THE GUARDIAN LIGHT
Law enforcement officers are commonly faced with a very dangerous situation. In fact, it happens so often that it becomes routine, and we all know that routine stops can become an officers’ ‘nightmare‘. During the officers’ after dark car stops, they are regularly placing themselves in a perilous and compromising position.
Upon completing the after dark car stop the officer, whom is silhouetted in their patrol car’s headlights, must turn to walk back to the patrol car, taking four to five seconds. At this time the officer is blinded by their own headlights and has their backs turned to the offender’s vehicle. The officer has now silhouetted themselves into a perfect target. This situation offers potential assailants a well lit, easy target with deadly results.
Here is a simple solution to the problem: If the officer had a remote wireless switch on their belt that would instantly turn off the patrol car’s headlights for 4 to 5 seconds, the otherwise vulnerable officer would no longer be silhouetted nor blinded during the walk back. This allows the officer time to safely get back to their patrol car concealed from the potential assailants. Designed in this device, only the headlights would shut off, automatically switching back on after 4 - 5 seconds.
The inspiration of this product is to offer public servants, peace officers and other law enforcement men and women, a safe and reliable means of self protection while in the performance of their duty. A duty which commonly places them in harm’s way during dangerous situations.