By Stephen Owsinski On November 26, 2023, the U.S. Border Patrol chief posted an apology for shelving the agency’s social media account, citing the ongoing migrant surge and its “unprecedented flow,” necessitating all personnel to staff the frontlines. The sudden announcement to shutter the federal agency’s social media accounts that provide imagery and statistics regarding Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In police reform language, sometimes accountability seems to mean unforgiving, zero-tolerance criminal prosecution of police officers. The vast majority of times when a police officer’s decision is criticized by skeptics the facts, if allowed to be known and explored, weigh in favor of the officer. An Austin, TX, police Read more »
By Steve Pomper As a cop, I strived to behave with integrity and trusted my peers but expected my superiors to do the same. I obviously worked with far more peers than for superiors, but I experienced the most disillusionment from superiors whose actions could inflict moral injuries on subordinates. Having once-trusted superiors lie to you, Read more »
By Steve Pomper Seattle’s political leaders expect you to take them seriously even though they’re not serious people. They don’t even pretend to hide their contempt for cops, as you’ll see in an official city report below chockful of unabashed radical leftist bias deployed to change police policy. More anti-police changes disguised as “police reform.” The Read more »
By Steve Pomper I recently wrote about how tired cops are of continually having to say I told you so about anti-cop legislation disguised as “police reform.” Add the many other things politicians are doing to chase cops out of the profession and to deter potential recruits, and the echoes in police precincts bellows. The I-told-you-so effect comes when Read more »
By Steve Pomper Economist Herbert Stein (Ben Stein’s father) once said, “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” That sounds good, but we have to ask: when? And what does “stop” mean? If the “something” is the degradation of law enforcement, then hopefully when means soon. But if “stop” means cease to function as Read more »
By Steve Pomper Police Officer with Body-Worn Camera The radical left’s usual suspects, including the media are pummeling a veteran Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer over incomplete, out of context comments he made after his role in a tragic fatality collision investigation. Reportedly, a police officer responding to an overdose call struck a pedestrian. Read more »
By Steve Pomper A scene in a 1994 Friends episode nailed how I feel about Joe Biden’s treatment of law enforcement officers. To paraphrase, “It’s not that [Biden] is bad, it’s … it’s that [he’s] so bad, [he] makes me want to put my finger through my eye, into my brain, and swirl it around!” In a previous NPA article about U.S. Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In civil lawsuits where one party alleges that another party caused them harm negligently or intentionally the standards by which this can be proven are well established. Among these are whether the alleged wrong-doer went against the law, the policy governing their actions, established industry standards and practices, or Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski There are boundless energies in our nation’s police canines, unfailingly illustrated in these hard-charging working dogs that advance police work. Sometimes they are injured in the line of duty…and just do what they do best: Keep fighting. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) K9 Ringo is one such example…and he showed us what Read more »