Surviving police patrol and making it to the pension line.

The security of your home, your car and the security of your personal being must consist of layers. Meaning, that no “1” individual obstacle that you place between a subject who wants to steal from you or assault you, guarantees your safety.

This past summer, what I refer to as the “Summer of Violence 2020”, put police officers directly into our living rooms. We got to watch “Live” how cities react to mass violence and how they utilize their police. What an eye opener America got.

In April of 1865, Charles J. Colchester, a shady character of a man, met Abraham Lincoln and warned him that his life was in danger; a few days later Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot in the head. Charles J. Colchester was a friend of John Wilkes Booth. 

Lincoln’s Secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay commented on the incident; “But he had himself so sane a mind and a heart so kindly, even to his enemies, that it was hard for him to believe in a political hatred so deadly as to lead to murder.”

My father wore the badge,

so did his father.

There has been a misconception for decades that people take the job of police officer because they want to help people, make a difference