Ever since the high-profile arrest of a professional golfer in Louisville, Kentucky, there has been a hue and cry from both sides of the story. Louisville Metropolitan Police announced disciplinary action against the officer who was allegedly dragged a short distance by the vehicle driving by golfer Scottie Scheffler for failing to activate his body […]
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Police Memorial Week
One day each year, the names of all of the police officers who died in the line of duty in the United States are memorialized on a wall in Washington, D.C. It is part of a week long celebration of the service of police officers But what about the other fifty-one weeks of the year? […]
A knee-jerk reaction
The State of Ohio has announced that it is designing two portable “shoot houses” that will be available to school districts that authorize their employees to be armed on school grounds. Law enforcement agencies utilize two methods of training working officers. They are Scenario Based Training (SBT) and Reality Based Training (RBT). SBT involves a […]
The scorecard for the law enforcement response
Four agencies responded to the encampment at UCLA. One answered to a chancellor, the others to elected officials, and each had an agenda. It is difficult to complete any task when only one side has rules — and nobody is discussing what the lawlessness costs the taxpayers.