Who Decides What Is Sacred?

Who Decides What Is Sacred?

On Wednesday of this week the City of Ferguson, Mo., acted on a decision. Who made that decision, I'm not sure, but I do wonder how other cops are going to feel about it: A plaque and metallic likeness of Michael Brown was installed by a city crew near the spot where the 18-year-old ...
LE’s Tech Conference: A Dispatch

LE’s Tech Conference: A Dispatch

The annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Information Management (IACP LEIM) Conference just ended in San Diego and there were some pretty strong indicators of what’s important and emerging in the world of police technology. The conference is ...
ADA & Use of Force

ADA & Use of Force

Ask a police chief or sheriff how the Americans with Disability Act might impact use-of-force training and the response could be a puzzled look. Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court addressed just this issue, siding with police, 6 – 2, in the case of San Fransisco v. Sheehan. ...
How Did We Get Here?

How Did We Get Here?

During a fight with the cops, bad guys don't worry about techniques and tools most of the time. They go for broke, and they win or they lose. And too often, we see cops doing the same--cops who keep pulling the trigger on an electronic-control device or keep swinging the baton or ...
VIDEO: Statement from Chief about Shooting

VIDEO: Statement from Chief about Shooting

Chief Eddie Salame of the Grapevine (Texas) PD addresses his officer's use of force and comments on dashcam video captured at the scene. A Tarrant County Grand Jury has issued a no-bill in the case of Grapevine police officer Robert Clark, who used deadly force during a felony ...

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