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Archives for July 2005
Use of Force
There’s been alot of yelling and screaming in the media about the Metropolitan Police in the UK shooting and killing a man recently because they believed that he may be a suicide bomber.
And while I regret that they were wrong, they did exactly the right thing.
Smash and others have posted of this as well. There’s no option other than to shoot them in the head.
We can live in a fantasy world if we want – we can bury our heads in the sand like an Ostrich, or we can get serious about thinking about some of the issues we are going to face in the coming years.
Suicide bombers will be one of them.
At the time I took a DHS workshop earlier this year on suicide bombers, only one US police department had a use of force policy that allowed them to shoot a suspected suicide bomber. The United States Capitol Police.
Like it or not, it’s only a matter of time before we see someone participate in a suicide bombing here in the United States.. and we’d better be prepared for it – and the rapid paradigm changes that it will bring about in terms of law enforcement and private security.
Hmmmmm
Good Pain
Took the Trek 1200c on a 34 mile ride today through the Great Rounds Scenic Byway in Minneapolis. It’s West River Road along the Mississippi, then down Minnehaha creek over to Lake Harriett and Lake Calhoun, and back. A damn long ride it was.
This breaks the record set back in April of just over 31 miles – but that one had a break in it of a few hours – this was a continuous ride with only water and bathroom breaks included.
I think I need a Madone now….
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Ouch
On my Trek 1200c road bike, I use the Shimano SPD clipless pedals with a pair of Shimano shoes.
The advantage to this setup, of course, is that you gain a significant energy increase because the upstroke with your legs adds power – whereas without a pedal system or clips, you’re losing this extra energy boost.
The disadvantage is when you’re at the end of your ride, and you’re tired, and your brain is drifting.. and you fall.. if you can’t disengage your clips from the pedals you’re in for a really nasty landing.
And thus the four tears on my left leg near my ankle from where my ankle met the ground and part of my sprocket and some other bike parts.. and the reason we wear nice helmets from Giro.
Ouch.
I didn’t notice the bleeding until I got back to the room. My socks are ruined.
Ouch.
Privacy Paramount for Chief Justice
Yesterday’s Washington Post had an article delving into the Chief Justice’s decision to keep his medical condition a private matter. Some great quotes:
During his 1986 Senate confirmation hearings for chief justice, Rehnquist, who had been hospitalized in 1982 for withdrawal symptoms related to a reduction in the dosage of his prescription pain medications, said that “so long as I am able to perform my duties, I do not think I have any obligation to give the press a health briefing.”
Later in 1986, when a reporter asked him if the court could give out more health data, Rehnquist replied, “You people behave like a bunch of vultures.”