Defensive Tactics
If members of our profession continue to deliver indefensible blows such as those delivered in Memphis, the American police profession as we know it may very well find itself on the ropes.
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An 80-year-old man is accused of punching a police officer who stopped him from approaching kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart with a knife
The critics have the benefit of hindsight — 20/20 vision seen through the lens of a smartphone — not the sworn duty to quickly resolve violent confrontations
What did police officers use before ASPs and TASERs?
The overwhelming majority of ambush murders of our coppers have occurred when the LEO was alone
Early police forces used the billy club as a tool and a symbol of authority
Many “ordinary” citizens who populate this great nation have an inherent willingness to step in to a dangerous confrontation to save a cop’s life
Almost every LEO carries a knife, but very few agencies have an edged weapons policy commensurate with those they have for firearms, impact weapons, chemical weapons, and conductive energy weapons
As instructors teaching defensive tactics, we have an obligation to teach our students techniques that are effective and don’t result in unnecessary injuries
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In a critical incident, there is an unspecified amount of time where even the best intentioned EMTs may not be able to get to you — you are on your own
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The argument started over a custody battle; the police and fire department are investigating the incident
While trying to restrain a woman, cop was attacked by her brother
Police and paramedics were met with a violent intoxicated man when responding to an accident
Arrested in connection with a violent incident involving an off-duty police officer at a pickup basketball game in March
Billy J. Collins, 56, became combative after his arrest Friday and struck an officer multiple times before fleeing into a foyer