By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D It’s the call most law enforcement officers hate the most. It has killed three officers thus far in 2023. Police officers dealing with violence in the family are confronting volatile emotions, unknown psychodynamics, the presence of weapons, uncooperative victims, and various cultural norms that complicate the response to domestic Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Certain cities are under the lenses of state legislatures, focused on doing what is necessary to restore some semblance of safety and security in out-of-control locales. According to GOVERNING Daily —whose tagline is “The Future of States and Localities” — the Missouri Legislature has had enough of St. Louis’s rampant crime and Read more »
By Steve Pomper British Police Officer rescues a pro-democracy protester from violent Chinese Consulate officials (Screenshot via Hong Kong Indigenous Defense Force) So, today, I thought we might wander a bit off the beaten path. In this case, across the pond to see what’s up with our fellow travelers in the United Kingdom where an officer’s Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Yes that magical time of the smell of refreshing rains, the chirping of birds returning to the budding trees, and tender flowers pushing their way through the thawing soil. It’s also time for gang members to pick up some extra cash for not committing crime. Of course they have Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Extending kudos doggedly earned by police personnel never gets old, and law enforcement K9s are among those to be heralded. This week, we celebrated K9 Veterans Day by highlighting our country’s phenomenal police canines for their public safety role, some trotting into happy retirements laden with bones and chew toys and loving Read more »
By Steve Pomper Gov. Mike Parson, former Polk County sheriff and U.S. Army MP My basic understanding, if somewhat simplified, of the federal-state balance regarding the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause is states can pass laws to provide more but not less protection than the federal Constitution provides, including the unalienable right to life and to defend that life. As explained by Thoughtco, Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The Utopian idealists who parade folly as compassion want us to believe that everyone is good at their core. Any behavior defined as criminal is excusable because of the deficiencies of society, mental illness, poverty, or racism. In their eyes, evil only exists in prisons and among law enforcement. Read more »
Video (Fox News) from September 2022 of Washington State Trooper Yasin Anwar being encroached by an agitator who objected to his traffic stop. Questions: Should the public be allowed to encroach on police and distract them while they are working? Or should police be able to carry out their responsibilities without agitators free to get Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski If there ever was a “perfect time” to respect our nation’s cops, it is always. But, especially lately, we continue to witness unprecedented vile behavior toward law enforcement officers who, despite dangers to themselves, forge forward and maintain the mission of public safety. That deserves nothing shy of utmost kudos, namely R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Read more »
By Steve Pomper LA County District Attorney George Gascón There is some very good news to report out of Los Angeles. But, first, let’s review the suffering LA County residents, including the cops, have endured during District Attorney George Gascón’s reign of terrible. Los Angeles has been a plague on Los Angeles County’s criminal justice system Read more »