Gumshoe in his nascent police career developed some very good tried and true techniques while “suiting up” in the station’s locker room. One of Gumshoe’s personal protocols was to take a very deep breath, hold it, and then tighten the Velcro straps on his bullet “resistant” vests.

Civilian note: There is no such animal as a “Bullet-Proof Vest”. Large caliber rifle rounds can penetrate a vest or with their explosive impact, they will cause severe internal trauma. End of story, lights out to eternity. Amen!

The reason that Gumshoe would perform this “deep breath Velcro” ritual was to allow Gumshoe’s lungs to adequately expand and take in oxygen during the high probability of instant physical exertion. Believe it folks, ****happens!

Too tight of a ballistic vest would prevent the sufficient ability to breathe during a foot pursuit; a knock-down drag-out fight as well as other 911 high-stress police adventures.

A too-tight vest would also prevent Gumshoe from taking survival breaths that produce a collective calm during adrenaline-fed challenges.

Now some of you folks may be “a wondering” what in the heck does Velcro has anything to do with tolerance? Gumshoe will set you straight by quoting two notable distinguished figures.

Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky . . .” Tolerance will reach such a level that smart people will be forbidden to think so as not to offend idiots”.

And . . .

Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput . . . “Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it seeks to silence good”.

Look around dear readers and you will readily see the clear and present dangers of unfettered tolerance at our doorsteps.

Situational awareness! That’s what Comrade Fyodor and Rev. Charles were talking about.

Gumshoe fervently believes that everyday “salt of the earth” Americans have had their own collective Velcro straps pulled way too tight by leftist, Marxist hands.

God-fearing, Bible-believing, family-loving, law-abiding patriotic Americans need to “breathe free” against these so-called “tolerant” restraints that must be loosened.

Gumshoe says that anyone should never be so “open-minded tolerant” that their brains fall out!

Gumshoe prays that true American values will prevail just as long we still recognize that we are one nation under God.

Well, that’s Gumshoe diatribe for now gentle readers. Always remember to love the ones who love you and try to love the ones who don’t.

Coram Deo!