Imagine you respond to a call for service involving an exasperated family dealing with the effects of untreated serious mental illness on their loved one. Perhaps the person experiencing the […] Read More »
Law enforcement has a drinking problem, and it should be recognized for the devastating collateral damage it is doing to departments, families, people on the roads and innocent bystanders. It […] Read More »
While we may all have different ideas of how to find it, we are all looking for happiness. I imagine you (or someone you know) has worked to get an […] Read More »
We have all seen alcohol used as liquid courage on television — the high-class lawyer takes a drink during lunch just before going into the courtroom for closing remarks. We […] Read More »
We’ve all had the type of manager who gives us a task and then never leaves us alone with it. Either they check in on us so frequently that we […] Read More »
I do not think anyone will argue with the statement that drinking alcohol is a large part of law enforcement culture. The consumption of alcohol occurs to socialize and celebrate. […] Read More »
The amount of love you feel for that special someone in your life can sometimes be different than the way that special someone feels and perceives that love from you. […] Read More »
The blazing heat of the sun was unrelenting as we stood in the shadow of an industrial building. The lifeless body of a young man lay on the sidewalk a […] Read More »
Thinking back over the course of the last two years, I have been struck by the unprecedented times in which we find ourselves. As a result of the pandemic, we […] Read More »
Have you ever tried to stop drinking, but at every turn, someone is pushing a drink into your hand? As a newly sober person, you will encounter hurdles and life […] Read More »
