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Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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There was one last room on the right where I noticed a mattress and laundry all over the floor. I felt our suspect was in that room, so I checked the rest of the house and then asked Officer Brad Roberts, who was outside, to help with the search. We went into the room and looked around and then gave the mattress that was covered with clothes a few kicks to see if anyone was underneath. I saw some skin that I thought was his back. I then moved about eight feet away. The room was really small. Normally, it\u2019s like hide-and-seek, and once you find whoever is hiding, they give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Christian Goode<\/strong>: I asked the homeowner if she had seen Trammell and she said \"no,\" so I asked if we could search the house. We already suspected it was a dope house but told her we were looking for him and nothing else. She said we could come inside, and I searched a few of the rooms with my flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was one last room on the right where I noticed a mattress and laundry all over the floor. I felt our suspect was in that room, so I checked the rest of the house and then asked Officer Brad Roberts, who was outside, to help with the search. We went into the room and looked around and then gave the mattress that was covered with clothes a few kicks to see if anyone was underneath. I saw some skin that I thought was his back. I then moved about eight feet away. The room was really small. Normally, it\u2019s like hide-and-seek, and once you find whoever is hiding, they give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Skillset<\/strong>: Christian, can you tell me what happened on Oct. 20, 2017? I know you were looking for Phillip Trammell, a sex offender with outstanding warrants for failing to comply with the sex offender registry, as well as forgery and child support. You went where you believed he was staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I asked the homeowner if she had seen Trammell and she said \"no,\" so I asked if we could search the house. We already suspected it was a dope house but told her we were looking for him and nothing else. She said we could come inside, and I searched a few of the rooms with my flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was one last room on the right where I noticed a mattress and laundry all over the floor. I felt our suspect was in that room, so I checked the rest of the house and then asked Officer Brad Roberts, who was outside, to help with the search. We went into the room and looked around and then gave the mattress that was covered with clothes a few kicks to see if anyone was underneath. I saw some skin that I thought was his back. I then moved about eight feet away. The room was really small. Normally, it\u2019s like hide-and-seek, and once you find whoever is hiding, they give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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An On-Duty Stabbing is No Way To Start The Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: Christian, can you tell me what happened on Oct. 20, 2017? I know you were looking for Phillip Trammell, a sex offender with outstanding warrants for failing to comply with the sex offender registry, as well as forgery and child support. You went where you believed he was staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I asked the homeowner if she had seen Trammell and she said \"no,\" so I asked if we could search the house. We already suspected it was a dope house but told her we were looking for him and nothing else. She said we could come inside, and I searched a few of the rooms with my flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was one last room on the right where I noticed a mattress and laundry all over the floor. I felt our suspect was in that room, so I checked the rest of the house and then asked Officer Brad Roberts, who was outside, to help with the search. We went into the room and looked around and then gave the mattress that was covered with clothes a few kicks to see if anyone was underneath. I saw some skin that I thought was his back. I then moved about eight feet away. The room was really small. Normally, it\u2019s like hide-and-seek, and once you find whoever is hiding, they give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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No police officer<\/a> ever knows what their days are going to bring. Some days are easy, but it\u2019s the other days, the ones where things happen in the blink of an eye, that present exceptional challenges. I got to talk with Deputy Christian Goode from the Sequoyah County Sheriff\u2019s Department<\/a> in Oklahoma. Last year, he was involved in a life-and-death encounter that unfolded in a matter of mere seconds. The on-duty stabbing forever changed this deputy sheriff's life and the way he would respond to calls for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An On-Duty Stabbing is No Way To Start The Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: Christian, can you tell me what happened on Oct. 20, 2017? I know you were looking for Phillip Trammell, a sex offender with outstanding warrants for failing to comply with the sex offender registry, as well as forgery and child support. You went where you believed he was staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I asked the homeowner if she had seen Trammell and she said \"no,\" so I asked if we could search the house. We already suspected it was a dope house but told her we were looking for him and nothing else. She said we could come inside, and I searched a few of the rooms with my flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was one last room on the right where I noticed a mattress and laundry all over the floor. I felt our suspect was in that room, so I checked the rest of the house and then asked Officer Brad Roberts, who was outside, to help with the search. We went into the room and looked around and then gave the mattress that was covered with clothes a few kicks to see if anyone was