In a misguided attempt to make lethal force less lethal NY legislators want to change how a police officer must respond when he must use his gun to defend himself or another.
Can Deadly Force Be Made Less Deadly?
10 commandments
X: Be Content With What You Have
There are two related problems, our unhappiness with our own circumstances that leads to an unhealthy eye for our neighbor’s stuff.
IX: To Tell the Truth
At best, a lack of commitment to honesty will damage your reputation and all of your relationships, at worst it can destroy them.
VIII: Respect the Property of Others
Don’t get comfortable with the legal definition used to charge a thief, there are many ways to steal apart from this.
VII: Protect Your Family
A commitment to marital fidelity is the most significant way you can protect your family.
VI: Respect All Human Life
The sixth principle to “Respect all Human Life” is all about adjusting your perspective to give no lesser status to anyone based on race, gender, age or anything else.
V: Honor Age and Experience
The error of youth is to believe that intelligence is a substitute for experience, while the error of age is to believe experience is a substitute for intelligence.
Lyman Bryson (1888-1959)
IV: Pursue a Balanced Life (one last thing)
The benefits from properly ordering work and rest have been recognized from the beginning of time so why is it still such a struggle?
The Ten Ancient Principles
It would be a mistake to recognize and benefit from these truths without recognizing the author, but there is value in it either way. That’s the truth about truth, it is true because it is, not because of where it comes from.
IV: Pursue a Balanced Life (part 2)
What could be more important than finding the “one thing” that will make sense of your life?