Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
I have previously touched on “the oldest debate” about the long drawn out argument about whether bigger/slower bullets are better than smaller/faster bullets. With this blog I want to touch on the controls of law enforcement agencies over duty and off-duty weapons. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
With my last blog I was pretty sure I’d found the biggest hornets’ nest in the world and hit it with a big bat. To date, the number of comments received has been record setting (for me). SO, this time I figured I’d take on another politically challenging topic: The 2nd Amendment. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
With this entry I decided to tackle a problem that has no easy solution: illegal immigration. Now before you good readers get your dander up, please understand a few things: first, this is all my opinion (unless I cite facts and references); second, we all have different opinions; third, we aren’t all ever going to agree about everything. With all that said, let’s take a look at a few statistics I was provided via email and let me share some of my outlook with regard to them. Read the rest of this entry »
Ronnie Garrett
Editorial Director
Law Enforcement Technology magazine
It’s no secret: hiring is not an exact science. If it were, I would have never employed someone who informed me before she quit a few months later that she didn’t realize the “hours were mandatory.” I thought it went without saying that a full-time job required full-time hours, but clearly I’d forgotten some of the wisest advice I’ve ever been given: Never assume anything… So, I guess I’m guilty as charged.
It is really impossible to know who you’re hiring from an interview. It’s a lot like dating - everyone is on their best behavior when he or she begins seeing someone new. Annoying quirks and other idiosyncrasies remain hidden until a commitment has been made. Dating’s smooth talker generally comes with an ulterior motive as does the charismatic job candidate who says all the right things but once hired seems more interested in office politics than hard work. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
Awhile back there was a poll question generated - but never apparently used - on which television or movie police character was closest to your role model. One of the reasons it may not have been used is that not everyone would know every character. There were 9 listed and I am only familiar with 6 of them. Heck, one of them was from the show “Adam-12″. Remember that? But the unused question got me to thinking: what role models do police today have? Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
The age old debate in the firearms community of .45 versus 9mm, or “big and slow” versus “small and fast” has once again reared its ugly head - but in a slightly different context than normal. I was recently at the range where several of the shooters were qualifying with Glock Model 21 .45ACP pistols. Others were qualifying with Glock Model 23 .40S&W pistols. One guy was qualifying with a Glock Model 17 9mm pistol. Read the rest of this entry »