I remember my first (and only) speeding ticket. I was 16-years-old and had four friends in the car. I was foolishly going about 15 mph over the speed limit when the flashing lights appeared in my mirrors. My hopes of getting off with a warning vanished with the slip of paper the officer handed to…
From my office window, I watch as two police cars went screaming by. I became especially interested as three more soon followed. Since I live close to the church building, I always wonder if the police are heading to my house. Today they were –sort of. The police weren’t going specifically to my house, but…
It’s out of control. And there’s no sign of it getting better. Everyone is on edge. Everyone is scared. Everyone is looking for someone to blame. So the preverbal “finger pointers” are stabbing in every direction. And yet the actual problem is being ignored. The problem isn’t black people or the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The problem isn’t white…
Police officers already do so much for our country and the cities they serve in, but the other day Indiana State Police Sgt. Todd Durnil did something particularly outstanding. Durnil caught Rodney Gibson speeding in his truck and pulled him over. When Durnil approached the vehicle he could tell that Gibson was especially upset and angry,…
I had all the confidence in the world the violence and looting over Michael Brown’s death was going to end, especially when Captain Ronald S. Johnson took over security (See My Previous Article). Sadly, when cooler heads do not prevail, the anger fueled ones do. So now the current situation continues to spawn tension and…
Recently, a man in Florida went to great lengths to get out of a simple speeding ticket. When the police officer who pulled him over was out of earshot, the man dialed 911. He told dispatchers that a murder was about to take place. He passionately described how a person was holding a gun and…
Last Week marked the first time I had ever felt the cold, hard metal of police handcuffs. Several police cars and officers swarmed around me. My hands were locked behind my back and I was being bombarded by questions. What happened? Let’s rewind. You might have called that afternoon a typical day in the office. …
As sad as it is, there have been many occasions when fans of opposing teams have gotten into very serious altercations. Some have clashed so severely that people have landed in the hospital. Over two years ago a San Francisco Giants fan went to a game at Dodger Stadium. He was beat up so badly…
(Photo of the elk officer Sam Carter shot) Sam Carter, a Boulder, Colorado police officer was on-duty when he came upon an elk he claimed was “aggressive and appeared injured.” He took it upon himself to shoot the elk but never filed a report on the use of his gun. Soon there was an outcry…
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