» Wear Your Seatbelt» Watch Your Speed
» Wear Your Vest
» WIN - What's Important Now?
» Remember: Complacency Kills!
- Introduction: Below 100 Initiative
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No one can deny that the first month of 2011 has proven to be a very deadly one for law enforcement. With the recent tragedies in Florida, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan and Oregon, January ended with more than a dozen officers killed. At the risk of being called a Monday-morning quarterback, some might argue that more than a few of these deaths were the result of either not heeding apparent or obvious danger signs, relaxing too soon or taking a call as “routine.” Some might say “tombstone courage” played a part in at least one incident.
Back in 1976, LAPD Sergeant Pierce Brooks authored what many consider to be the first bible on officer survival ... www.lawofficer.com/article/training/return-tombstone-courage
It’s been more than 65 years since the annual number of line-of-duty police deaths was fewer than 100. Law Officer's Below 100 initiative will change that by concentrating on areas that can most effectively save officers' lives. An awareness campaign, combined with a training program, Below 100 will provide a commonsense solution to driving down a number that has remained too high for too long. It begins with five simple tenets:
1. Wear Your Seatbelt | 2. Watch Your Speed | 3. Wear Your Vest
4. WIN-What's Important Now? | 5. Remember: Complacency Kills!
- Introduction: Below 100 Initiative | See More: Below 100 Initiative Articles
