Sunday May 2nd at 10am ET with Michael Radosevich, former police officer and co-founder of Code 3 BBQ Supply, online at https://Pluto.TV/live-tv/The-First or on the https://www.thefirsttv.com app or at https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalPoliceAssociation
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Cops and the Silent Majority…
By Stephen Owsinsk As nationwide division festers thanks to media mavens capitalizing on half-baked stories and propaganda and anti-police enthusiasts and knee-jerk activists drenched in emotion without bothering to collect facts…the silent majority do their thing sincerely, without the need for recognition or cell phone-recorded fanfare. That last part largely mimics the altruistic tendencies of Read more »
Darrell Hammond: ‘You know, I’ve had my life saved by cops since I was on SNL’
By Stephen Owsinsk Although it is a deeply personal story, uber-talented impersonator Darrel Hammond from “Saturday Night Live” fame is the subject matter regarding his life journey, candidly shared by him in “Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story” (2018) which I recently watched on Netflix. I was intrigued by the entirety of this man’s story, Read more »
Watch the National Police Association Report 4-25-2021
Sunday April 25th at 10am ET with Rachael Flick, Police widow, Twin mom, Podcaster, Author and Speaker, online at https://Pluto.TV/live-tv/The-First or on the https://www.thefirsttv.com app or at https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalPoliceAssociation
The High Cost of Policing Riots
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D As Portland continues to simmer, Minneapolis braced for chaos, and U.S. Capitol Police reconstructs the failures of the January 6th attack, the reality of preparing for worst-case scenarios can be measured in taxpayer dollars. Crowd control is not to stop large groups from gathering, but. A law enforcement presence Read more »
NPA spokesperson Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith on Newsmax discussing the Chauvin verdict and Columbus officer-involved shooting
Florida Enacts Anti-Riot Bill, Backing the Blue and Bolstering Public Safety Principles
By Stephen Owsinsk Long overdue, some mouthwatering gains are being recorded in terms of state governments galvanizing against the riots we’ve witnessed decimate many cities across America. Thanks to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis penning approval of the Florida State Legislature’s HB1 — “Combating Public Disorder”— outlawing riot activity on the Sunshine State streets, law enforcement Read more »
Policing in the Wild
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D One interesting law enforcement specialty is wildlife enforcement. These officers are a mix of police officer, biologist, search and rescue specialist, public education officer, and organized crime fighter. Game wardens, park rangers, conservation agents or whatever title they use have responsibilities to human, animal, plant, and geological resource protection. Read more »
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Cops’ Privacy Overriding Lower Court
By Stephen Owsinski The following case stemming from an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of a man assailing Tallahassee police officers harkens back to the Ferguson, Missouri case involving then-police Officer Darren Wilson who shot and killed attacker Michael Brown in a case of crimes against justice. In the aftermath broadcast globally, Officer Wilson Read more »
Cops Become the “Bad Guys” When People Don’t Understand the Reasons Behind Police Actions
By Steve Pomper We’ve been hearing disconcerting stories this past year about how poorly this pandemic has people treating one another in certain situations. This leads directly to another serious problem. Governments and private institutions setting up law enforcement officers as the bad guys. I’ve long opposed governments passing unnecessary laws that put cops in the Read more »