By Steve Pomper Seattle is a microcosm of blue city stupidity, and city councils across the nation mirror much of the stupid they do. I’m not saying the Seattle City Council is stupid because I disagree with them. I’m saying they’re stupid because defunding the police is stupid. Rather than tick off a list of Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Recent statistics indicate that ambushes against police officers have increased dramatically (over 90% in one study) in the past few years. Shootings of all kinds of police are up at least 20% this year and non-fatal injuries are not often included in such reports. Police officers are well aware Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D We can add to the list of ways a police officer can be fired when we include the results of a Supreme Court decision in 1963. The decision in Brady v. Maryland (373 U.S. 83) rightly ruled that prosecutors must disclose exculpatory evidence that the government has in its Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski The image above depicts three U.S. Capitol Police officers, smiling during a shared conversation outside the world-renowned Capitol Building in D.C., where lawmakers represent the people’s interests by scripting statutes enforced by cops across the country. Gobs of communication transpire on The Hill, as it should wherever humans convene for imperative, principled Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Ever gaze upon a very old photo and ponder: My, how far we’ve come along? Those moments usually give rise to smiles in silent repose. Sometimes, though, the opposite comes true. Ask any cop… Black and white photos depict a bygone era when those who did wrong knew it, attested their guilt, Read more »
By Steve Pomper The insults against America’s cops keep on coming. This one from New York State comes in the form of what was to be a ban on off-duty officers carrying firearms at the New York State Fair in Albany. An even more insulting irony will occur on Aug. 29th, which, according to the Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Although everyone knows better, stuff that gets out on social media still can perpetuate false narratives and put junk information into discussions of important issues. As an example, August is the anniversary month of the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. A recent Twitter message from attorney Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is unambiguously pro-police and pro-public safety. On August 4, 2022, he traveled to Tampa, Florida, and took to the podium to announce the official removal of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, a Soros-backed prosecutor, for undoing tons of police work by letting criminals walk and refusing to Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Georgia State Patrol troopers confirmed that 54-year-old Officer Jean-Harold Louis Astree of the Fairbanks, GA police department was pronounced dead at the scene after a four-vehicle crash. Astree was driving an unmarked Fairburn Police Department Dodge Charger. Among his surviving family is his daughter, Laurali, as a student at Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Amid the cries for more transparency and accountability in law enforcement, the reality of the microscope under which our police officers go about their daily work simply isn’t known to most of the public. Comparing the accountability of our police officers to any other career path yields no other Read more »