Watch the video below and then take note of one very important thing: the officers have their helmets attached to their belts and NOT on their heads.
When police “suit up” too fast… take physical action too soon, it often lead to irreversible trouble.
This has profound implications on handling public protest, sporting events, and even “sing-alongs” in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
I’d hire these officers any day. They get it!
TO SEE THE VIDEO CLICK HERE.
Published by David Couper
I served over 20 years as the chief of police in Madison (WI), four years as chief of the Burnsville (MN) Police Department, and before that as a police officer in Edina (MN) and the City of Minneapolis. I hold graduate degrees from the University of Minnesota and Edgewood College in Madison. I have written many articles over my years as a police leader. After retiring from the police department, I answered a call to ministry, attended seminary, and was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. After almost 30 years serving in and leading two Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of Milwaukee, I am "sort-of" in the process of retirement. Life is good.
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