Glen R. Kerley
Biloxi Police Department, Mississippi
I've seen this practice at many departments and by all kinds of officers. With cell phones growing in size, the question of where to put them also becomes as large.
What I have noticed is officers clipping their cell phones to the flap on their magazine pouches.
This is a horrible idea on many levels — but let’s just focus on one.
If you become involved in a deadly-force encounter, the release of adrenaline will reduce your ability to feel, manipulate, and even open a magazine pouch which is now obstructed.
Of all places to carry a cell phone, an area where you access equipment with life-and-death implications is probably the worst choice.
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