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Strategies, Hints & Tips...
...so we can go home at the end of our shifts.
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If you've been here before...
Welcome back!!
What is the one thing we ALL do each and
every day in law enforcement?
WE DRIVE!!
It doesn't matter what call we're on - an assist call -
disabled motorist call - collision call - traffic enforcement -
pursuit - "routine" patrol - or any type of "HOT" call,
or even just to coffee...
WE ARE DRIVING!!
We will never forget those that have gone before us, from any cause, but we continue on our WARRIOR'S path and we learn from their sacrifices!!
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Each week I will insert a strategy, hint, or tip from the manual, or other source, concerning
law enforcement driving habits, roadside contacts, or any other important issue.
**If you would like to read a previous weekly message,
please go to the "Y.O.U.T.H. MANUAL" page and follow the links.
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5-13-2012 to 5-19-2012
LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEK
Ah, the month of May. Flowers are blooming and “Spring”is in the air. It’s also Memorial Month. This is the one month a year that’s set aside for formal memorial services for those that have gone before us and sacrificed so much. This month was primarily instituted to remember the brave military men and women who perished fighting for our nation. At some point in time, and rightfully so, one week during the month of May is set aside to honor the law enforcement men and women who have sacrificed and gone before us.
This week from May 13th to May 19th has been designated Law Enforcement week this year.
Some citizens say that Line of Duty Deaths just comes with the job. In a manner of speaking it does, but I don’t think any of us signed on to be a statistic did you? That isn’t the point though. Public servants who put themselves in harm’s way, military or civilian, on a daily basis, are fully aware of what could happen. We did sign on to try to make a difference and hopefully leave this world a better place than it was when we began our career. If you happen to personally witness a citizen opining (speaking) in that manner, it’s obviously your choice how you will react to it, but ignorance of the ignorant could be an avenue to take. Ignore their ignorance. You’ll be upset by their words, but don’t escalate it any further by falling into their trap.
I’m not going to say much more here this week, but I do have a request.
What I’d like each and every one of you visiting this website to do is to take the time this week, and this month, to “Remember & Reflect” for all who have given all. “Remember & Reflect” for all of them, or just someone you know, or both. Either way, take a minute or two, or more, and really think of how much their sacrifices have helped all of us in the law enforcement profession today and for generations to come.
They are gone, but certainly…”NEVER FORGOTTEN!!”
We continue on our WARRIOR’S PATH honoring their memories.
Oh…and by the way…HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL YOU Mom’s and Grandma’s out there.
"Without you…we just wouldn’t be..."
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
The five tenets of the “Below 100” Initiative which are:
The tenets of “Not Today” which are:
- Not on this shift
- Not on this call
- Not on this stop
- I will not be caught unaware.
YOUR SAFETY & YOUR SURVIVAL IS UP TO YOU!!
Though most of these articles started out as original articles, I have added my own two cents worth to them here and there and present them to you in my own way.
Articles that do not have a reference are ones that I have written myself.
BE SAFE & DRIVE SMART EVERYONE!!
(SMART: Safe Maneuvering ARound Traffic)
My shift is over...Going Home!!
If you would like, please leave a comment here about the previous article. Thank You for your support.
YOUTH-2008 PRIVACY POLICY
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OFFICER SAFETY INITIATIVES
"BELOW 100" "NOT TODAY" INITIATIVE
Go to the "BELOW 100" page on this website for more information.
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I want to personally thank PoliceOne.com, and Senior Editor Doug Wyllie, for the never-ending vault of information and videos they have which I've used from the onset of this endeavor. If anyone visiting this website hasn't been to the PoliceOne website yet, I highly suggest you visit and see what they have to offer. Follow their links below:
*The American Association of State Troopers (AAST) has also kindly listed this website as a link on theirs. For all Highway Patrol, Troopers, or State Police out there, pay them a visit at: www.statetroopers.org. They are a great organization and offer valuable benefits to members of these agencies nationwide. Some of the other website links down at the lower right of this page have also kindly supported my effort and provided a link on their sites.
Another "THANK YOU" to retired LT. Jim Glennon. I first met Jim at a Street Survival Seminar in Lake Tahoe in 2010. We talked a little there and have e-mailed back and forth since. His encouragement has spurred me to further my efforts.
I also want to "THANK" Captain Travis Yates of the Tulsa PD (Oklahoma) and also the current President of ALERT International. I have used some of his articles, or portions of, and of course attribute them to him. With his articles, as well as others, I have merely added my own "2 cents worth" to them. Captain Yates is at www.policedriving.com and at www.tenfourministries.org. On the "Ten Four Ministries" website, Captain Yates also has a section about donating your used vests. "Vests For Life." If you have any body armor laying around, or if your agency has some, by all means donate them so agencies or officers without them can be put to excellent use, so they too can go home to their loved ones.
I would also like to THANK those that I have worked with in the California Highway Patrol (CHP), both management and officers, for their encouragement and support of the Y.O.U.T.H. Program.
My THANKS and GRATITUDE to all.
ACCOLADES:
But...with readers like you, the YOUTH Program itself would not be as successful as it is becoming.
>On December 4, 2009, received a CHP Certificate of Commendation from my Area Commander regarding the YOUTH Program.
>June 2011 issue of "Law Officer" magazine publishes an article about the YOUTH Program:
http://www.lawofficer.com/article/patrol/curbing-danger-youth-program
>On June 29, 2011, received a CHP Division Chief's Commendation for efforts with the YOUTH Program.
>Member of AAST (American Association of State Troopers) (2009)
>Member of ALERT International (Association of Professional Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Response Trainers) (2009)
>Member of ILEETA (International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association) (2011)
>"Below 100" Trainer (November 8, 2011)
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