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STOP TEACHING THE WRONG LESSONS

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The Washington Post’s front page for January 4, 2017 featured an article by Janell Ross entitled “Blacks Learn the Nuances of a Police Encounter — Black Parents Take Their Kids To School On How To Deal With the Police”. I’ve got news for these parents. There is nothing nuanced or subtle about a police encounter. […]

COPS, JUST DO YOUR JOB

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Once again, spokespersons for police organizations have demonstrated their apparently limitless capacity for poor judgment when they go outside their area of expertise — law enforcement.  It was reported in the Thursday, December 22, 2016 Washington Post that Chuck Canterbury, President of the National Fraternal Order of Police Union wrote a letter to the CEO […]

THE TRUTH AT LAST

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On October 17, 2016, Terrence M. Cunningham, Chief of Police in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and current President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, speaking to the Association’s convention in San Diego, formally and publicly apologized to the minority communities of the United States “. . . for actions of the past and the role […]

A LESSON STILL NOT LEARNED

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The Washington Post reported on December 1, 2016 that District Attorney R. Andrew Murray of Charlotte, North Carolina, will not be bringing criminal charges against the police officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott on September 20, 2016.  The Post report once again details little more than excuses for non-performance on the part of the […]

 
 

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