RJ’s Blog

Security staff can often be the butt of jokes. From being called rent-a-cops to references to Paul Blart Mall Cop guards get less respect than sworn police officers.

People are sometimes surprised to find out that in addition to working in Law Enforcement and posting stuff on social media I am an author. My first novel, titled Fire Cop, came out in October of 2015. This week my second novel will be released on Wednesday, April 26th.

I always loved to read. However, police mystery type novels were never my thing. I was mostly into SciFi type books. Maybe even a military thriller like what Tom Clancy writes. But never true mystery.

Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Fifteen years sounds like a long time, yet I recall that day like it was yesterday.

Sitting at a local coffee shop enjoying a sandwich when I notice a guy walking in. Something about how he was staring at me caught my eye. At first, I could not put my finger on it but I knew something was off.

I have typed this post and deleted it over a dozen times in the last few days. The killing of Officers in Dallas had my hand hovering over the keyboard with tears in my eyes. Finally, now I am ready to say what I need to say.

I have been thinking a lot lately about brotherhood. For a few weeks, I have wanted to talk about various events I have seen or heard about. However, I did not have the proper package to wrap it up in. Until I saw Captain America: Civil War.

I saw one comment where a person asked "Name me one instance a police got killed because they did not they did not have military rifles" Well, anonymous internet commenter here is your answer... April 11, 1986 in Miami Florida.

Last week I did a post about multiple police killed in a two-day time. The lack of any statement from our leadership over that issues was sad. The lack of coverage in mainstream media was almost as sad.

Yesterday, (February 10, 2016) we had four Law Enforcement Officers killed in the United States. However unless you view police related web pages it seems these deaths never happened. The top headlines on local news outlets deal with the Oregon standoff surrender and New Hampshire voters.