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“No-Knock” are overly dangerous and often un-justifiably in their use. As a rule I do not favor “No-Knock” warrants, where you kick the door and try to take control of the scene. Calling them dangerous is being generous. Not just for the cops, but the people in the building you’re breaking into. A point to …
Law enforcement’s inability to protect us from the thug on the street is not a response-time problem. It is a natural and necessary outcome of our governing philosophy.
This article is the third in a series about policing and public safety policy. Today, we’ll talk about “Broken Windows Policing.” Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is widely and properly credited with cleaning up the mess his predecessor, David Dinkins left him. Giuliani in turn, credits Broken Windows Policing for his success. The …
Some time back, I remember listening to the David Webb Show** and he had on a retired NYPD Police Captain. His guest was pretty brutal in his assessment of the then Mayor of Gotham. His view was pretty close to mine, although not quite as salty. His words did however, provide the start point for …
Between the micromanagement, the 20/20 hindsight judgements and the “help,” from the politicians, people don’t want to be cops anymore. In an earlier post on AFNN I made the point that Body Worn Cameras (BWC) have, for the most part, been a positive for policing. More times than not, when an alleged infraction occurs, it …
The War on Cops: The Biden administration, and Democrats nationwide, are proposing “solutions” to non-problems.
Evidence collection is two-way street that should never be used in such a way to discourage true victims from coming forward.
De-escalation training is not for people in mental crisis, and unless a suspect is willing to de-escalate, it won’t work. Again, according to our political betters, we need to teach the cops to de-escalate. Not the civilians. While on patrol last week I found this interesting article on what our great leaders (excuse me, just …
Following the unfortunate death of methamphetamine-and-fentanyl crazed drug addict and previously convicted felon George Floyd while he was resisting a legitimate arrest in Minneapolis, the left went wild, and “Defund the Police“, as though the problem wasn’t crime, but people being arrested for committing crimes. This stupid notion was popular with the street agitators, and …
Body-worn cameras are overall much better for cops than originally thought. And the usual suspects are not happy. A few years back I was tasked by my shift commander to review the body worn camera (BWC) videos of two of my officers. They handled an accident and one of the drivers filed a complaint that …
The Use of Force Continuum has five levels of force for police to use. Law, and ethics, do not require cops to use all four levels before deadly force. A few weeks back I found this article in a Facebook law enforcement page, and then I went on a tear. It shows how quickly a …
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. George S. Patton In a previous article, I discussed the concept of “field tagging” of narcotics. An officer, needing to handle a higher priority issue, takes an illegal narcotic (e.g. a crack rock) and destroys …
The fielding of Police body cameras has had some unintended consequences…on leftist talking points regarding police brutality.
Grand Rapids is now going to openly ask the impossible from its cops. Warn the suspect before you shoot!
Be careful what you ask for because once the people who bleed blue stop caring, the darkness of the world will have no keepers. –Bradley Nickell Some time ago, I was contacted by a close friend living in a small city (Population 100K) over an issue concerning her. While she is very liberal politically, …
Body Cams are a net positive for Law Enforcement…and could be used for other public applications
A urban fable that’s come up recently, is that being a law enforcement officer (LEO) requires less training than a beautician (although inaccurate, I must agree some states put ridiculous requirements on licensing to cut hair). The implication is that police are undertrained, or worse, untrained. To put it mildly, that is inaccurate. Liberals in …
In Parts I and II, the concept of qualified immunity was discussed, as was the origin of the doctrine. Also noted was the fact that those who wished to remove this “good faith” protection for police officers in the legislative and judicial branches of government were making no efforts to eliminate the immunity that …
In Parts I and II, the concept of qualified immunity was discussed, as was the origin of the doctrine. Also noted was the fact that those who wished to remove this “good faith” protection for police officers in the legislative and judicial branches of government were making no efforts to eliminate the immunity that they …
