The trial of Daniel Penny is not merely about one man’s actions on a New York City subway train; it is a referendum on the moral cowardice of our society. Let us not mince words—Daniel Penny is being scapegoated for the failures of a system that allows chaos, mental illness, and violence to run rampant Read more »
The recent brutal stabbing spree in Manhattan, allegedly committed by Ramon Rivera, 51, is a chilling indictment of our failure to address the intersection of criminality, homelessness, and severe mental illness. Rivera, a career criminal with a well-documented history of violence and mental health issues, was inexplicably released from Rikers Island just a month before Read more »
Federal consent decrees imposed on local police departments are court enforced rules initiated by the federal government, typically the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), after an allegation of misconduct. The court appoints a monitor who reports on compliance to the court. The court decides when, if ever, the department is released from federal oversight. The Read more »
By Steve Pomper Okaloosa County Courthouse, Crestview, Florida Photo: (Hoteltwo, CC Wikimedia 4.0) When I investigate stories about cops being wrongly prosecuted, normally, I furrow my brow, scratch my head, and ask, where’s the crime? After reading and watching a video about the ordeal of three Florida cops, Ofc. Brandon Hardaway, Ofc. William Johns, and Cpl. Read more »
By Steve Pomper I don’t know why this story surprised me, I mean, she couldn’t still be the county prosecutor, could she? But when I read about another mockery of justice in Cook County (Chicago), there was State’s Attorney Kim Foxx standing behind it. I was stunned because even though I would have remembered with Read more »
By Steve Pomper These two stories flew onto my radar on the same day, and though only tangentially related, both tell the story of failure (or success, if the aim was to bring down the Seattle Police Department (SPD). There is the failure to honor a police department’s history, culture, cops, and their sacrifices and the Read more »
By Steve Pomper This article stems from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s latest round of controversial gun law legislation, but it’s not about the new law itself. I’m not addressing what the new gun law does to Mass. citizens’ self-defense rights. I’ll even set aside opponents’ efforts to repeal the law However, being a native of the Read more »
By Steve Pomper Once again, a woke criminal justice system official, in this case, a Texas Judge Steve Duble, is citing his desire for the police to “focus on violent crime” as his justification for allowing low-level offenders to evade responsibility for their legitimate, albeit minor, crimes, as reported by Kyle McClenagan at Houston Public Media. Read more »
By Steve Pomper Isn’t it well past time to stop the crime spree committed by the violent criminals hiding within the deluge of illegal aliens allowed— encouraged and even assisted—to enter the United States? The glut of reports of illegals committing everything from minor offenses to major violent crimes should be enough, but apparently, it isn’t. Read more »
By Steve Pomper What do we know for sure about police staffing shortages and crime increases across America? That the one follows the other—every time! And what do officer shortages follow—every time? An intentional dereliction of duty by officials responsible for providing public safety to the community. And, once again, this story about public safety neglect Read more »