Use of Force: Officer Involved Shooting – Goffin v. Ashcraft
Yearly Archives: 2020
Smell the coffee Chicago
With record breaking violence in many big cities across the country, police agencies are looking at ways to reduce the numbers. Cincinnati, Ohio, in conjunction with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio announced a program which should have an impact on the violence. Cincinnati has already […]
The Breonna Taylor debacle
The death of a young woman in Louisville, Kentucky has started a firestorm that extends throughout the United States. It stemmed from the execution of a valid search warrant signed by a Judge. The “No Knock” warrant is a special request allowing the officers to execute in nighttime hours without identifying themselves. It requires sworn […]
The stupidity of politicians
The City Council of Louisville, Kentucky just passed an ordinance prohibiting “NO KNOCK” warrants within the City of Louisville. The death of Breonna Taylor is a tragedy. Louisville narcotics officers served a NO KNOCK warrant on a drug dealer, but served it at the wrong house. Taylor’s boyfriend opened fire when the officers made entry […]
George Floyd
George Floyd did not deserve to die in the manner that he did and his death was the result of a criminal act by a Minneapolis Police Officer. That said, his death was not worthy of all five major networks covering every minute of the services in his behalf. There has never been national coverage […]
Is there something wrong with our priorities?
A helicopter crash tragically takes the lives of nine people and the national news spends countless hours covering the story. Not because of the loss of lives, but because a retired professional basketball player was onboard. A police officer dies protecting the life of someone they do not know and the national news coverage is […]