Parting Words

Over the years, poetry was a large part of my inner life. Recent years have found me sharing my deepest…

Three Chiefs: On Policing

Here’s a recent podcast put together by current Madison(WI) Chief of Police Shon Barnes with yours truly and Retired MPD…

Police Amnesia

A most pertinent, timely and historical article in the Baltimore Sun by friend and colleague Karl Bikel had been published…

Memphis!

View the incident HERE. Another iconic event in police malpractice. Black officers at fault? Why would Black police do this…

A Very Good Question!

President Biden recently called for police officers in our nation to be retrained, asking them, “Why should you always shoot…

Cops and Their Unions

[My Note: As a police chief, I tended to support police unionization of my officers in order to give them…