Going Rogue ~ what does it mean?

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Carl R. ToersBijns is the author of the Wasted Honor Trilogy [Wasted Honor I,II and Gorilla Justice] and his newest book From the Womb to the Tomb, the Tony Lester Story, which is a reflection of his life and his experiences as a correctional officer and a correctional administrator retiring with the rank of deputy warden in the New Mexico and Arizona correctional systems.

Carl also wrote a book on his combat experience in the Kindle book titled - Combat Medic - Men with destiny - A red cross of Valor -

Carl is considered by many a rogue expert in the field of prison security systems since leaving the profession. Carl has been involved in the design of many pilot programs related to mental health treatment, security threat groups, suicide prevention, and maximum custody operational plans including double bunking max inmates and enhancing security for staff. He invites you to read his books so you can understand and grasp the cultural and political implications and influences of these prisons. He deals with the emotions, the stress and anxiety as well as the realities faced working inside a prison. He deals with the occupational risks while elaborating on the psychological impact of both prison worker and prisoner.

His most recent book, Gorilla Justice, is an un-edited raw fictional version of realistic prison experiences and events through the eyes of an anecdotal translation of the inmate’s plight and suffering while enduring the harsh and toxic prison environment including solitary confinement.

Carl has been interviewed by numerous news stations and newspapers in Phoenix regarding the escape from the Kingman prison and other high profile media cases related to wrongful deaths and suicides inside prisons. His insights have been solicited by the ACLU, Amnesty International, and various other legal firms representing solitary confinement cases in California and Arizona. He is currently working on the STG Step Down program at Pelican Bay and has offered his own experience insights with the Center of Constitutional Rights lawyers and interns to establish a core program at the SHU units. He has personally corresponded and written with SHU prisoners to assess the living conditions and how it impacts their long term placement inside these type of units that are similar to those in Arizona Florence Eyman special management unit where Carl was a unit deputy warden for almost two years before his promotion to Deputy Warden of Operations in Safford and Eyman.

He is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and is a board member of David's Hope Inc. a non-profit advocacy group in Phoenix and also serves as a senior advisor for Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council in Chino, California As a subject matter expert and corrections consultant, Carl has provided interviews and spoken on national and international radio talk shows e.g. BBC CBC Lou Show & TV shows as well as the Associated Press.

I use sarcasm, satire, parodies and other means to make you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Going Rogue ~ what does it mean?

What Does Going Rogue Mean?

By Carl R. ToersBijns

There appears to be many different definitions for this word “rogue” that is often thrown around in the media or the workplace during conversations regarding the actions or positions taken by another person. It seems when you look up the word in the dictionary, there is not one firm characterization provided for thus a word thus this must be a most misunderstood word thus it is time we look at how it fits in our world.

Going rogue can mean you are acting on your own and acting contrary to personal or professional expectations or the “normal” societal values within a certain political organization or persons. It can also mean you are pursuing your own interests and not of those you are or were associated with most of the time either in service or employment.

Whether you are going rogue or thinking about becoming a “rogue” person there are heavy consequences for taking such a stand depending what it is you are challenging, contradicting, speaking out against or the temperament of the culture you chose to antagonize or oppose. It has been recorded that some rogue leaders or persons have been killed for speaking out their mind and writing the things that may contradict the ideas, thoughts or laws of those that oppose such ways.

Going rogue carries with it no value or valor. It does not create heroes or martyrs as it is a non-popular position to be in. You are viewed as disgruntled person or employee, a whistleblower or worst, a snitch of the culture you oppose. Therefore, it carries with it sanctions that are politically and personally severe that includes banishment or expulsion from the group you belong to as well as character assassinations to defame or slander your credibility or reputation you may have worked decades for to establish.

It may mean you have chosen to stop following orders that requires silence on matters that may be criminal or at the very least unethical in nature and allows such misconduct to remain secret and hidden from the truth or the truth seekers. Going rogue poses a threat to some and enhances the opportunities for others. It depends on how the information provided aids or impacts the disposition of the matters discussed or deposed either to the media or inside a courtroom.

Going rogue does not mean you are a bad person or committing an act that is a sin. It does mean you [or a group that has departed together bound by common cause] are going against the politically correct flow and creating ripples in the water that is preferred by many to remain still and calm without someone stirring it up making muddy waters.

So whether you are walking alone or united for a common cause, going rogue means you are in a position that is creating conflict and sometimes, aggression against the very culture you are criticizing or a former member of but drifted from their same principles and ideas going instead the other way based on your own moral compass, ethics or ideas.

December 26, 2012