By Stephen Owsinski On June 10, 2022, Florida’s pro-police Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on behalf of the Sunshine State’s retired police K9s, ensuring provisions of care while the furred crimefighters wile away the days. “In Florida, we back the blue, and that includes the K-9s that are often the first to Read more »
By Steve Pomper Podcast host Todd Herman, The Emerald City Exile, often referred to the Washington State Supreme Court (WSSC) as the “Seattle Supreme Court.” Not only because of from where the justices hail but also from where their ideological purity comes. Seattle’s toxic fountainhead of Critical Race Theory ideology and activism. We see proof of this Read more »
By Steve Pomper When I heard the story resurface about some mounted U.S. Border Patrol agents supposedly “whipping” Hattian illegal immigrants, I wondered why. Hadn’t that been resolved? Nope. The Biden administration cannot be wrong—especially about rank and file law enforcement at any level. Those “stormtroopers,” as Nancy Pelosi referred to federal agents, must be Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The term “mission creep” came into the American vocabulary in the early 1990s in the context of U.S. military intervention. The classic example, and perhaps among the first use of the term, is America’s involvement in Somalia where President Bush sent in 30,000 troops on a mission under the Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski No one avoided the fallout from the pandemic. Current exorbitant costs of living due to inflation are just as jarring. Indeed, life has become uber-challenging. Especially lately, paying attention to the onslaught of bad news guarantees a tsunami of dour and depressing waves of mindboggling details defying warm and fuzzy feelings. Pointedly, Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D To speculate on the outcome of a criminal case, much less presume to know what facts the jury might see in a given case, is something an observer must approach with an open mind. Those with access to the television cameras seem to have no such hesitation. Grand Rapids, Read more »
By Steve Pomper Admittedly, there are still missing details about a death in police custody incident that occurred in Crestview, Florida, last year. However, as I’ve explained my litmus test in the past, in reviewing the incident, based on available information, I have not hit a “hold up” moment. It appears the officers acted in Read more »
By Steve Pomper There was a recent and very troubling incident in Seattle. A police officer responded to a report of a suspicious male, according to mynorthwest.com, “terrorizing” an elementary school campus. The story wasn’t only about the suspect’s behavior, but also highlighted the school staff’s reckless response. The officer reported the principal and some teachers at Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Facial recognition, fake cell tower interception, surveillance flights, and license plate readers all have two things in common. They solve crimes and they cause privacy concerns. When does good investigative police work cross the line to an invasion of privacy? Do criminals have the right to privacy? Should citizens Read more »
By Steve Pomper Many Seattle politicians can find nothing about the police department they like—except for defunding or otherwise disrespecting it. Whatever they can do to take any amount of prestige away from the cops the happier city leaders are. For example, until recently, the parking enforcement unit was attached to the police department. But Read more »