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Is Apathy Killing Your Department?
Posted by: | CommentsIs Apathy Killing Your Department? - Part I - Acquiring the Disease
Apathy is a systemic disease for any organization; from law enforcement to private enterprise. It starts small, making almost imperceptible in-roads that may go undetected for years. It quietly spreads throughout your building eating away at productivity, morale, ethics, effectiveness and every other aspect of your agency’s existence. Predictably, the end result is the death of your department. Not in the traditional sense of an end to your existence, but in the sense that your people are no longer able or willing to uphold the duties entrusted to them when they took the oath.
Just like diseases of the body, apathy is not always an unexpected or uninvited killer. We bring it upon ourselves. Like a three pack-a-day smoker, your agency could be gleefully barreling toward its own demise, aware of the consequences and simply unwilling to change current practices to save its own skin. It might not even be the result of something you are doing, but the result of many things you are failing to do. A person who fails to exercise and who fails to feed the machine a balanced diet suffers the consequences of obesity, heart disease, etc. An agency that fails to take steps to quell or prevent apathy suffers the lingering illnesses associated with a general feeling of, “I don’t care.”
Wreck in Fla Keys Cause by Woman Shaving Her…
Posted by: | CommentsYeah. Welcome to the Sunshine State.
A woman driving to see her new boyfriend decided to save a little time and shave her…well, privates…while driving. Her ex-husband was trying to steer for her as he sat in the passenger seat.
Needless to say, things got out of control and they struck another vehicle.
There are sooooo many things wrong with this incident.
The New Ford Police Interceptor is Coming!
Posted by: | CommentsFord will introduce a new Police Interceptor patrol car on Friday, March 12. The new Interceptor is slated for a 2011 release as a 2012 model. Ford says the new Interceptors will be ready to go on time, and departments will not suffer any interruption in normal delivery times.
Speculation on the new Interceptor abounds, but Ford has been rather quiet about the specifics. Ford states they have been working “…on key vehicle attributes, such as safety, performance, durability, driver convenience and comfort.”
While competitors exist, the number one patrol car on the road today is the Ford Police Interceptor. In fact, Ford estimates 75% of the patrol cars on US streets are the current generation of Police Interceptor. However, with increased competition from other manufacturers, including start-up Carbon Motors, Ford has to continue to upgrade the line to remain competitive.
Random Gripe
Posted by: | CommentsI’m really tired of paying the salary of all of the people I arrest. It seems that 2/3 or more of my suspects are on disability and getting money from the Social Security Administration. That doesn’t include food stamps or other perks like government provided cell phones. (Since when did having a cell phone become a right??)
But now I understand it. You see, work is for suckers. I got my Social Security statement in the mail today, and here is how the numbers play out.
Without overtime, my take-home pay is roughly $2400/month. If I was to fake an injury and go on disability, my take home would be about $1500/month. But, a big chunk of that $900 difference is made up by food stamps (roughly $400/month), meaning the difference is really only $500. Does anyone think I can’t make $500 in cash labor in just a couple of days, leaving the rest of my month free? And those numbers don’t include any additional cash the government hands out because I have kids. I could be making more money not working.
I have more than 20 years to go to hit early retirement (age 62). If I continue to work full time for the next 20-something years, as I have since I was 16 years old, my Social Security check would be about $1150/month, which is $350/month less than tapping out now, and collecting disability.
Ever get the feeling the wrong people are being rewarded?
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Thanksgiving
Posted by: | CommentsHere in the United States, we take one day off every year to pause and reflect on those things which we are thankful for.
I am thankful for my family: my wife, children, and parents. Each of them has made me a better person by setting examples and inspiring me to be more than I am today.
I am thankful for my country. Here I am free to pursue my dreams, worship God in my own way, and to live my life free of fear. No other country in the world has done more to foster freedom and liberty in the world than the United States.
I am thankful for the men and women who willingly stand up and walk into harm’s way to protect the citizens of my country. Whether you carry a M4 in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, stand watch on an aircraft carrier, or drive a patrol car through the cities and counties of our own country, each of you stands up every day and goes where others will not, to defend our fellow citizens, asking only one question: If not me, then who?
I am especially thankful for Marcus Luttrell and all of the servicemen in our country’s elite fighting units who are called upon far too frequently to walk into battle, to do the impossible missions that are asked of them. These soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen willingly suffer more, mentally and physically, than we have a right to ask of them. Yet, they refuse to stop or quit because their countrymen still need them.
I am thankful for the medical technology, and a free and competitive market that has given it to us. Our current health system helped my father beat cancer more than 20 years ago, and it is helping my mother beat it today. Our health system saved the life of my wife and our daughter, when she was giving birth and complications arose. Under a socialized form of health care, I would be without these people, and as such I am very thankful for the men and women of the United States who have stood up to fight against the current health care bills in the US Congress.
Lastly, I am thankful for you, dear reader. You have chosen to spend some small part of your day to visit, read, comment, and support my sponsors. Without you, I would not be able to do this.
Thank you.
