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When Viral “Fake News” Becomes Federal Policy

In our modern digital landscape, professional policing faces an unprecedented and corrosive burden: the “digital-to-federal feedback loop”  This has been … More

Code of ethics, fake-news, ICE, immigration, influeners, model, news, oath-of-office, police leadership, policing, resist, Trump

To the Community: A Call to Action

Protect Our Neighbors, Uphold the Constitution I speak today as a person of faith and conscience—committed to human dignity, the … More

community, Constitution, deman, government, ICE, immigration-laws, news, police, police leaders, politics, resist

Only One Institution Can Stop Federal Overreach: Your Local Police

This is the Moment! What Happens When They Come for You? Ask History I am sensing a growing danger in … More

Constitution, deputy-sheriffs, elected-sheriffs, ethics, Germany, hitler, martin-neimoller, news, non-cooperation, oath-of-office, pastor, police, police-code-of-ethics, politics, resist, speak out, this-is-the-moment, Trump

Police Must Rise to Meet the Moment

[The following article I authored appeared in “The Progressive” magazine on November 4, 2025.] Local police must observe, document, and … More

David Couper, document, ICE, immigration, news, police, politics, resist, The Progressive

Local Police Must Resist Federal Overreach on Immigration

Across the country today, local police find themselves at a dangerous crossroads. On one side stands their sworn duty—to uphold … More

community oriented policing, ICE, immigration, justice, resist, Rule of Law

Police Leaders: Do Not Become Trump’s Pawns

“Stop Attacking Our Cities to Hide Your Administration’s Failures.” — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Mayor Michelle Wu was speaking to … More

Code of ethics, community oriented policing, Donald Trump, history, pawns, politics, resist, Rule of Law, the-constitution, Trump

We Are Becoming a Nation of Fear — And That Must Stop

ICE Agents in Philadelphia — Fox News Nothing alarms me more than the executive branch using cruelty as a political … More

accountability, fear, ice-agents, immigration, masks, resist, Rule of Law, the-constitution, unidentifiable, use of force

When Enforcers Hide Their Face, They Lose Their Soul!

I spent decades leading police officers and helping reform policing into a profession rooted in trust, transparency, and respect for … More

ICE, immigration, masks, news, no-i-d, no-name-tage, politics, resist

An Open Letter to Our Nation’s Police

I am grieving. We all are grieving. We are grieving because we are losing something very important and we don’t … More

Bill of Rights, Code of ethics, conspiracy theories, Constitution, demagogues, FBI, Justice Department, news, oligarchs, police, politics, resist

The Assault Begins on Federal Police: Who’s Next?

This week’s attack on the highest level of our nation’s system of justice cannot continue. It must stop. This is … More

Donald Trump, FBI, guardians, insurrection, january-6, PBS, PERF, police, Police Executive Research Forum, politics, resist, Trump

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