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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 8, 2009

When This Guy Says He Wants Someone Decisive, Believe Him

"I thank God my partner had the balls to do what he had to do," he said. "I'd rather he take [the shot at me] than hesitate and get me or both of us killed. He's my partner, and any guys that are Monday morning quarterbacking the guy can kiss my ass."

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Articlesby Dave SmithNovember 30, 2009

A Vision of the Apocalypse

I was driving into town to get ready for a late swing shift and found myself admiring the massive towering anvil-headed clouds bearing down.

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Articlesby Dave SmithOctober 14, 2009

Bad Habits

Every time someone tries to kick our butts and we have him fully subdued and cuffed and searched we should look deeply into his eyes and say, "Thanks, I needed that!"

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Articlesby Dave SmithJune 1, 2009

My Life as an Expert

To the experts, this naked fellow was shot excessively at close range even after he had raised his legs in surrender…that's right, his legs.

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Articlesby Dave SmithMay 1, 2009

The Marathon

An elderly woman passed us rather crisply and we were aghast to read the back of her shirt: "I'm 65 and a grandmother, but I'm ahead of YOU!"

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Articlesby Dave SmithApril 1, 2009

Embracing My Sinister Side

I could shoot a pistol with either hand…while normal Southpaws and Righties had spent their lives neglecting their sad hand on the other side of the brain.

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Articlesby Dave SmithMarch 1, 2009

You Bet Your Badge

One of the strangest things we do in our crime fighting career is play a strange game I like to call, "You Bet Your Badge." Having the thrill of that badge being pinned to your chest instantly enters you in the game where things you do and say can cause that wonderfully important piece of metal to be removed.

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Articlesby Dave SmithFebruary 1, 2009

To Delay is Human

Procrastinating can take a terrible toll on us if we let it get out of hand. And a lot of officers do.

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Articlesby Dave SmithDecember 1, 2008

The Long Road to Utah

No matter how many folks give input, often directions make no sense at all and only through the sheer fact we have actually observed another doing or using the directed item can we possibly succeed.

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Articlesby Dave SmithSeptember 1, 2008

The Quest for Organizational Change

You must always speak of the good, for if you turn your words to the Darkside and you use "The Power of Negative Annoyance" you will soon discover the phenomenon of "Career Setback."

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