Suprise attacks - Reality training

From PoliceOne.com

http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/6272685-Reality-Training-A-surprise-attack-during-an-arrest/

NM police fatally shoot crazed, knife-wielding man

How many times have you heard family-members or even, at times the media, make similar statements or ask this ridiculous question?

"But why couldn't they use Tasers? Or shoot him in the knee caps?"

This quote comes after police shot and killed a man who came at officers holding two-knives. He was a Vietnam Vet with a history of violence. He had military training and a documented dis-like and dis-regard for the police. Yet the officers are being questions for not being able to pull off a Hollywood "knee-capping". Remember, there are lots of folks out there who think the same way.

Read the whole story at the link:

http://www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/6313878-NM-police-fatally-shoot-crazed-knife-wielding-man/

Force Science newsletter

Some of you have asked... Here is the link to sign up for the (free) Force Science newsletter;
http://www.forcescience.org/fs-news.html

Habitant gladio, Morientur gladio

"Live by the sword, die by the sword...."

This story is bizarre and an extreme of the above quote. Hard to beleive that this took place in todays' modern society. Things to remember if you travel abroad: Other Countries ahve a vastly different perspective of what is "justice":

"Brazilian referee beheaded for stabbing soccer player..." Read the story at the link below:

http://www.policeone.com/international/articles/6310514-Brazilian-referee-beheaded-for-stabbing-soccer-player/

Why I teach...

I find teaching/coaching to be truly fulfilling. I receive lots of great feedback from my classes. Every now and then I get an e-mail or letter from someone that truly resonates with me and reminds me why I do what I do. I would like to share one such e-mail from a recent class…

 

“Jeff,

I wanted to thank you for developing an amazing class.  It was one of the best classes I had attended in a long time.  I have to say, I did not expect your class to be as good as it was.

I have been a patrol officer for 12 years now and I have gone to hundreds of hours of various extra trainings.  I have also become sick of going to a lot of these trainings as they are usually put on by some guy who sat behind a desk for the majority of his career… Some guy who has lost sight of all of the realities that we face on a daily basis out on the street… Some guy that probably made policies that he never had to follow himself… Some guy that doesn’t want anything to “look bad” to the public because they might ask questions that he won’t know how to answer… A guy that no longer knows what police work, or combat really is anymore… And, finally, a guy that is only in this for the money.  This clearly shows in their training – and the sales pitch for their products after the class.

It was incredibly refreshing to me to experience your class… A class that was full of reality-based training and knowledge that I can actually use.  You are clearly NOT one of the “guys” that I described above.  You are a true leader with a great warrior mind-set, and someone who obviously does care about the people you train.  You are down-to-earth, obviously well-versed on the topic, and you have a strong background in law enforcement.   I understand that you do this for a living and that there is an aspect of business in what you do but, it did not show at all.  I appreciate who you are, what you have done and what you have developed!” 

Video released of cop killing man in deadly Walmart standoff

“Capt. David Huff, a trained hostage negotiator, fired at point-blank range at a man holding a young girl at knife-point…”

To read the article and vie the video, follow the link:
http://www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/6301387-Video-released-of-cop-killing-man-in-deadly-Walmart-standoff/

Model Policy - Duty Knife

As I mention in class, I performed a State (CO) wide survey in 2010 and was surprised to find that the majority of LE agencies have no policy in place for the Duty-Knife; either for the carrying of or the use of it by officers/deputies.

This is alarming since the same survey showed that the vast majority of patrol officers (96%) carry a knife while on duty and that knife is defined by CRS as a "deadly weapon".

Over the last year, I have researched other States and LE associations/organizations and reached out to several resources regarding knife-specific policy. In doing so, I have compiled some information and developed a Model Policy for the Duty-Knife.

The Model Policy is pretty comprehensive and is written so that it can be a stand-alone policy or be used in combination with an existing policy. An agency can use it in part or in whole.

If you are interested in reviewing this Model Policy for the Duty-Knife, please e-mail me directly and I can send you a copy: cqctactics@msn.com