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Sticks and Stones May Break Our Bones, However It Will Be Words That Destroy Us.
The adage "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." first appeared in March 1862 edition of The Christian...
Lt. Tim McMillan (Ret.)
Apr 11, 20174 min read
What Loving My Wife Has To Do With Gay Rights
My wife shared with me an experience she had two weeks ago when she ran into someone who was once our son’s daycare teacher. My wife was...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Apr 9, 20173 min read
My Visit to God's Favorite Room
East of Downtown Atlanta, is the historic African American “Sweet Auburn” community. The Sweet Auburn community has enjoyed the...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Apr 8, 20176 min read
The "Story" Before the "Story."
Many of you are familiar with the traffic stop I made October 1st, 2016, that led to my encounter with a terrified Black teen named,...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Apr 8, 20177 min read
To Respectfully Dislike The Bridge To Equality
Dear xxxxxx, I am not entirely sure what was the reasoning behind why you decided to message me. It is unfortunate that you didn’t desire...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Apr 6, 20177 min read
"That's My Cop!"
One of the first significant things that ever came out of becoming known around the country happened back in early October. One night...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Apr 5, 20172 min read
The Modern American Slave Trade
The Police get blamed for a lot of wrongs. However, we are only one of three components in the criminal justice system. Often we take the...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Apr 4, 20174 min read
"That's Not My Job"
Law enforcement is a profession that inherently exists in a chaotic realm of cognitive dissonance. In a way asking a person to be a...
Lt. Tim McMillan (Ret.)
Apr 1, 20174 min read
When Does Justice Become "Just Us?"
I remember early when the video of the Walter Scott shooting death emerged in the mainstream media; I had a gentleman say to me, “Man,...
Lt. Tim McMillan (Ret.)
Apr 1, 20175 min read
Can the Police Be Considered a Quasi-Ethnicity and Can That Ethnicity Be Racist?
Often the concerns of abuse of power by law enforcement are related to the collective group of law enforcement and not simply one racial...
Lt. Tim McMillan (Ret.)
Apr 1, 20178 min read
The Truth About The Blue Wall Of Silence
The legal standard for when a police officer is justified in using force against someone is set by the “objective reasonableness”...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 31, 20177 min read
"You Don't See White People Rioting and Looting."
“Lt. Tim, I appreciate what you are trying to do, but I don’t think you are being fair to law enforcement or white people. A lot of the...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 29, 20176 min read
The Absolute Clearest Way I Know To Explain White Privilege
Want to see some people get mad? It doesn’t take much, only two words. Don’t believe me? Buckle up and watch this… White Privilege. HANG...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 29, 20174 min read
The Story Of A Cop Who Never Wanted To Be a Cop
People end up on my page for a host of varying reasons. Some people may have come to me as a result of a ton of media coverage about me...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 28, 201711 min read
The Only Way To Survive The End of The World.
There was a show that appeared on the National Geographic Channel called “Doomsday Preppers.” The premise of the show was to profile many...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 27, 20178 min read
I Am Not One Of The Good Ones.
Last night I saw an article on Facebook that one of my friends had shared. Now, I am not going to share the story, and frankly, I don’t...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 26, 20176 min read
The Mind Of The American Terrorist
On January 10, 2016, a federal jury recommend 22-year old Dylann Roof be sentenced to death. This verdict was a result of his actions on...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 25, 20175 min read
To Have The Land Of Free, You Must Have The Home Of The Brave.
On March 12, 2017, Iowa Rep. Steve King made the controversial statement, “You cannot rebuild your civilization with somebody else's...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 24, 20176 min read
How Our Love Affair With Fear Creates Hate.
Fear… In human beings, fear is the feeling that is induced by the perception of danger or threat. Fear is a fascinating emotional...
Lt. Tim McMillan (Ret.)
Mar 23, 20176 min read
Watching The Flood Waters Rise.
I might surprise a significant number of adherents to the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, to know that...
By Lt. Tim McMillan
Mar 22, 20176 min read
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