Category Opinion
Perspective: From Our Side, Being a White Police Officer
I watched as a silver sedan sped through the flashing red light. The driver either oblivious or careless about being required to stop. I put my patrol car in drive and off I went to stop the vehicle. I got behind the vehicle and flipped on my red and blue emergency lights. The driver immediately […]
Those Without a Voice
On Monday, I will march with the SMU Police Honor Guard in the Texas Peace Officers Memorial Procession in Austin. We will March 2nd, behind the Dallas Police Department Honor Guard, a bitter reminder of the terrible week in July in which the Dallas area lost six law enforcement officers in 72 hours. This is […]
Unwilling to say goodbye
I stood silently in the corner of the room as Tiffany greeted Dallas Mayor, Mike Rawlings. “I’m so sorry for your loss, I’m so sorry,” he said. “It’s just been a terrible summer.” For law enforcement agencies in Dallas, the summer of 2016 was overwhelming, but despite the tragedy and heartache, communities have rallied behind […]
Losing a Brother in Blue and a Brother in Arms
It’s the phone call that no one ever wants to receive, but sometimes it is inevitable. Mark never stood a chance. The water came rushing over his car like a crashing wave. And just like that he was gone; sucked into the murky water of Turtle Creek, filled with the dirt and debris of two […]
Your Legend
It’s a series of questions that every college student asks themselves at some point. Who am I? What do I want to do with my life? Who do I want to be? Recently I’ve been faced with some deeply personal questions and life choices that have challenged my identity and made me ask myself those […]
You become what you hate
I’ve learned something in recent weeks about just how powerful hate can be. Often times we think that the most dangerous forms of hate come in bitterness and resentment or sometimes anger. But as of late I have realized that hate is a gateway, and that if you hate something just enough – eventually you […]
The Glory in Falling
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius At some point in your life I’m sure you’ve thought to yourself, “I’ll forgive you, but I will never forget”, sounds familiar right? It only makes sense to use that logic for self-preservation. We want to protect ourselves. […]
What is your story?
Words describe who we are. They are our legacy. When everything else fades away, they remain. Like thread in fabric they are interwoven and connected, very similar, yet completely different. Words are used to describe actions. They are tools that we use to bring memories to life. For most people, words are an expression. Each […]
Living With The Memories
You never really get it as a kid. Occasionally someone other then your parents will impart you with wisdom and it will click, but most times you have to learn the hard way. I never believed it. Well, I believed it. But I was so arrogant I thought I could play with fire and not […]
A Beautiful Renegade
I was tired. Tired of the same stupid mistake, tired of pretending to be shallow in order to avoid hard conversations, and tired of playing dodge-ball with everything I didn’t understand. The simple solution at first was to bury them somewhere deep, somewhere no one would ever find them. You know, those things you swear […]
Jesse Carr 