Bradley Perry
Bio
A former police officer from N.C. and also a medical professional. I write and have my own preparedness, security, and safety contracting and consulting firm. We also use drones. I also do blogs and have a podcast called The Blue View News.
Stories (22/0)
Social Media and the Public Square
Social Media has become a platform that most of us around the world have come to rely on for everyday news, and communication. The good news is it is effective at that goal. The bad news is, it is effective at that goal. I'll explain, there was once a time when we had to communicate at least over the phone, so we could hear what the other person was saying, or even better, face to face. Now, we can have conversations all over the world, and never have to physically know who we are talking to. Great right!? Wrong! People have become overly bold and they have no idea how to interact with real people anymore.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in The Swamp
Charter and Private Schools Are Not Thinking About Violence
Allow me to start by clarifying my expertise in this matter. I am a former police officer and a medical professional. I have degrees in criminal psychology, criminal justice, emergency management, and public administration. I own a security, preparedness, and safety consulting and contracting firm. I specialize in mass shootings for schools and hospital, and medical facility and large complex safety. That being said, I have noticed there are some places that are not eager to seek the services and or training needed to make themselves better served to protect their students, patients, and patrons. They all share the common thought, that it can't happen to them. Unfortunately, we live in a time when there are no more impossibilities.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in Education
The New Most Hated Class
There was a time in the history of this country when people felt safe and assured when there was an officer in their presence. When kids came up to us and wanted to be us, and their parents wanted us to talk to them and give them assurances that everything will be okay. When having us around meant safety, and you could rest easy knowing nothing would happen to your party or event. That time was a fun time to be in law enforcement. Not for the respect, but for the looks on people's faces for being there, willing to place everything on the line for them. And you knew you would do it in a heartbeat and would be glad to do it if it came down to that.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in The Swamp
The Slow Removal of the Family System in America
Many of the topics in this article are very controversial, so read with an open mind, please. Why have seemingly come to live in a world where being a family is less than a positive thing. It is sad, but true. All over the place, we see images and videos of how a traditional family is now considered taboo or even a bad thing! Now before we go any further here, let me be clear of one thing. I am not talking to anyone in particular and I am not talking about your family. I am talking about long accepted family and societal norms of the last 2000 years or so. I am also talking about the politicization of family and family rights. We have seen adds and even legislation that is harmful to the family, but we have also seen some that are celebratory of a traditional family as well.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in Families
Do People Realize We Are in Charge?
We have come to live in a world where we are beholden to the government. It should not be this way, the government should be beholden to us, but we have seriously lost our way in this country. Our leadership has become used to living off the people and expecting it. The problem with this is they have become accustomed to living the high life and never having to be held accountable for anything. Capital Hill comes and goes with their everyday lives and we are oblivious to the fact that is ruining the chances we have to ever have equality among the classes in this country.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in The Swamp
What Do You Do When You Feel Powerless?
It's an exciting thing when you first put the badge on and take the oath to defend and protect. Your family is standing there, along with your chief and any others he has invited. Your significant other, or child or even a parent hold the bible and you take your oath. There is nothing that really compares except marriage or the birth of your children. You also know that you have entered a field that is wrought with danger, and stress but also reward. You do not become a police officer for the money, you do it for a need or a want to help. You do it because you feel a calling from a higher power to do what needs to be done and protect the sheep. You are the sheepdog! If you don't, leave the field now because you are giving the ones that do it for the right reasons a bad name.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in Journal
Why America Is Tired of the Political in Fighting
On January 7, the President of the United States, President Donald J. Trump, laid out his proposal for the safety and security of the southern border of this nation, to open the government back up. I know many people say it was one-sided. He said give me the wall and I'll open the government back up, and they said open the government back and we'll think about the wall. But it was much much, more than that. There were a few things he a was able to accomplish.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in The Swamp
The Censorship Wars in Media
Recently we have seen a digital cleansing, of sorts. You see, the world of social media has received immense pressures from the mainstream media to silence voices of opposition. This week, that is exactly what happened! The way the social media outlets and big tech companies have been purging the internet of people who share views that are contrary to them is unprecedented. We are in a digital book burning of sorts. I mean this, we can refuse to let people who say things that we don't like have an opinion, but it is a matter of time before it happens to all of us. The media outlets have been the ones pushing for censorship on the internet, and now that they suddenly have it, they will not stop.
By Bradley Perry6 years ago in The Swamp
Washington DC's Hypocrisy
There seems to be a disconnect in Washington D.C. and the rest of the country. Of course Hollywood is just as disconnected, but there is a clear double standard between "them" and "us." From the way they treat women, to the way they think they know what is better for us, to the way they expect we don't realize what they do behind closed doors in the deal making arena that is politics. They treat the average American citizen as a personal bank and like puppets, here to do what ever they deem necessary to make them happy. We can most clearly see this in the way the immigration topic is being handled, right now.
By Bradley Perry6 years ago in The Swamp
The Extreme Double Standards of Hollywood and Washington
We have seen an onslaught of insults, hurled by both sides of the aisle, in the recent months. There is definitely a double standard in Hollywood and the media, and Washington. More specifically, comedians and the people who seem to think they set the moral standards for the rest of the country, and the world. With the recent on-air insult hurled by Samantha Bee, and the Tweet by Rosanne, we have seen the clear double standard that exists in the media, Hollywood, and Washington. While there was pandering on both sides, I think it is clear to see who wins in the end. There will be direct quotes in this article, so be warned, there is foul language ahead, but I feel it necessary to get the point across. There is no ill will and no hatred implied, so get over it!
By Bradley Perry6 years ago in The Swamp