5 Things That Need to Be ERADICATED from Law Enforcement & 5 That MUST Be Brought In. 

Some things in law enforcement need to die, and some things need to be born.

💀 5 Things That MUST Be Eradicated:

1️⃣ Training by Checkbox – If it’s just a check-the-box exercise, it’s not training. Officers need skill-building, not participation trophies.

2️⃣ The "One-and-Done" Mindset – Learning a skill once and assuming it’ll stick for a lifetime is ABSOLUTE FANTASY. If it’s not reinforced, it’s forgotten. 

3️⃣ Relying on Qualification as Training – We covered this before, and it still holds. Qualifying once a year is not training. It’s a bureaucratic hoop to jump through.

4️⃣ Promoting Bad Leaders Because It’s Their Turn – Leadership isn’t seniority, tenure, or politics. It’s ability, vision, and accountability. Stop handing out rank like a prize.

5️⃣ The Fear of Change – If "this is how we’ve always done it" is your agency’s motto, your department is already failing. The threats evolve. So must we.

✅ 5 Things That MUST Be Brought In:

1️⃣ Real, Frequent, Reality-Based Training – Stress-induced, adaptable, problem-solving-focused training. Not sterile, outdated, or irrelevant drills.

2️⃣ Performance-Based Firearms Training – No more "pass/fail" minimal standards. If officers carry a gun, they should be competent, confident, and deadly accurate under pressure.

3️⃣ Mandatory Decision-Making & Cognitive Stress Training – Because making the right call under stress isn’t instinct—it’s trained. Scenarios, force-on-force, tactical problem-solving—this needs to be standard.

4️⃣ Leadership Development from Day One – Leadership doesn’t start with stripes. Teach it from the academy. The profession needs fewer managers and more true leaders. You want to claim the "paramilitary" label, get on board with Leadership values and traits instilled in your people AT EVERY LEVEL and AT EVERY MOMENT of life.

5️⃣ A Culture of Accountability at ALL Levels – Hold the line for everyone, at every rank. If bad officers stay employed because no one wants to deal with them, the whole profession suffers.