Tag: Anti-Police Sentiment: Page 19

Patrol

Reforming Bail Reform: Thoughts on Finding a Middle Ground

Bail reform in its current form is not a sustainable solution, just as the previous system was bound to collapse under its own weight.

February 21, 2020

Patrol

Dave Smith: Our Gilded Rage

Americans are only getting angrier, and LEOs are increasingly finding themselves on the receiving end of that anger.

February 4, 2020

Procedures & Policies

Abolishing LE Agencies: The Road to Hell

Some social justice activists are seriously arguing for the abolition of police agencies. And that's a nightmare in the making.

February 3, 2020

Patrol

Antifa, Other Radical Groups Wreak Havoc on New York Subway System

Members of the group Antifa joined with other anti-police groups in unleashing havoc on the New York City subway system on Friday, leaving in their wake vandalized stations, demolished turnstiles, and other property damage.

February 3, 2020

Patrol

Anti-Police Demonstrators Gather at NYC Subway Terminal During Rush Hour

Masked anti-law enforcement protesters flooded Grand Central Terminal in New York City at the start of rush hour Friday in an attempt to shut down the commuter hub—but the whole thing lasted only around 30 minutes.

January 31, 2020

Patrol

The Need for Courage in Law Enforcement

Today's officers have to be brave now in the face of danger and in the face of public condemnation and media second-guessing.

January 6, 2020

Patrol

College Professor Suggests Abolishing All Police Agencies

In an op-ed piece published by the Philadelphia Inquirer, George Ciccariello-Maher—a visiting scholar at the College of William and Mary and the author of "A World Without Police" which has yet to be released—says that police should be replaced by "family, friends, and neighbors."

January 3, 2020

Patrol

The De-Policing Crisis

Even after lowering the hiring standards, many agencies can't fill their ranks. In some cities it's common for detectives and other plainclothes personnel to be sent out in uniform on patrol. In some jurisdictions it's not unusual for patrol units to field 50% of their allocated officers because they just don't have enough people to do the job.

January 3, 2020

Patrol

2019 in Review: American Police Officers Under Fire From All Angles

I try really hard to have a positive outlook. However, by all accounts, the year 2019 was an especially brutal one for law enforcement in America, so this year's final column is going to be unapologetically reflective of this undeniable fact.

December 27, 2019

Patrol

2 California Deputies Refused Service at Starbucks—Company Apologizes

After two deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department were denied service at a local Starbucks coffee shop, Sheriff Chad Bianco said on Twitter that "the anti-police culture repeatedly displayed by Starbucks employees must end."

December 16, 2019

Patrol

Attorney General Barr Says Communities that Disrespect Police Could Lose Protection

"They have to start showing more than they do – the respect and support that law enforcement deserves," Barr said. "And if communities don't give that support and respect, they might find themselves without the police protection they need."

December 4, 2019

Patrol

Oklahoma Officer's Starbucks Cups Delivered with "Pig" Written on Label

An officer in Oklahoma who merely wanted to do a nice thing for the people working in the dispatch office of his department on Thanksgiving was met with an unpleasant surprise when the cups of coffee he had ordered were delivered with the word "pig" printed on them.

December 2, 2019