By Steve Pomper I’m no fan of the term, lawfare (using the law as a political weapon), but it’s sadly accurate in too much of the U.S. today. Factions use lawfare not only against rival political candidates but also against ordinary citizens, including police officers (wrongly indicted cops), often to benefit lawbreakers. They deploy it to Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Police work has been an attractive employment prospect for a long time for a variety of reasons. Pay has improved, employment is relatively secure, pensions are offered, there are opportunities for promotion and varied assignments, and the job itself can be very rewarding despite its dangers. For most of Read more »
By Steve Pomper Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA. (Credit: Wikicommons, Bluedisk Source) Remember the days when we merely rolled our eyes, chuckled dismissively and promptly forgot the looney ideas some political folks come up with? Well, with the leftist extremists having hijacked so many (to use a “woke” word) spaces, i.e., media, academia, politics—the Swamp, sports, stamp Read more »
By Steve Pomper Lightning Digital Entertainment You don’t know what you don’t know. This isn’t to conjure some esoteric conundrum. But some people refuse to acknowledge there are things they don’t know, like how their job negatively affects them. This is indisputably true for cops. And that’s what writer/director Jason Harney explores in his latest Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski As a retired policeman, I often ponder about certain calls and the people who are stuck in my mind, wondering where they are today and how they are doing. It is like that for first responders whose duty is to save lives and go to the next call, not having adequate time Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski A duo of NYPD police officers (one a lieutenant) attired in unmistakable NYPD blue uniforms were barbarically pummeled by a gang of migrants in broad daylight on a New York City sidewalk in world-renowned Times Square recently. Times Square…where the ball drops during the countdown on every New Year’s Eve, compels angst Read more »
Indianapolis – February 1, 2024. The Holding Prosecutors Accountable Act (H.R. 6999) would prohibit district and state attorney offices who fail to prosecute at least 67% of violent crime arrests, from receiving grants through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Byrne Grants are administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the U.S. Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The professionalization of law enforcement became solidified in the 1970s when U.S. states developed certification standards for police officers. Some were active before then and some states took longer. The minimum academy training hours vary widely with standards for hiring generally up to each individual agency. The reason for Read more »