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