First, let’s start with something that is indisputable, and no one has said it better than Charleston (SC) Police Chief Luther Reynolds. “There is no department in this country that doesn’t have the room to get better,” he declared.
If you ask Martinez which “first” he’s most proud of, it’s getting his entire fleet of marked patrol vehicles outfitted with ballistic panels and glass from Hardwire. It came after several NYPD officers were shot and killed while sitting in their patrol vehicles in less than three years.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys found a new angle of attack. They went after the company over how it marketed the Bushmaster AR that was used by the killer. They claimed the marketing was crafted to appeal to young men and glorified its capability for violence. The Connecticut Supreme Court bought that argument and ruled 4-3 in 2019 that the plaintiffs could sue
Legally, any use of force by law enforcement must be objectively reasonable, but we should also consider whether it is necessary.
After I shot someone on duty, alcohol, drugs, and other self-destructive behaviors nearly killed me…then I sought help.
Detego’s Field Triage Solution helps investigators reduce digital forensic lab backlogs and find evidence on devices outside of the lab.
Firearms training for law enforcement officers should include speed and accuracy. Both are critical in a gunfight.
Officers wore HAIX side-zips on patrol and other assignments for one to two months and said they would recommend the boots to friends looking to buy new duty footwear.
In the 1980s and 1990s crime was out of control in this country and our leaders did something about it. Now they have abandoned that mission and crime has come back.
An Eighth Circuit case hinged on whether a suspect could be questioned while under pain meds in the hospital.
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