Those who are dedicated to protecting the vulnerable from harm must know how to do that. Beyond the hard skills they must learn to do their jobs, they must understand their is also a moral code to guide them along the way:

Preserve life.

Preserve peace.

Preserve property.

There is a hierarchy to this code. Preserving life is the highest priority of the profession. A police officer may destroy property to protect the peace and they may disrupt the peace to protect a life. They may not, however, take a life to protect property.

We understand simply stating such a hierarchy will cause some to challenge it. We know that the reality of policing is complicated and decisions are made under pressure and in grey spaces. We also believe that having a moral ideal to constantly strive towards makes better officers, deputies and troopers serves to advance the profession. If we teach rookies that their ultimate priority is to protect life, it will change the way in which the see themselves, see the public and perform their jobs for the better.

The traditional way of doing this must change. We believe that the next evolution of policing is One-by-One Policing.