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Within the professional law enforcement community, there are five recognized and accepted purposes for which a legitimate use of force might be justified. These five well-defined and established purposes are frequently referred to as the "Rules of Engagement" and are basically categorized as: Self Defense— a right common to all persons Defense of Others— a DUTY assigned to police personnel Effectuate an Arrest— a vested authority granted by law Prevent an Escape— a vested authority granted by law Overcome Resistance— a vested authority granted by law The absolute RIGHT of self-defense applies to everyone including law enforcement officers. The DUTY to defend others is inherent in the law enforcement mission. The authority to deploy objectively reasonable force to effectuate an arrest is found in both federal and state laws along with the prohibition for the arrestee to use force or violence to resist the arrest. Hence, the first three "Rules of Engagement" are rat...

Handling traffic can be easier than you think!!!! Traffic Tips First, use your equipment—all of it. Wear your bright orange or ANSI-green glo-vest all the time, even during daylight hours. Sure, it's ugly, but this is no time to make a fashion statement. Next, use your flashlight with the orange cone attached. During evening scenes turn the flashlight on. You want to be seen: That's the intent of standing in the intersection. You also want to be heard. I'm not sure when whistles went out of style, but down here they appear to be nothing more than decoration, like your seniority or marksmanship pins. I see more Oakleys on the faces of traffic officers than I do whistles. Whistles are great attention getters especially for smaller-statured officers. Use yours. Remember: Use one long blast to stop all traffic and two short blasts to get drivers started again. Next, remember light control. Just like in nighttime tactical situations, you can control the light at traffic sc...

I guess there's not to many farms in Detroit........ A teacher in a Detroit, Michigan. elementary school asked her students if they could tell the class what sound a pig makes. Little Tyrone stood up and said: "Up against the wall mother fucker!"

Part of what makes airsoft so intriguing is its highly realistic look and feel of actual weaponry without the real potential of death or serious injury. Many of the airsoft pistols and rifles look so much like actual guns that they cannot be identified as toys, except for the bright orange tip that is required by law. This makes airsoft pistols in particular, a great tool for training for men and women in law enforcement. With the comparable dimensions, weight, look and feel of an actual handgun or rifle, the officer in training is getting a great idea of what using the real thing is all about. Due to their close resemblance to actual handguns, officers can holster the airsoft guns just as they would a real one, and can pull and fire just like a real weapon as well. Gas airsoft pistols have the advantage over spring airsoft pistols here because they can actually recoil after firing, just like a real gun. These guns are called blow-back guns, which mirror the recoil of the real ...

USING THE " SPEAR andHIGH GEAR" EQUIPMENT FOR TRAINING S/SGT. T. HANNA #36739 FTO T/O "D" DIV. HEADINGLY In August I will be one of the TO's at the combatives training camp being held at Depot Div. for 4 days, along with Sgt. J. Belliveau "E DIV",Cpl. J. Sczyglinski "D DIV", and Sgt. Barry Larrimore "A DIV"., information coming in the June Gazette for all interested. A 3-step drilling recipe that allows you to experience in advance of a real attack the physical ''positional'' variables of a real fight. I refer to this as ''Off-Balance'' training paradigm (in a real fight you are ''off-balance'' psychologically, emotionally and physically). Step 1: Dissect the scenario: identify the Murphy Moments, connect the attack to a realistic pre-contact build up so that your brain mentally blueprints realistic pre-contact use (this helps decrease reaction time) and work this encounter s...

There’s an old saying that goes “There are two kinds of shooters—those who have had negligent discharges, and those who will.” Well, some instructors take exception to this fatalism, claiming that they’ve never had a negligent discharge, and so you shouldn’t either. While I hope that’s true for you, there are also a number of extremely well-regarded instructors who will admit to having had a round come out of the gun that they hadn’t intended. Part of this is simply the law of large numbers: The more you practice, the more rounds you shoot, the greater chance the odds will catch up with you. That’s why we religiously practice the four redundant safety rules that should be burned into our brains by now: Keep your finger off the trigger until you want the gun to discharge; treat all guns as if they were loaded until you have proven to yourself with a redundant protocol that they are not; always keep your gun pointed in the safest possible direction; and know where any bullet coming out o...

USING YOUR PORTABLE RADIO,CORRECTLY!! As you can see in the photos these officers are using their mics correctly allowing the dominant hand to be free in case a quick grab for your weapon is needed, and they can't be strangled with the cords!!! Tips on how to correctly manipulate your portable radio How many cops carry a portable radio? How many use the extended microphone that attaches somewhere near their head in the epilate? How many police officers talk on the portable radio? I think the answer will be everyone in patrol. My safety tip is how you talk or more correctly manipulate that radio. How many times have you seen an officer right handed or left handed reach across their body with their strong hand and key the microphone to talk, maybe even tilting their head toward the microphone side. They are completely vulnerable during this simple act because the following conditions exist: 1. They have moved their strong had away from their weapon. 2. Their weapon hand is now at the...