Posts Tagged ‘Police officer’
Move to the sound of the gun
“Let’s roll.” Response of Todd Beamer, one of the heroes of Flight 93, just before he and fellow passengers rushed the cockpit upon hearing that three other passenger planes had been used as weapons on 9/11. Have you ever watched a sheepdog working with sheep? Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of the book “On […]
Claiming racism be racist
Four police officers and two men; one black, a noted Harvard professor, and one Jewish, a famous singer –each with a recent police encounter. Returning from a trip, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates found his front door jammed. He tried to force it open and then he and his chauffeur got in through the back […]
The herd immunity of gun ownership
Herd immunity describes what happens when immunizing part of a community provides protection for those in the community who are not immunized. This usually refers to infectious diseases that spread from person-to-person, like measles, mumps, and the like. This occurs because the more people in a community who are immunized, the less likely an unimmunized […]
How objective is media reporting on gun control?
The Idaho State Journal recently offered editorial support for gun control, taking the path of most media, assuming guns are a problem and gun control will solve that problem. They referenced the Jason Hamilton murders when they complimented the University of Idaho for banning guns on campus, calling it a wise decision. They overlooked an […]