Category Archives: Police Procedure

Quote of the Day: Mission Creep Edition

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

“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 how long before the UNC-Charlotte SWAT … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Gun Control, Gun Nation, Law and Order, Police Procedure | 11 Comments

Question of the Day: Do We Need Fewer Armed Police?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Robert Farago

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 federal police agencies cribbed from the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Law and Order, Police Procedure, Question of the Day | 18 Comments

OMG! OMG! A dog! In a park! OMG!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

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, love, tolerance and gun control. Just … Continue reading →

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Posted in Law and Order, Police Procedure | 61 Comments

NYPD 2010 Report: Use of Firearms by Police On the Decline

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Nick Leghorn

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 firing range and was reported to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Law and Order, Personal Defense, Police Procedure, Training & Technique | 3 Comments

Battlewagon’s Comment on Carl Jr.’s Shooting

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Robert Farago

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 [of the shooting at Carl Jr.s'] and think that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Police Procedure | 52 Comments

TN Cops Won’t Face Charges in Road Rage Gun Incident

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

“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 Weisgarber Road and Papermill Drive on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Law and Order, Police Procedure | 47 Comments

The Carl’s Jr. Shooting: Food for Thought

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Jim Sutherland

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 following the story. My biggest issue … Continue reading →

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Posted in Editorials, Law and Order, Police Procedure | 45 Comments