Police Procedure

The city of Chicago has done everything it legally can (not to mention some that have been found illegal) to avoid having a shooting range built within city limits. But judging by general state...

  When I lived in the UK, the BBC ended every single news story about any social ill by moaning about money. The unspoken assumption: anything can be solved with enough government spending. Except, of...

Washington DC cop Kenneth Furr can’t seem to hold his liquor. His drinking has gotten him into a number of jams over the years, but he's remained on the DC police force through all...

From the Pissing on My Leg and Telling Me it's Raining department comes this little blurb from almost heaven, West Virginia. "Two Marshall County deputies were shot during an "unfortunate accident" involving their weapons...

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a dog person. Always have been. Their general goofy good naturedness makes most of them great family pets and a lot of fun. Some do important duty...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsaDCUH_Js TTAG's warned concealed carry license holders many times: don't draw your weapon based on incomplete information. If you happen upon a violent encounter mid-incident, you don't know who's who, who's doing what to whom,...

It's hard to be a cop. Of that I have no doubt. I'm sure they go through extensive training to help them deal with situations like suicidal jumpers, barricaded wackos and hostage takers. And...

  It’s a fact of life. When you become a police officer you can’t just punch out when that 5:00 whistle blows. It would be nice to escape The Job. To be able to switch...

“The officer was cleaning out his trunk when he got sidetracked by some trespassers,” nj.com reports. And now the money shot": “Once the trespassers left, the officer got in his car and accidentally left...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFw5hMRbM-E&feature=player_embedded In a previous post (Is America Becoming a Police State) I chronicled the phenomenal growth of police SWAT teams and their tendency not to stay in barracks. And the inevitable, tragic consequences when "no-knock" raids...

  I used to speak to kids at school assemblies. I talked about the importance of staying in school and looking both ways before you cross the road. OK, it wasn't that boring. Especially during...

The London Metro Police took a fair amount of criticism during the recent riots. So did other constabularies around England. Store and home owners who saw their property damaged or destroyed weren’t impressed by...