By Steve Pomper Recently terminated (by a civilian commission) Chief of the Oakland Police Department (OPD) Anne Kirkpatrick and I would not agree on everything in policing. After all, we chose to serve different functions. She was a top administrator. I was a street cop (with a penchant for writing articles that pissed off city government). Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Ever wonder who is responsible for the maintenance of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City? Or any of the many other law enforcement monuments in front of police stations or sheriffs’ departments near you? The latter likely has a civic group in the area or a cop or two Read more »
By Steve Pomper How many times can one ask, when will the devastation to America’s criminal justice system stop? It’s become a rhetorical question because there doesn’t seem to be an answer. From the looks of so many social justice prosecutors in many of America’s leftist-run cities, it’s not ending any time soon. Not as long Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Watching even one video of a traffic stop or pedestrian encounter conducted by any police officer in America can provide a glimpse —a mere microcosm— of what cops deal with on the daily. Look at these encounters by police through an exponential lens, and it is not too inconceivable to see why Read more »