Ron MartinelliFrom Ron MartinelliWeaponsBatons: More Than Just a ClubThe baton is a multi-purpose tool that you can use to strike a subject, push a subject away, or as a lever to move a subject into a control position.May 3, 2018SWATActive Shooters, Gun Control, and Mental HealthIf we are truly serious about reducing active shooter deaths, we must stop the political posturing and the self-serving, useless rhetoric and commit ourselves to the many viable solutions that are out there. We owe it to our children to find a way.February 16, 2018PatrolA Wasted "Teachable Moment"According to the coach, his teachable moment for his players was to let them know that "it’s OK to stand up for what you believe in." I’m not arguing that premise, as long as we understand that an 8-year-old has no understanding of what so-called "social injustice' is.September 26, 2017PatrolAn Open Letter to President TrumpDear President Trump, you have vowed to make America great again. But I would like to speak with you about how you can make the law enforcement community and the American public safe again.January 6, 2017PatrolWhy So Many Police are Being MurderedThe murders of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Steve Owen and Palm Springs Police Officers Jose "Gil" Vega and Leslie Zerebny by two crazed and armed career criminals underscore what all cops and their families already know—there is indeed a war on police. It is, in fact, the age-old battle of good versus evil.November 7, 2016PatrolWho Really Should Take De-Escalation Training?It’s not the police, it’s the public who are ignorant of the law and need additional civil rights and civil responsibility education.August 12, 2016PatrolA Movement Built on LiesMost BLM movement supporters are true believers who won't consider contrary evidence, even scientific evidence. In fact, I don't think I'm going out on a limb in claiming they spew deliberate lies regarding law enforcement's encounters with members of the black community.June 9, 2016PatrolCommunity Caretaking SearchesFew of the safeguards granted to individuals in the United States under the Bill of Rights are more vociferously defended than the Fourth Amendment guaranteeing protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. This is especially the case where the entry of private residences is concerned.April 7, 2016PatrolResponse to Psycho-Medical EmergenciesPsycho-medical emergencies are serious, life threatening events that can rapidly degrade to sudden in-custody death incidents if not handled properly.January 28, 2016PatrolAmerica's Turning Point – The War on PoliceWe can either be destroyed by ISIS and Al Qaeda terrorists from outside of our borders; or we can be destroyed from within by lawless criminal predators and society's violent criminal activists and police haters.September 1, 2015Page 1 of 2Next Page