By Steve Pomper I was glancing at my Facebook page a few mornings ago. A leftist family member had posted an article that reported the Seattle City Council now has a veto-proof majority, and they have plans to vote to defund the police department by 50 percent (not a typo, 50%). This will essentially abolish Read more »
Month: July 2020
Even cops with cancer are not safe from the cancel culture
By Stephen Owsinski The day started off decent enough…until I came across a sad story of a cop with brain cancer whose sustenance is under assault by cancel culture folks who took offense by a modified thin blue line t-shirt used to fund-raise for Escondido police Officer Brett Byler, a 31-year-old husband and father of Read more »
Thank You Post from Chicago Police Department 7th District – Englewood
Law Enforcement Trainer and NPA Contributor Sgt. Betsy Smith Interviewed by KGO TV on Palo Alto’s Cop Killer Mural
Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, being interviewed about the NPA’s petition asking Palo Alto to remove its mural of a cop killer across from City Hall. Betsy is the creator of the only course of its kind for women in law enforcement, “The Winning Mind for Women” and is the owner of The Winning Mind LLC. Read more »
Despite Apathy and Antipathy Toward Police, People Hold Back the Blue Rallies Nationwide to Support Their Cops
By Steve Pomper While I’ve never liked that so many people take cops for granted, I’d exchange the antipathy of whatever this is that we have now for the apathy of being taken for granted. Here’s a current example of the antipathy. The extremely anti-police business owner of Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream has posted a Read more »
Back the Blue: Keep Lt. John Mitchell in Your Thoughts and Prayers
By Steve Pomper By now, you probably know about the case in Oklahoma of an overzealous district attorney prosecuting a decorated Blackwell Police Department Lieutenant John Mitchell for manslaughter for risking his life to stop an active shooter. For those who want to catch up on this case, you can find several articles at www.nationalpolice.org. This Read more »
Law Enforcement Trainer and NPA Contributor Sgt. Betsy Smith Interviewed by KTVU TV on Palo Alto’s Cop Killer Mural
Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, being interviewed about the NPA’s petition asking Palo Alto to remove its mural of a cop killer across from City Hall. Betsy is the creator of the only course of its kind for women in law enforcement, “The Winning Mind for Women” and is the owner of The Winning Mind LLC. Read more »
Anti-Police City Officials Oppose the Law and Order They Are Obligated to Uphold in Court
By Steve Pomper Is there anything more dangerous to our culture than elected officials trading equal justice for social justice, exchanging the rule of law for the rule of man, and swapping law and order for chaos? The quick answer is, no. But it goes even deeper. In America today, city, county, and state officials, obliged Read more »
The City of Palo Alto, California Needs to Hear from You
If you visit Hamilton Avenue in front of Palo Alto, CA City Hall you’ll see a nearly 245-foot-long and 17-foot-tall mural covering the street. The 16 individual murals spell out Black Lives Matter. The second letter to the end is a 17’ tall mural of Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur. The below picture Read more »
Police-hindering Mayors Under Fire—They Deserve All the Heat
By Stephen Owsinski As just about everything bizarre in life, things have a way of turning around. It is the interim that hurts most, and the time waiting patiently is often tested by elected officials who deliberate much too long, who tally ticks of fatalities while spewing talking points from a podium. These same so-called Read more »