underneath. I saw some skin that I thought was his back. I then moved about eight feet away. The room was really small. Normally, it\u2019s like hide-and-seek, and once you find whoever is hiding, they give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vOMNaJXparE\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No police officer<\/a> ever knows what their days are going to bring. Some days are easy, but it\u2019s the other days, the ones where things happen in the blink of an eye, that present exceptional challenges. I got to talk with Deputy Christian Goode from the Sequoyah County Sheriff\u2019s Department<\/a> in Oklahoma. Last year, he was involved in a life-and-death encounter that unfolded in a matter of mere seconds. The on-duty stabbing forever changed this deputy sheriff's life and the way he would respond to calls for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An On-Duty Stabbing is No Way To Start The Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: Christian, can you tell me what happened on Oct. 20, 2017? I know you were looking for Phillip Trammell, a sex offender with outstanding warrants for failing to comply with the sex offender registry, as well as forgery and child support. You went where you believed he was staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I asked the homeowner if she had seen Trammell and she said \"no,\" so I asked if we could search the house. We already suspected it was a dope house but told her we were looking for him and nothing else. She said we could come inside, and I searched a few of the rooms with my flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was one last room on the right where I noticed a mattress and laundry all over the floor. I felt our suspect was in that room, so I checked the rest of the house and then asked Officer Brad Roberts, who was outside, to help with the search. We went into the room and looked around and then gave the mattress that was covered with clothes a few kicks to see if anyone was underneath. I saw some skin that I thought was his back. I then moved about eight feet away. The room was really small. Normally, it\u2019s like hide-and-seek, and once you find whoever is hiding, they give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"In<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-03 03:59:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/deputy-sheriff-christian-goode-stabbing\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94126,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2023-08-22 07:06:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-22 11:06:00","post_content":"School shootings are on the rise in the U.S., as are the demands for action. But what kind of action? Who will act, and who will pay for it? Schools, by their very nature, are not purpose-built to withstand onslaughts by armed intruders bent on violence. In fact, by being gun-free zones, they can attract cowardly terrorists or the mentally ill. So, when an assailant enters a gun-free school property, little can be done to curb or stop the violence. This ongoing vulnerability to shooting and violence is why most people want something done.\n\n[in_content post=\"108232\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nOf course, what makes the topic of safeguarding children difficult is the complexity involved. For example, the correlation between school shootings and psychoactive drugs prescribed for aggressive or hyperactive students won\u2019t be discussed because of space limitations. The subject of small- and large-screen violence also is too complex to delve into here. Is electronic violence cathartic, or is it a cue for aggressive behavior? Behavioral scientists, however, cannot agree on that subject.\n

Complexity of School Shootings<\/h3>\nWhen the mix also contains adolescent lack of impulse control as well as high susceptibility to peer pressure, the true cause of school violence becomes even murkier. Additionally, many in the faith community claim that fewer Americans are believers, which often leads to immorality and subpar child rearing. Families must model and teach good morals, not teachers and administrators.\n\nDetermining the causes of school shootings may be too complex for an article, but some common-sense precautions have been known for years. Students must have a plan, and it must be practiced frequently. Schools need hardening without making them look like prisons, and teachers, administrators and security personnel also need better training. So, how can parents and concerned citizens get involved? You can join the PTA or school board, write letters to people in power, or even consider homeschooling your children or seek private schools that already have good security measures.\n

From An Expert<\/h3>\nTo get a law enforcement instructor\u2019s perspective, I interviewed Kevin Davis. He\u2019s trained thousands of police officers during his 34-year career. He also performed more than 500 tactical operations between 1992 and 2004 as the team leader of his agency\u2019s SWAT team. He worked with the Training Bureau for 18 years and holds multiple instructor certifications.\n\nBut what increases Davis\u2019 relevance is that he attended inner-city schools: \u201cMy middle school was the city\u2019s most violent. I saw my first stabbing when I was in 7th grade. Routinely, I saw felonious assaults, sexual assaults, intimidation and extortion for two years. I\u2019ve dealt with violence in schools since I was a kid. As an officer, I once worked security in schools as an extra job. I fought more in that school during the day than the busiest patrol car in the city at night. There were no metal detectors, and I\u2019ve known of weapons carried in schools for years. Shop teachers had to monitor that students were not making weapons in class.\n\n\u201cOnce I got out of my hellhole of a middle school and got to high school, most of the troubled kids quit or were expelled.\u00a0High school was certainly more pleasant. Nowadays, principals are encouraged to do everything possible to keep troubled kids in school. Is this to our detriment?\u201d\n

