Our Thin Lines III: Use of Force

By Doug Maas

This year's edition 'Our Thin Lines-Use of Force' is fully focused on stories about the use of force continuum. You will read stories that range from verbal orders, through use of less lethal weapons to the tragedy of deadly force. These stories, some included from our previous two editions, are some of the most traumatic to share. We had dozens more that could have been included in this edition but found that many who were involved in deadly force incidents just did not want to revisit the incidents. As you read these stories we believe you will come to understand their decision. We hope that you and others can enjoy this book about the 'Thin Lines' that we served in. Because the stories are 'unvarnished' we have done very little editing. Therefore you will find a variety of writing styles and in many cases some 'colorful' language. Be prepared. The personal writing styles tend to reveal the real personas of the authors. We have included more brief biographies on officers who didn't submit one for our first two volumes. And with these 'bios' you will get to know us all a little better. Keep in mind that these are all true stories of local law enforcement in the early 70's to early 2000's. This period of law enforcement in Clark County saw us evolve from a small, rural type of policing to a large, more urbanized, community oriented policing culture. And in one sense we also evolved from the 'wild and woolly' days of law enforcement to a thoroughly modern and professional time in our history. The evolution is well documented in the stories shared here. We have included public domain information in some areas of the book and identified the sources with italics and sources. There remains no more challenging time in our history, for emergency service personnel. Yet we continue to encourage people to consider a career in emergency services. It does indeed take a special kind of person with a special type of courage to step up to serve our communities. Hopefully, our shared stories will help motivate some readers to consider such a career. Thank you to the dozens of 'authors' who stepped up to share their individual experiences serving our community during this era. This was not easy for many. At the very least we have created a diary of sorts that we can all reference to helps us remember those who served.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CDNSD4ZY
• ISBN13: 9798360022336
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 352 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"