In Iraq, I Raided Insurgents. In Virginia, Police Raided Me.
The culture that encourages police officers to engage their weapons before gathering information promotes the mind-set that nothing, including citizen safety, is more important than officers’ personal...
View ArticleDallas Mourns
A Dallas Police officer hugs a child who came to pay respects at a makeshift memorial at Dallas Police Headquarters following the multiple police shootings in Dallas, Texas, U.S., July 9, 2016....
View ArticleDuty, Danger and Death in Dallas
Eulogies by President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush Tuesday praised the call to duty of the five police officers gunned down in Dallas last week. Both presidents also sounded the...
View ArticleAmerica’s Racial Divide
A horse-drawn carriage carried the body of Philandro Castile through the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota. Law enforcement officer salute Dallas Police Sr. Cpl. Lorne Ahrens before his funeral service at...
View ArticleBlack Lives, Blue Lines and the Political Megaphone
This undated photo made available by the Baton Rouge Police Dept. shows police officer Matthew Gerald. Gerald, 41, was killed by a gunman in Baton Rouge, LA., Sunday, July 17, 2016. (Baton Rouge Police...
View ArticleIssues of Race, Police and Patriotism
Protesters peaceably walked past police and national guardsmen Thursday night in Charlotte, North Carolina, a 180-degree turn from Wednesday’s near-riot that prompted the governor to declare a state of...
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