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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Sixteen

Discretion is the lubricant that makes much of daily life manageable.

Think about the times you've been asked "How are you doing?" by a well-meaning friend or co-worker.

Do you actually tell them what's going on in your life?

Or, do you simply say "Fine. How are you doing?"

Chances are that you use discretion and give a non-answer answer like "Fine."

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Fifteen

One of the situations in today's law enforcement involves the practice of arresting and/or giving tickets to individuals for several separate criminal acts for what may, in many cases, be one main criminal act.

For example, an individual runs a red light. In this example, there's no question of what the individual did: There is photographic footage of the person going through the intersection when the traffic signal is red for that driver's lane of traffic. There is a law enforcement officer at the intersection who witnesses the individual driving through that intersection when the driver did not have the right-of-way to do so.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Fourteen

Driving under the influence – whether that be because of using alcohol products, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and/or any other substance that impair judgement, reaction times, and other aspects that impact driving a motor vehicle or other vehicles – is a criminal act that some people consider to be a form of Russian roulette.

This, in the sense that individuals driving under the influence are similar to individuals holding a loaded gun: There may be only one bullet in the chamber, and the odds may indicate that it is more likely that that bullet will not be fired compared to that bullet being fired. As the trigger is pulled time after time, though, the odds increase that that bullet will be fired.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Thirteen

Strategies to enhance traffic safety are among the steps that law enforcement officers could take through Zero-Based Law Enforcement.

Much of traffic enforcement is re-active. For example, traffic accident investigations, improvements to traffic intersections after severe injuries or deaths, and enforcement of traffic laws, among other reactive steps.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Twelve

 Surprise inspections are one of the techniques that law enforcement entities could utilize to enhance public safety through Zero-Based Law Enforcement.

Rather than scheduling inspections in advance, surprise inspections could likely provide law enforcement officers with more real-world experiences.

As you read this news column, please note that law enforcement officers working through Zero-Based Law Enforcement do not need to carry weapons. School crossing guards and parking enforcement officers, for example, are parts of law enforcement entities in various parts of the country and, typically, do not carry weapons.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Eleven

One of the ways that law enforcement entities could enhance public safety would be to implement routine enforcement of regulations affecting pedestrian-related infrastructure and related environmental factors through Zero-Based Law Enforcement.

Instead of responding to complaints or waiting for a minor difficulty to develop into a larger problem, law enforcement officers would preemptively verify that pedestrian-related infrastructure is in good shape and related environmental factors are appropriate for the circumstances.

[Editor's Note: Sorry, my mistake I put in the wrong one. It's already been a long week.]

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World War III
October To November Of 1983

 Wounded United States Marines were secured aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft prior to takeoff from the Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany. The Marines were flown back to the United States. They had been injured in Beirut, Lebanon, as a result of the terrorist bomb attack at the barracks that housed members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, including members of the United States military. (The photograph was produced by Robert Keffer and provided courtesy of The United States National Archives and Records Administration, October 24, 1983.)

News reports in recent weeks have indicated that the war between Iran and the United States of America – and Israel – began on February 28, 2026. Many of those same news reports have noted that the United States Congress has not issued a declaration of war against Iran.

While news reports that include a portion of that second sentence – "…the United States Congress has not issued a declaration of war against Iran" – are including a statement that is both factual and truthful, news reports that state aspects in that first sentence – "…the war between Iran and the United States of America – and Israel – began on February 28, 2026…" – are only including a factual and truthful statement if you substitute "additional battles" for the wording "the war."

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43rd Anniversary Of The Start Of World War III
April 18, 1983

Marines outside the Embassy of the United States of America assess the damage caused by a terrorist bomb attack in Beirut, Lebanon. The Marines were participating as members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon. (The photograph was produced by the United States military and provided courtesy of The United States National Archives and Records Administration, April 29, 1983.)

Many news reports in recent weeks have talked about the length of the war between Iran and the United States of America in terms of weeks.

Those same reports have noted that the United States of America and Israel began this war on February 28, 2026.

News reports have detailed that the United States Congress has not issued a declaration of war against Iran.

What many of those news reports fail to note is that Iran has declared war – through its actions – against the United States of America.

Proxy allies of Iran have been active participants in this war.