Should kids talk to Strangers?

by | Aug 27, 2018 | Bulletin

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN STRANGER DANGER! WHY “NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS” IS WRONG At Tactical Tangents, one of our goals is to take long-held ideas or beliefs that drive our decision making, and apply a layer of scrutiny to them in the...

Context in Use of Force

by | Aug 20, 2018 | Bulletin

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN CONTEXT IN USE OF FORCE DECISIONS Humans make a subconscious assessment of a problem when they choose a solution, and that subtlety cannot be overlooked in training. Last year, we ran a training scenario at my agency...
On Leadership, Vol. 1

On Leadership, Vol. 1

by | Aug 15, 2018 | Podcast

EPISODE 23 On leadershIp, Volume 1 Mike and Jim discuss the differences between a boss, manager, and leader, styles of leadership and how they affect a team or organization. We’ll cover things like establishing social norms and how close or distant leaders should...
No-Knock Search Warrants

No-Knock Search Warrants

by | Aug 12, 2018 | Bulletin

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN   NO-KNOCK SEARCH WARRANTS Police officers will sometimes ask a magistrate for permission to serve a warrant unannounced, which often involves the forcible entry into a home during a criminal investigation. The judge...

Trauma Updates 2018

by | Aug 5, 2018 | Bulletin

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN 2018 SOUTHWEST TRAUMA CONFERENCE I spent the last couple days at the Southwest Regional Trauma Conference and wanted to share a few notes. The conference chairman is Dr. Andy Tang, the Trauma Director of Banner UMC in...