Dave Bahde

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.

Ornery Little Facts

Police are not the enemy of the American public despite what the activists and media say.

Dave Smith: Law Enforcement Culture is Vital to Any Department

Veteran officers and even the brass should reinforce your agency’s values and stress officer safety while achieving the mission. Culture must be protected to remain effective and healthy, or it will begin to erode in many of its facets.

Junk Science on the Beat

Many police psychologists believe that if you don’t feel bad, something is wrong with you.

The Greatest Happiness

Yeah, Mike is strong. But Carrie is even stronger. Mike told me the greatest thing in his life is his wife, who has given up so much for him.

Dave Smith: Stop Spreading “Civil War Porn”

It would seem leaders would desperately seek to heal the rifts, reinforce our faith in our systems of government, and tone down the rhetoric

Hail-Fellow-Well-Met

The door of the unmarked unit swung open and a giant of a man pulled himself out of the car. His humor and informal leadership skills made him not only our favorite instructor but the one who we all hoped to become.

Dave Smith: Trust Me, Waiting For Godot Sucks

After reading the absurdist play “Waiting For Godot” in college, I was left with a desire to quickly read a Louis L’Amour Western to cleanse my mental palate with a good old “violence in the name of justice” novel.