#activeassailant

Create the Conditions Conducive to Better Humans

Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC) recognized early what Frederick Douglass (February 1817 or 1818 – February 20, 1895) later told us: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” We have yet, at least in the fields of Emergency Management and Law Enforcement, to realize that, until we greatly expand our vision of how to CHANGE (not simply manage) events such as Active…

Be a Sheepdog. Don’t be fooled; the real ones are not the overtly, tacti-cool ones. Tactical trousers do not create a Protector. You may very well not know the real Sheepdogs until you need one. If you can’t be a Sheepdog, feed one :). Until later…

We’ve written about this before. Sadly, however, we still witness intentions in many industries missing the mark. Don’t get me wrong; they’re well-intentioned efforts. Nonetheless, blind spots keep us mired in less-than-useful thinking that keeps society from evolving (yes, society can indeed evolve). Look for a moment at active assailants/active shooters. The point of impact, the moment of…