Easy Prey<\/h3>\n\u201cWe pay lip service to school security,\u201d Davis said. \u201cMost of what\u2019s done is superficial. For example, schools are not secure to outside intrusion. Armed security or police personnel do not monitor visitor control. Building perimeters are not monitored via surveillance cameras. Many school buildings have an open design, which enables active shooters to have unrestricted access to large numbers of students in a cafeteria and other open areas. Shooters can murder students like fish in a barrel.\n\n\u201cSchool administrators shouldn\u2019t be in charge of security. It should be a separate division that\u2019s security or police related. The notion that making our schools into armed fortresses is too negative an image and environment is na\u00efve. We secure government buildings to protect workers and visitors. Why not our schools? This protection, of course, costs money, and voters tend not to pass increased school levies to pay for it.\n

Threat Assessment Databases<\/h3>\n\u201cSchools should also develop databases on threat assessments. Teachers know the \u2018bad\u2019 or \u2018troubled\u2019 kids, but this system should be formalized into a violence\/threat-potential program so such kids receive extra attention. The resulting info can be shared with law enforcement officers.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a proponent of the Faculty\/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program here in Ohio and have taught in several programs. For many poorer districts or schools in smaller towns that cannot afford school resource officers and whose cops are always more than a few minutes away, FASTER provides an armed school employee in case things go south.\n\n\u201cI was a member of a tactical subcommittee tasked and convened after the Columbine school shooting by the county Emergency Management Agency to develop school plans. This subcommittee was hard work, and the total committee (including school officials, mental health workers and fire department members) produced an excellent book for schools. But these guides weren\u2019t disseminated to school principals in my district, although some of the administrative personnel were part of the committee. How sad.\n\n\u201cHyper-violent people have plagued our society for hundreds of years. We cannot expect that our soft targets, such as schools, malls, theaters and hospitals, wouldn\u2019t be easy targets for younger hyper-violent individuals.\u201d\n

Preventing School Shootings<\/h3>\n[in_content post=\"113676\" alignment=\"align-right\" \/]\n\nAfter studying previous school shootings, Davis asserts that what is necessary to improve school safety is actually a rather extensive list. \u201cBetter intelligence assessments on threats, passive security improvements with cameras and perimeter control, metal detectors controlled by armed and well-trained security officers, improved security doors and barriers in the schools, restricted access to large group spaces like cafeterias, school resource officers with access to secured rifles, plans, and training<\/a> for active shooters, training for teachers in what constitutes cover, plus how to disarm suspects with handguns and long guns.\u201d\n\nWhat about outside the school? Davis said, \u201cWhat can law enforcement do? Train more on solo-officer responses to active killers. Sadly, the recent war on police has driven several things. Officers are not engaging in proactive policing. Agencies are not recruiting aggressive personalities. Policy and training are now focused on de-escalation or reducing police violence.\n\n\u201cAt the same time as officers are being encouraged \u2014 forced \u2014 to be less aggressive and take the time to talk or not engage, violent individuals are plaguing society. A kinder, gentler guardian is not who you want in uniform when slaughters like those in Parkland occur.\u201d","post_title":"The Measures Needed to Prevent Future School Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"measures-prevent-future-school-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:41:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:41:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/22\/measures-prevent-future-school-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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A high-performance trigger assembly and cold-hammer forged barrel help enhance accuracy. The combination of accuracy, speed, longevity and versatility gives the FN 509 MRD-LE the edge that today\u2019s officers need. The Low-Profile Optics-Mounting System co-witnesses with tritium 3-dot iron sights. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Florida County Sheriff's Office Selects FN 509 MRD-LE for Duty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-509-mrd-le","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-18 12:32:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-18 17:32:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/08\/10\/lapd-selects-fn-509-mrd-le-as-its-new-duty-pistol-for-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":167184,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2023-11-09 03:20:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-09 08:20:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vOMNaJXparE\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No police officer<\/a> ever knows what their days are going to bring. Some days are easy, but it\u2019s the other days, the ones where things happen in the blink of an eye, that present exceptional challenges. I got to talk with Deputy Christian Goode from the Sequoyah County Sheriff\u2019s Department<\/a> in Oklahoma. Last year, he was involved in a life-and-death encounter that unfolded in a matter of mere seconds. The on-duty stabbing forever changed this deputy sheriff's life and the way he would respond to calls for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An On-Duty Stabbing is No Way To Start The Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: Christian, can you tell me what happened on Oct. 20, 2017? I know you were looking for Phillip Trammell, a sex offender with outstanding warrants for failing to comply with the sex offender registry, as well as forgery and child support. You went where you believed he was staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I