I Hate To Say I Told You So

But I told you so. This is as clear an example of the leadership failures I talked about as I can think of.


As long as the government of Canton, or any municipal government for that matter, consists of folks like this there is zero chance of a return to common sense policing with the emphasis on good, basic police tactics and community relations. When poor officer behavior is blamed on lawfully armed citizenry you can be certain no lessons will be learned. Or perhaps the wrong lessons. I'm certain the Canton PD consists of a lot of very motivated, professional and honest officers just trying to do the job they've sworn to do. Mr. Schulman, you are doing them absolutely no favors by trying to deflect blame. Step up, accept your share (and you own a very large share of the blame indeed) and promise to do what it takes to weed out the unfit and support those officers doing the job the way it's supposed to be done. You may be surprised at the level of commitment amongst the line officers you'll find if you take the time to do your due diligence and not just spout off.

And when you're ready to hear uncomfortable truths and learn what you can do to ensure yours is the finest police department in the nation feel free to give me a call. I'm more than happy to help

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Update: Apparently this wasn't the first time officer douchebag was filmed acting improperly. Like I said before, these people do not just suddenly appear. In virtually every case they have a demonstrable history of bad conduct. It's what the disciplinary process is supposed to do. Identify the unfit and either train them up or remove them. It's very clear that Canton PD and the city of Canton have failed miserably in this regard which calls into question their entire hiring/training/retention process. Empire building, money and negligence, the three deadly sins of policing.

Miguel On Gun Control

Miguel over at The Gun Free Zone has been on a roll lately, dragging out the lies and distortions of the coalition to stop gun violence into the light of day. It's a series of posts (and I hope there are many more coming) but this is a good place to start.

The narrative from the anti gun crowd has taken on an interesting twist. The brave are unarmed. It's an insidious little lie that may well cost easily swayed dupes their lives and Miguel's been doing a good job calling them on it.

Keep up the skeer Miguel.

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Having Difficulty With The Whole Marketing To Americans Concept

Speaking of punking trolls. Big Dick has his dander up about an Indian car manufacturer who is apparently planning on importing their diesel pickups to these shores in the very near future. Go read his post here.


The company is Mahindra. I'd never heard of them until I read BD's post. I checked them out and their truck does look kinda sweet.


Well. Apparently they're suing a young man who started a blog in favor of their product and who was getting word out there to Americans everywehere. You know, free name recognition and publicity. Not a bash site. Not making a dime from product endorsement or selling anything to anyone. I hate bullies.


You can take a look at the site here.

Oh, and Mahindra corporation? You might want to avoid pissing on Dick's lawn. That man does not play well with others and it's unlikely to end well for you. Just sayin'.

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