By Steve Pomper Cops occasionally think about various nightmare scenarios. Incidents destined to have bad outcomes. I had two I thought about on the job. One was being surrounded by a large group of aggressive juveniles. The other was facing a suicidal person armed with a gun but not pointed at me. Teens are hanging out Read more »
By Stephen Owsinsk For those who only go by what the politically pinned and pervasively lying media serves as news, that demographic is sadly missing out on the truth of many matters, especially instances involving a vast spectrum of humanitarian and heroic deeds performed by police officials. Therefore, we are glad to see you are Read more »
By Steve Pomper Former President Barack Obama’s long-time efforts to crush traditional American law enforcement has had deleterious consequences for our society. Even Michelle Obama recently fired her own salvo against cops, expressing fears her daughters, while driving, might have negative encounters with police because they’re black. She alluded to racist cops harassing—or worse—two of the Read more »
By Stephen Owsinsk Some of the strongest people on the planet are law enforcement officers. And behind them are legions of similarly strong people otherwise known as family or loved ones or the at-home squad. Indeed, it takes special people to perform a job so unlike what others entail, and cops know this quite well. Read more »
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By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D It has been said that even the paranoid have real enemies. In an era where any theory that focuses on the loss of freedoms is labeled as a conspiracy theory, rational considerations in interpreting current events can be lost. Let’s begin with the real views on differing theories of Read more »
By Stephen Owsinsk One of the most uplifting things for any police officer is when a citizen extends gratitude for doing a life-threatening job which most others dare not do, especially nowadays with the incessant vitriol from the anti-police cesspool. Thankfully, kids know better than to buy into hateful stances toward law enforcement officers fervently Read more »
By Steve Pomper We know the formula by now, don’t we? The initial media reports come out saying something like, “White Cop Shoots Unarmed Black Man.” This headline is off winging its way around the world while the truth is struggling into its pants. Later, fully dressed, the truth finally arrives to tell us the suspect Read more »
By Steve Pomper Like most rookie cops, when I was first on the job, I did a lot more traffic enforcement than I did later in my career. Generally, the more years on the department, the fewer traffic stops a patrol officer will do. But, with all the talk of equity, these days, I recall some Read more »
National Police Association Spokeswoman Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith says police officers are leaving departments amid the ‘vilification of law enforcement’ from politicians and the media.