Month: April 2020

By Steve Pomper  As in many cases where government treads and in all cases where it tramples, there arise unforseen consequences. For example, according to the Albuquerque Journal, the Albuquerque police department (APD) has run into issues with the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC). APD says the MDC refused to accept a man they’d arrested for felony Read more »

By Stephen Owsinski April marks Autism Awareness Month, bringing about all-things autism, emphasizing the iconic blue solitary puzzle piece idled…symbolizing the desire to fit in to the planetary placement of people with respective uniqueness. I am more than intimately aware of autism: my daughter is intensely autistic with comorbidities, including self-injury and non-verbal nature. My Read more »

By Steve Pomper  What a difference a sheriff makes. I’ve been reporting on government officials who’ve been taking advantage of the CCP virus to implement a partisan political agenda, which is inflicting overly harsh, unnecessary, and contradictory restrictions on their constituents. And also on how enforcing these restrictions is setting law enforcement officers up for ugly, Read more »

By Steve Pomper  I wanted to stop writing about matters involving the CCP virus pandemic—I really did. I’ve grown so tired of the politics now saturating the issue I’ve had to turn off the news before my ears bleed. But when I sit down to write, all I can think of is how this crisis is Read more »

By Stephen Owsinski Campus cops are doing what they always do: plenty! Especially for the children of the schools to which they are assigned. While the nation’s labyrinth of school districts responsible for providing education are mandatorily shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, students are navigating the new norm of “distance learning.” That is, Read more »

By Steve Pomper  It’s very American to distrust government. But when does not trusting government go too far? Though, I understand the prudence of not trusting government, I worked for the government. I became a police officer because I saw it as a legitimate government function. To serve and protect the people. To uphold the Constitution Read more »

By Stephen Owsinski Like many other law enforcement officers, my police career started as a public safety communications officer, more commonly known as “police dispatcher.” My official title was “police communications officer” —a civilian in uniform, armed with tons of phones and computers keeping track of all city cops and firefighters. I served on the Read more »

By Steve Pomper  I just watched a video in a tweet posted by former NYPD cop and Secret Service agent Dan Bongino. The video contained one of the more visceral examples of the lack of respect police officers all over America are getting these days—and it’s only getting worse. I’m not singling this example out because Read more »

By Steve Pomper  Do provocative headlines such as in the Los Angeles Times, “The U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to pull you over” benefit the cops or the public? Absolutely not. Is the headline true? Well, yes, but only if “you” are a driver with a revoked license. Headline doesn’t tell you Read more »