Smashed by Soccer Mom
When Officers Liu and Villanueva got to their call of a male with mental illness, they were confronted by a naked lunatic. The crazy fucker looked just like the Incredible Hulk minus green skin. He rhino charged the cops head down, fists clenched.
Liu put out a help call before they went hands on. Every...
The Right of Way
Society has developed the “Rules of the Road” over time, based on tradition and law. Most of it is codified in law now. We use these rules and laws to govern our behavior while driving in order to avoid accidents and other mishaps.
Turn Signals
Turn signals are used to warn other drivers...
Flashlight
Posted by Xiphos in Articles on 04 22nd, 2009 | 10 Comments
OfficerResource.com has members all over the world. One of our cops in England provides a different perspective from what we face in the US. Keep in mind, while reading his story, that he’s not carrying a firearm like cops in the US. Much respect to my English cousins who do a job I wouldn’t...
The Badge of Life
Posted by Xiphos in Articles on 04 15th, 2009 | 7 Comments
Police recruits, who are being trained to become officers, will go through months of intensive training. Despite an individual’s background in military, college, or criminal justice programs, recruits must complete police training. Countless hours are spent in the classroom studying law and police...
Positive Contact
Posted by Xiphos in Articles on 04 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments
One of OfficerResource.com’s citizen members shared with me several positive contacts he’s had with law enforcement. These are deadly serious stories involving an armed citizen defending himself and how law enforcement responded to him. -Xiphos
I have three stories. One funny, and two of...
Tactical… What?
Posted by Xiphos in Articles on 04 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Tactical… What?
A Theory of Surviving and Shifting the Paradigm
Of all the terms and words contributed to the English language from modern law enforcement, and war fighting, “tactical” is probably used more times then “hello.” The word itself, in its root has not anything directly...
Server Upgrade
Posted by Xiphos in Articles on 04 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments
OfficerResource.com has been experiencing server lag problems since this past weekend. The last few months have seen the growth of our site by over six hundred percent! As a result of the lag problems on the front page and forums we are moving our site to a newer, more robust server. The upgrade has...
