By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Laws are not made to be broken but they are made to be changed. Values shift, political winds blow, and priorities change. The fundamental question of fairness, depicted by the iconic blindfolded Lady Justice, is part of America’s recurring debate. One growing effort to short circuit the debate on Read more »
By Steve Pomper An Ohio police officer tased and then arrested a woman who was watching her son’s “grade-school football game in Logan, Ohio,” for not wearing a facecloth (mask). Okay, that’s not exactly what happened, but people can be forgiven for arriving at this headline. What happened was the officer tased and arrested Alecia Kitts Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski “Enough is enough” couldn’t be said enough, and one governor got beyond talking points, put it on paper, gave it teeth, and publicized lawful measures whereby the state seeks to defund jurisdictions which defund their police. Energizing that vane, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also enacted punitive measures for protestors who step across Read more »
By Steve Pomper Within days of being disgraced by the DOJ, as one of America’s anti-cop troika, as if on cue, the radical Seattle City Council voted 7–2 to override Mayor Jenny Durkan’s veto of an effort to defund the Seattle Police Department (SPD). And this is just one battleground in the multi-front war being fought Read more »
Watch the latest video at foxnews.comNPA’s Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) joined Pete Hegseth on FOX & Friends to discuss why the suspect in the Louisville police shootings should be charged with attempted murder
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Admittedly, the smoke from wildfires was enough to sour my visit to Portland, Oregon. I would have been distressed anyway. Portland is a mess. In a democracy, short of a natural disaster, when a city is a mess the ultimate persons responsible are the voters. As good citizens ponder Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Ask a citizen which country lost 7 government officials to assassination in the last year. They might be surprised to hear that it is us. The United States of America. Shocking? Newsworthy? Alarming? Not when the dead are police officers. These officers were not arresting anyone. They were doing Read more »
By Steve Pomper The forces that comprise the radical anti-cop left are not content to defund or abolish only the police. Harassing and attacking police unions, officials, and members is also not enough. No, the left-wing extremists are now targeting police foundations. Police foundations are charitable organizations that exist to provide moral, material, and financial Read more »