Mike Thiac on the death in police custody of Tyre Nichols
As a sworn law enforcement officer with over 3 decades of experience, I have few comments on the death in police custody of Mr. Tyre Nichols.
Mike Thiac
Drone sales, diplomacy, deployment, and force projection
Chemical weapons are called the poor man’s atom bomb. The drone is becoming the poor man’s carrier. A three-year-old meme on Facebook discussing the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani shows how force projection has changed in the last few decades: Sucks to be him. And I don’t question there were a few more people in the loop …
Evidence Collection; A Two-way Street.
Evidence collection is two-way street that should never be used in such a way to discourage true victims from coming forward.
GOP Leadership?
With each election cycle that passes, the Republican Party leadership shows itself ever more worthless. My involvement in politics has been, like most Americans, somewhat limited. I vote regularly, put out signs and stickers of candidates I support, and occasionally send donations in. Now until the late 2000s I would send an occasional donation to …
A Vigilante And Other Language Problems
How is it a man defending people in a restaurant is a “vigilante,” but thousands of people rioting, killing people and destroying property are “protesters?” The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language. George Bernard Shaw The late Rush Limbaugh had a great quote, “Words mean things.” He had …
The Signs A Young Man Is Beyond Help.
No, it doesn’t take a village to raise a child, but a family; An example of what happens when a child is not raised.
Did More Carrying Of Firearms Lead To More Murders?
Anti-gun zealots claimed Right to Carry or Constitutional Carry would lead to massive rise in crime-more murders. The evidence doesn’t show that.
Excuse me; How are school libraries a federal issue?
Just how are school libraries a federal issue? A useless government bureaucracy has gotten into another non-issue. A few years ago a lesser-known NASCAR driver named Bubba Wallace found a garage door rope with the end tied into the shape of a hangman’s noose. This became the latest cause celeb, proof of American racism (including …
Once again, De-escalation training is needed for civilians, not for cops.
De-escalation training is not for people in mental crisis, and unless a suspect is willing to de-escalate, it won’t work. Again, according to our political betters, we need to teach the cops to de-escalate. Not the civilians. While on patrol last week I found this interesting article on what our great leaders (excuse me, just …
The Griner-Bout trade. It could have been worse.
The Griner-Bout trade could have been much, worse. Relatively speaking, the trade for Griner for the Merchant of Death was not bad. Democrats have done worse.
Obama/Biden and Iran: Deja Vu All Over Again
In 2009 Obama had a chance to support revolutionary forces in Iran. He declined. His former vice president is making the same mistake.
Liberals really don’t understand guns, crime, or much else
No, there was not a drop in “mass shooting deaths” because of an “assault weapons ban” in the 1990s. And banning these rifles again will not stop shootings.
“Gun Violence”
Gun violence and crime is a crisis. But taking firearms away from law abiding citizens will not change the behavior of criminals, nor will it solve America’s real societal issue, the destruction of the family. violence behaviour violence, an act of physical force that causes or is intended to cause harm. The damage inflicted by …
You asked for Body-Worn Cameras, you got them.
Body-worn cameras are overall much better for cops than originally thought. And the usual suspects are not happy. A few years back I was tasked by my shift commander to review the body worn camera (BWC) videos of two of my officers. They handled an accident and one of the drivers filed a complaint that …
Joe Biden. He may just be too stupid to pump gas.
Joe Biden, who’s never run a lemonade stand (but likely plagiarized a kid’s story about running one) thinks he can tax oil companies to lower gasoline prices.
Turning America Back 50 Years Ago?
Are we turning America back to 1972? Here in 2022, there are too many similarities to America today and 1972
Trump Derangement Syndrome
TDS has not stopped, and is even worse after two years of Biden. In 2016, a close friend and I were discussing the upcoming presidential election. She was dismayed I was pulling the lever for Trump. I explained I was not voting for Trump, but against Mrs. Bill Clinton. Countless times I explained if the GOP …
The American people hold the media in contempt. They’ve earned it.
The US media has earned the contempt of the public. And we need to keep pushing to show how biased they are. James J. Wells : [to Megan] I think I know where we’re headed here. Before we get there, I want to say something to you: Now, you know and I know that we …
Continuum of Force
The Use of Force Continuum has five levels of force for police to use. Law, and ethics, do not require cops to use all four levels before deadly force. A few weeks back I found this article in a Facebook law enforcement page, and then I went on a tear. It shows how quickly a …
Election 2022; Positive Waves From Texas and America
Positive Waves From Texas and America; As the election approaches, the polls are showing the GOP pulling ahead. Not surprising.