National Police Association spokesperson Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret) joined Newsmax discussing the war on cops
Month: April 2024
So Many Soros-funded (Non) Prosecutors Because We Weren’t Paying Attention
By Steve Pomper I’m not here to convince you who should or shouldn’t hold a political office. However, as a retired cop, I will tell you what public policies I consider better for public safety versus others I view as destructive of the criminal justice system. And I will use examples that we’ve written about here Read more »
When There’s No Music For You
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The sensations of sight, smell, and touch are the stuff of memories – sometimes traumatic memories – in the minds of first responders. Less considered is the soundtrack that goes with the job. One thing I missed from my TV and movie cop heroes was the lack of theme Read more »
Are Philadelphia’s Streets Paved with Good Intentions or Bad Faith?
By Steve Pomper Local governments make police work harder when they impose harmful policies, carving out special treatment for the so-called, “homeless,” or this new one, “unhoused.” When I got a burglary call near a “homeless” camp, it didn’t take Sherlock Holmes to know where to start looking for suspects. Was I “profiling?” Well, what would Read more »
The National Police Association Thanks the Pennsylvania House for Adopting Resolution to Honor Police Officers
Indianapolis – April 19, 2024. The Pennsylvania House has adopted Resolution 378, a call to honor law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2022 and 2023. The resolution acknowledges that police officers are courageous, selfless public servants who are vital to upholding laws and keeping communities safe. The resolution Read more »
Sheriff Lauds New Pro-Police Laws, Declares Florida ‘The Most Law Enforcement Friendly State in the Country’
By Stephen Owsinski While other jurisdictions steamroll the law enforcement community and gleefully hand out gift baskets to bona fide criminals, Florida has passed even more legislative acts that support cops in their official duties of serving justice by locking up violators who hinder cops. With this, it is unlawful to impede, threaten, or harass Read more »
Proxemics (Personal Space) and Officer Survival
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D “I don’t shake hands,” said the veteran officer, then he continued with his business. I thought that seemed rude but I reluctantly followed his lead most of the time for the rest of my career. Smiles and handshakes are essential human interactions, at least in the culture I know, Read more »
Pro-Second Amendment Injunction Lasts All of 88 Minutes in Washington State
By Steve Pomper Woman target shooting with AR-15 “America’s Rifle” (Photo: Simonov, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0) According to David Gutman at The Seattle Times, about the court case, State of Washington v Gator’s Custom Guns Inc., brought by the Silent Majority Foundation, “A Cowlitz County judge ruled Washington’s ban on high-capacity magazines unconstitutional Monday, but just Read more »
Cops Roll out Recruitment at College Criminal Justice Classes
By Stephen Owsinski With the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis in law enforcement, police agencies have stepped up their efforts to encourage potential candidates by hitting the road, exposing the uniqueness and fulfillment in serving the citizenry as sworn first responders or any of the array of non-sworn roles comprising a crime-fighting and community service Read more »
Knives Out
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Over the past decade, as of this writing, 10 police officers were stabbed to death in the line of duty. Interestingly, 10 police K9s died from stabbing attacks in that same period. In the minds of some – notably police critics – the use of deadly force by police Read more »