Okay, all you old-time cops…what are the biggest changes in law enforcement that have taken place in the last 30,40, 50 years? My rookie season was 1960 in the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, which later morphed into the Public Safety Department, now known as...
I’m one former career police officer who is fed up with the likes of Al Sharpton and a sensation-hungry media rushing to judgment when a black person is shot and killed by a cop in a confrontation. It’s the same old script: Intimidation, threats, violence, looting,...
Shortly after the Trayvon Martin killing became viral over every news station in America, Shepard Smith of Fox News was screaming into the camera: “He shot and killed this unarmed little boy!” He was one of many journalists getting their jollies watching America...
When criminals choose to invade a home or public place, and then brandish a deadly firearm at innocent human beings, they deserve any harm that comes to them. The victim of such an assault should have full latitude and authority to do whatever it takes to alleviate...
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