The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe 411: Tim Pearce—Accuracy Under Fire
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Oct 29, 2024 Tim Pierce, a former LAPD officer and the inventor of Accuracy Under Fire, shares gripping tales from his time fighting gangs in South Central. He discusses the harrowing experience of losing his wife, also an officer, leading to the creation of a life-saving gunshot wound simulator. The conversation dives into the challenges of law enforcement, emphasizing the need for realistic training in high-pressure situations. Tim highlights innovations in police training technology, blending personal anecdotes with his journey from officer to entrepreneur.
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Origin Of The Gunshot Simulator
- Tim Pierce recounts inventing a remote-controlled garment that electrically incapacitates a limb to simulate a gunshot wound for training.
- He developed the idea after using a TENS unit on his injured wife and realizing realistic simulation did not exist.
Proactive Policing Builds Local Intelligence
- Gang enforcement requires deep local intelligence, relationship management, and relentless proactive contact to identify actors and patterns.
- Tim found the work rewarding because arrests translated into immediate, visible community relief despite high personal risk.
Training Has Become Too Theoretical
- Tim argues training has shifted to PowerPoint and lost reality-based practice, weakening officers' ability to override self-preservation under fire.
- He warns fewer experienced proactive officers remain to teach practical, high-stakes skills, worsening future public safety.