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 […]
Category Archives: Protests
The First Amendment Audit
There is a disturbing new trend being found on social media called “First Amendment Audit.” This involves males who enter public buildings to get video of something. The person demands the name and identification number of those they come into contact with, but refuse to provide any information about themselves. These individuals believe they are […]
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t
Two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were killed and three others wounded in Sunrise, FL where they were serving a search warrant for Child Pornography. The suspect was also killed. The specific role of the five agents is unknown as to whether they were part of the tactical response or there as investigators. That is […]
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 […]
The politics of policing
The practice of making a Police Administrator a political appointment has proven to hinder the operation and function of policing in urban cities. Nothing shows this more than the recent incident in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a Starbucks retail outlet. Since the Administrator serves at the pleasure of the political body, he or she must accede […]
A time for a change in tactics
Few will dispute that the right to peacefully protest is constitutionally protected. But walking down the middle of an urban street or standing in the lanes of an Interstate highway is conduct which is not protected. Urban cities across the country have taken a “hands off” approach to demonstrators and the result is chaos. Like […]