The U.S. Department of Justice issued its final report on the school shooting at Robb elementary in Uvalde, Texas. The scathing report correctly identifies multiple failures from the initial response and throughout the duration but ignores the reality of smaller police agency response. In many smaller police agencies, the Police Chief is one of the […]

A new movie about to be released tells a completely different story than the original tale of George Floyd. It was made by a former news anchor in Minneapolis, who was fired from her job because she refused to follow the narrative that Floyd was killed by then police officer Derek Chauvin. Liz Collins was […]

As soon as an major incident comes to the attention of the media, they go into ‘wall to wall’ coverage. Anchors relay ‘factual’ information from studios hundreds to thousands of miles away and EXPERTS are put on air from studios or their home nowhere near the actual event. In fairness to these experts, their credentials […]

There has been a move afoot which is threatening the ability of law enforcement to function by claiming that it offers transparency in the public. Commonly called ‘Cop Watchers’, self-anointed constitutional scholars are listing the names and pictures of undercover police officers using public record requests claiming to be journalists. The City of Los Angeles, […]

There has been a serious uptick of violent crime in urban cities throughout the country and people are clambering tor police to take immediate action to curb it. The reality is that policing, by its very nature, is reactive. It responds to calls where the event is already complete or crimes in progress which are […]

A nine year old girl in a small suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio was killed in her home when thirty shots were fired into it from an AK-7 rifle from a drive-by shooting. Within one day, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department had two suspects in custody. A third turned himself in the following day. There is […]

Every day when I wake up, the first thing I do is make a pot of coffee. I take my morning meds and then ask ONE simple question. How do I do it better? Whether yesterday was a success or a failure, it does not change the fact that I need to deal with today. […]

This article needs to open with the reality that there is no way to totally prevent active shooters in schools without turning them into maximum security prisons. That said, there are ways to minimize the damage that an active shooter can accomplish. I. Install electromagnetic locks on all classroom doors which are controlled from the […]

Whenever an African-American dies in a confrontation with police officers, the media and activists scream “RACIST”! But when the five police officers charged with criminal conduct in a death are also African-American, there is not a sound of an outlet charging racism. The reality is that this is not an issue of race, rather it […]

There is a crisis in American law enforcement to find qualified candidates to become police officers and agencies are getting seriously creative to entice new applicants. Los Angeles is offering one year free housing to those who complete the police academy. Other cities are offering a signing bonus up to ten thousand dollars to applicants. […]

The most recent tragic event in Texas has brought the issue of school safety to the forefront again. This is a re-post of a 2018 article. Thoughts on School Safety Posted on February 22, 2018 by coptrainer56@yahoo.com The recent shooting in a school in Florida has raised a firestorm of issues relating to school safety. […]

Eldrich (Tiger) Woods did not leave Augusta Golf Club with a new green jacket but he definitely left a winner. Woods was involved in a horrific traffic crash in February, 2021 and there was serious discussion about amputation of his leg. In fourteen months, Woods entered the Masters Tournament and walked the seventy-two holes when […]

The need to conduct a national search for a Police Chief in urban communities seems to indicate that there are no qualified candidates within their hundred or thousands of officers. If that is accurate, there is something sadly wrong with the recruiting, training and promotion of officers in that agency. The Cincinnati, Ohio Police Department […]

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Cincinnati, Ohio, known as one of the more liberal Appellate Courts, has reversed a Federal District Court ruling denying qualified immunity to deputies involved in a fatal shooting in Tennessee. The case, Cunningham v. Shelby County, Tennessee (6th Cir. 2021) 994 F.3d 761 revolves around a woman […]

The Department of Justice announced that they have charged the four police officers who were involved with the death of George Floyd. They took this action even though Derek Chauvin had already been convicted in state court and the other three officers are awaiting trial. The officers are charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights under […]

The Attorney General announced that the Civil Rights Division will open an investigation into the policies and practice of the Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Department. That announcement was followed by a press conference in Louisville where the newly appointed Police Chief and political leaders who announced their total support of the investigation. The result is […]

The real question is whether the protestors outside of the Hennepin County Court House in Minneapolis are seeking justice in the death of George Floyd or whether they actually just want vengeance. The Murder trial of the police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of Mr. Floyd started this week with the selection […]

Officer Brian Sicknick became one of only five civilians to lay in state in the Capitol rotunda in what was a fitting salute to a true hero. His remains were moved to a waiting hearse with two lines of Capitol Police officers and hundreds more standing at attention in formation on a cold Washington morning. […]

It was never about “defund the police.” It was never about “Trump is not my President.” It was never about “Black Lives Matter.” It is not about conservative or liberal or republican or democrat. It is all about the intolerance of people who disagree are the enemy and they must be destroyed. Violence should not […]

Use of Force: Officer Involved Shooting – Goffin v. Ashcraft