The unrest after the death of George Floyd overwhelmed many agencies and resulted in injuries to thousands of officers. What needs to be done before the next incident ignites protests and riots?
April 30, 2021
The last year was extremely difficult for America's law enforcement officers, but few buckled under the stress.
March 3, 2021
Living near all the pleasures a major downtown area could provide was once very desirable for some Americans. Now they want to move out.
November 27, 2020
We’ve never seen anything like 2020, and let’s hope and pray we never see it again.
October 23, 2020
You are being judged guilty of all kinds of heinous crimes before anyone has the facts.
September 11, 2020
The rule of law and officers to enforce that law are essential to preserving America’s freedom.
September 11, 2020
The protests over the George Floyd in-custody death quickly shifted from "Justice for George" to defunding and even abolishing police departments.
June 17, 2020
You NFL players protest police but you know nothing about what it's like to patrol the streets of this country. Let's see you put on that uniform.
October 9, 2017
Departments hoping to reach out to "alienated communities" are implementing training designed to: make us feel bad about who we are; encourage us to try to diagnose the "root cause" of a miscreant's bad behavior; and tempt us to hesitate to do our job for fear of prosecution or punishment. This is a recipe for disaster where officer safety is concerned.
March 13, 2017
From the point of view of anti-police activists, the only black lives that "matter" are those of street criminals killed by police.
March 4, 2016
What really angers me, however, is the fact that the protesters are using the rally cry, "Black Lives Matter." While they are correct in what they say, wouldn't a better cry be "All Lives Matter?" And that includes the lives of law enforcement officers who have to make split-second decisions while under attack.
April 10, 2015