restaurant in Monterey Park, California : "The man did not swing the pipe at the...
Question of the Day: Are You Fit Enough for Armed Self-Defense?
"I learned that a law enforcement injury prevention, tactical fitness and wellness class was given a thumbs down for any officer from a large department because 'fit cops don't stop bullets.' Apparently poor fitness,...
Force Science Institute: Cops Deserve Better Post-Shooting Treatment Than Civilians
Ray Meyer was a sergeant for the California Highway Patrol. The ex-cop emailed the Force Science Institute (FSI) a question that's been rattling around my head for a while: why should cops get special treatment...