Trial in the Court of Public Opinion

If one follows the news reports. Police officers do not have the rights and protections afforded to all people who are in the United States. Media outlets put people on air that want the police officer to be publicly flogged and then hanged in the public square. The officer, on the other hand, cannot try […]

The scorecard for the law enforcement response

Law enforcement agencies, especially in the larger cities, have contingency plans in place to address civil unrest. The implementation of those plans, sadly, come from the orders of elected officials who hide in their offices. The situation on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles is a perfect example. The law enforcement response […]

The Capitol Fiasco

The fiasco at the U.S. Capitol last week obviously failed miserably and there are calls from Democratic members of Congress for heads to roll. Those cries were made after the Capitol Police Chief and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate had also both announced their resignations. In a television interview Chief Michael Sun told […]

This is outrageous

Violent protests broke out in Chicago after a police shooting that were based upon LIES promulgated by the group Black Lives Matter. It was claimed that the individual shot was unarmed when, in fact, pictures show he had a holstered semi-automatic handgun on his right side as well as extra magazines on his belt. It […]

A video that needs to be shown to all Law Enforcement

The Louisville, Kentucky Police Department released two body camera video of a police shooting that should be shown in every police agency in the U.S. It is a textbook example of handling a crisis situation Officer 1 is in a foot chase of a suspect carrying a screwdriver. When the suspect turns around and faces […]

Paying tribute to our heroes

On Friday, three heroes were laid to rest after being shot and killed in the line of duty. One was a Police Commander from Chicago PD and two Westerville, Ohio officers. The interesting part of the story is that two of the three could be at home enjoying drawing their pension, but chose to continue […]