The advantage to writing fiction is the opportunity to change or modify the beginning, middle or outcome of reality. The downside of turning reality into fiction is that the viewer or reader may actually believe the fiction to be reality. Writers, directors and producers from the left and the right coast have decided to inject […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
Arming Security Officers
Up until the mid-1980’s, a significant percentage of proprietary (in house) security departments armed and in many cases commissioned (police authority) their force. This includes Universities, Hospitals and schools.That changed due to a number of factors. First and foremost, corporations determined that the potential liability of misuse or abuse outweighed the value of officers carrying […]
Nashville Police Officer charged in shooting
A twenty-five year old Nashville, Tennessee police officer has been charged with felony Criminal Homicide after shooting a twenty-eight year old suspect. The facts of this case are convoluted as Nashville Police became involved in a vehicle pursuit of a carjacking suspect who was able to elude them. A police radio broadcast was initiated and […]
Is it Murder?
A Texas jury has convicted a police officer of a Murder charge in the death of a fifteen year old. The officer invoked “Defense of another” as his justification for the use of lethal force, but the jury heard from the officer who he claimed to be defending testified that he was never in fear […]
Book Reviews
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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 […]
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 […]
Thoughts on School Safety
The recent shooting in a school in Florida has raised a firestorm of issues relating to school safety. Calls for restricting the sale of assault weapons, arming teachers and staff in the schools, mental health reforms, and hiring a professional security staff for all schools. All of these have pros and cons and this article […]
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 […]
A different standard for police use of force
The United States Supreme Court has written the legal standard for police use of force in the Graham and Garner cases. The standards and clear and explicit in all courts in the United States to legal experts and criminal justice practitioners, but can be confusing to the general public. It is time to create a […]