By Doug Wyllie In August 2021, the New York State Board of Parole terminated at six years the 10-year prison term of a man convicted of attempted robbery. The Board had apparently determined that Benjamin Abrams—known also by aliases Marty Freeman and/or Conrad Hilton—had served enough time behind bars, and should instead be placed on Read more »
By Doug Wyllie In early April, a Houston (TX) jury delivered a guilty verdict in the trial of a man charged with mercilessly murdering an elderly woman during an attempted robbery on a September morning in 2021. According to KHOU-TV News, 40-year-old Andrew Williams had followed 71-year-old Martha Medina from a local bank—where one might Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Screen grab of YouTube video showing Judge Naita Semaj-Williams holding her infant daughter during her Induction to Bronx Civil Court in January 2019. Semaj-Williams subsequently won a 14-year term on the Criminal Court bench in November 2021. For more than a year, justice-minded citizens across the country have been—for good reason—directing much Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Raise your hand if you recognize the name David Feiss. Not ringing a bell? Okay, let’s try this: Darrell Brooks? Still nothing? Okay, you surely recall the vehicle attack on the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha (WI) that left six people dead and 62 others wounded. Well, Feiss and Brooks are the Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Barely three months into her new role as Alameda County (CA) District Attorney, newly elected “progressive prosecutor” Pamela Price is facing a substantial wave of backlash and criticism. The groundswell of disapproval comes not only from more conservative community members—who didn’t vote for her—but also from many similarly minded liberals who put Read more »
By Steve Pomper LA County District Attorney George Gascón There is some very good news to report out of Los Angeles. But, first, let’s review the suffering LA County residents, including the cops, have endured during District Attorney George Gascón’s reign of terrible. Los Angeles has been a plague on Los Angeles County’s criminal justice system Read more »
By Doug Wyllie On February 18, 2023, Janae Edmonson—a standout 17-year-old high school volleyball player who had a promising collegiate career ahead of her in Tennessee—was visiting St. Louis (MO) to compete in a tournament. While walking to her hotel, Edmonson was struck by a car that had been struck by a vehicle recklessly speeding Read more »
By Steve Pomper Shamefully, police chiefs in some of America’s biggest cities have been banning law enforcement’s Thin Blue Line flag. Cops hold the Thin Blue Line (TBL), which the flag emphasizes, sacred. It is also often displayed to pay respects to fallen officers, similar to when cops wear the TBL bands that too often shroud officers’ Read more »
By Steve Pomper Anti-Police Political Activist George Soros Whenever I see the headline, “Soros-funded, fill in the blank DA…,” the hairs on the back of my neck rise. That cop-hater has done more damage to the police and public safety than any other private citizen (yes, unfortunately, he is an American citizen) in the U.S. This time, the Read more »
By Steve Pomper In the recent past, America has suffered (is suffering) from, first, “reform the police” and then “defund the police” activism. At least the defund the police folks are honest about their cop hate. They don’t pretend they just want to “fix” cops by creating rules that won’t allow them to do their jobs. Read more »