Tag Archives: mental illness

Big, black and crazy, but alive…

Posted on September 21, 2016 by donofalltrades

I thought of the below described call today after seeing an online friend of mine, Tshaka, Tweet about his status as a “big black guy” and what that implies when he is confronted by law enforcement (not that he is a LEO … Continue reading →

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Simple policing, (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by donofalltrades

I was reminded of this call last week as I was talking to the new recruits about my opinions on policing. I’ll wrap it up with a point in a part 2 later this week. At only fifteen years old, he … Continue reading →

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Winning a routine call for crazy…

Posted on December 21, 2014 by donofalltrades

The call was for an “OBS.” If I’m remembering correctly, OBS is an acronym for Organic Brain Syndrome, but it’s used in my circles to refer to somebody who’s basically crazy. I guess crazy isn’t politically correct, and maybe OBS … Continue reading →