asked the homeowner if she had seen Trammell and she said \"no,\" so I asked if we could search the house. We already suspected it was a dope house but told her we were looking for him and nothing else. She said we could come inside, and I searched a few of the rooms with my flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was one last room on the right where I noticed a mattress and laundry all over the floor. I felt our suspect was in that room, so I checked the rest of the house and then asked Officer Brad Roberts, who was outside, to help with the search. We went into the room and looked around and then gave the mattress that was covered with clothes a few kicks to see if anyone was underneath. I saw some skin that I thought was his back. I then moved about eight feet away. The room was really small. Normally, it\u2019s like hide-and-seek, and once you find whoever is hiding, they give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack Begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: I saw the video, and Trammell looks like a crazed Jack-in-the-Box! What happened when you saw him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: I commanded him to show me his hands, and he immediately jumped up and started hollering, \u201cFuck you, I\u2019m gonna kill you all! You motherfuckers get out! Shoot me!\u201d He had a look in his eyes that told me he was under the influence and we were likely going to have a fight<\/a>. He was acting tough and was bigger than me. I saw him reach into his back pocket quickly. He took out a knife. I remember that \u201cpop\u201d sound a knife makes when you flip it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, we were pretty close to each other \u2014 about four to five feet apart. There\u2019s this \u201c21-Foot Rule\u201d they teach us in the police academy, which means a person can strike you with a knife quicker than you can draw your gun and shoot them. I knew what was going to happen next when he drew the knife, and I remember saying in my head, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019m too close. This will be bad, and I may not go home to my wife and kids.\u201d I dropped my baton and drew my gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fight of His Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: So, you had almost no time before the fight started. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: Officer Roberts fired his taser, but it did not deploy; the cartridge did not open. When I dropped my baton to get my gun, Trammell simultaneously lunged forward with a haymaker punch and hit me in the abdomen. The knife was approximately four to five inches long and about two and a half inches plunged into my ballistic vest. I later learned that it stopped shy of one millimeter from my chest cavity. All the while I was trying to fire at him, and as I lifted my left arm, he stabbed me again in my shoulder. The blade went in and came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the aftermath of the on-duty stabbing, there would be a ball of tissue sticking out the top of my shoulder. I continued to fire, and he struck me a third time below my right chest. This time, the blade went in but didn\u2019t come out of my vest. Trammell eventually went down. As he was going down, I remember shooting at him and my firearm being jammed (perhaps because of the close-quarter engagement; it pressed against his body and pushed the slide back without ejecting the ammunition). In total, eight rounds were fired from my service weapon, with five hitting Trammel and finally stopping the attack. I\u2019ve been in some tight situations and have had tunnel vision before, but this was extremely close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode: Injured but Alive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skillset<\/strong>: How serious were your injuries, and how did this on-duty stabbing affect you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: After the altercation, the first thing I felt was my arm burning; my stomach felt like it had been punched. We were going to have to wait for an ambulance. Assistant Chief Tim Keith, who was at the scene, transported me to the hospital. By the time we got into the vehicle, my arm was covered with blood. I remember him asking if I had been stabbed in the stomach. At first, I didn\u2019t think so, but I stuck my hand underneath my vest and saw the blood. All I could think to do was to try to relax. I had pressure on it, and we were heading to the hospital \u2014 about a 10-minute ride \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t long before I got medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was the worst pain I had ever felt, my injuries were non-life threatening and did not require surgery. The doctor explained how lucky I was to be alive \u2014 by one millimeter. No organs were perforated, and the force of the stab went between my ribs, so nothing was broken. I was saved thanks to my Quantum ballistic armor, which absorbed a significant amount of the impact. I was treated and later released. Unfortunately, Mr. Trammell did not survive his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aftermath of an On-Duty Stabbing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christian Goode<\/strong>: It was an eye-opening experience. I\u2019ve arrested offenders for murder and other serious crimes before. However, to think that this individual, with a warrant on him for child support and forgery, could have cost me my life is something I will never forget. From the time the suspect jumped up to when he went down, it was about eight to nine seconds; it was lightning fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me about six weeks to heal. Every day, I feel blessed to be here with my wife, Alana, and our kids, Christian III and Truex, as well as my colleagues, who I\u2019m very thankful to for their support.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Deputy Sheriff's On-Duty Stabbing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"deputy-sheriff-on-duty-stabbing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-02 23:59:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023