By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In one of the many ill-conceived knee jerk proposals that arose out of the death of George Floyd, the shouts of “somebody should do something!” immediately attracted the attention of Congress. Legislation introduced by Karen Bass, whose achievements include calling for a mental health evaluation of Donald Trump during Read more »
By Steve Pomper Some firefighter friends of mine recently expressed their dismay at Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s continuing power-play to force “vaccines” on public employees, including cops and firefighters. As reported by The Hill at MSN news, “more than 90 plaintiffs were listed in the lawsuit against Inslee, including 53 state police employees as well as firefighters….” State Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski If career politicians can’t seem/care to justly embrace our nation’s law enforcement institution and its roughly 850,000 souls who brave the chaotic climate to ensure public safety, then perhaps a bunch of duly experienced police professionals considering office deserve the governmental seats. Often in my written materials I reference how cops are Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Texas law enforcement is asking questions after an advertisement from Travis County, Texas District Attorney José Garza was published seeking a civil rights team leader for the office located in Austin. According to the county’s website, Garza is “a former federal public defender, immigrant rights activist, and leader of Read more »
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By Steve Pomper The U.S. Supreme Court just put the phrase community caretaking in the news. It sounds pretty innocuous and most often is simply a kindness shown by police to the community. But there are limits because, as with so many good things, it can be abused. I remember my field training officer (FTO) first Read more »
By Steve Pomper Cops occasionally think about various nightmare scenarios. Incidents destined to have bad outcomes. I had two I thought about on the job. One was being surrounded by a large group of aggressive juveniles. The other was facing a suicidal person armed with a gun but not pointed at me. Teens are hanging out Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. No one invested in quality law enforcement wants police officers to get away with violent crime. No one who needs quality law enforcement wants officers who survive a violent encounter to be prosecuted for political gain. Kim Foxx, Chicago’s top prosecutor, says “this is time to be aggressive” as Read more »