Respect the Rules,
Fear the Law,
Fear Without Fear

As an LAPD officer, I learned early on that rules matter. They aren’t suggestions, they’re the framework that keeps order. One day in South Central Los Angeles, my partner and I spotted a young man driving with what looked like a tomato plant on the seat. My partner knew better; it was marijuana. When we tried to pull him over, he jumped out of the car while it was still moving and ran.

I chased him through alleys, over fences, across yards, until he locked himself inside his house. He thought he was safe. He thought I couldn’t touch him. But I knew the law.

Fresh pursuit gave me the authority to kick that door in, tackle him, and make the arrest. He shouted that I had no right, but he was wrong. You see, I respected the law enough to study it, to live by it, and to enforce it. He didn’t. And that’s why he faced the consequences. Fear the law, obey the law.

Because when you respect the rules, you don’t have to fear the outcome.

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