DASHCAM: Deputy Tackles Suicidal Man with Rifle

DASHCAM: Deputy Tackles Suicidal Man with Rifle

A Walton County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office lieutenant took matters into his own hands, subduing a suicidal man armed with a rifle in an incident caught on dashcam video. Lt. Hess spoke to FOX 5 News Thursday about the incident. “It became plainly obvious after a few seconds what he ...
Courage: How We Fight the Ferguson Effect

Courage: How We Fight the Ferguson Effect

There’s a conversation going on more and more frequently among officers in squad rooms and weight rooms and late-night diners across the country. This conversation usually involves some form of the statement: “With the way everything is today, I don’t think I’d be a cop if I had it ...
Painting of Police as Pigs Finally Down

Painting of Police as Pigs Finally Down

I’m a very imperfect person and ashamed of some of the decisions I’ve made in my life. I’ve lied to and hurt people I loved and still love, in moments of selfishness, childishness, and spite. I have been, and still am at times, weak, stupid and self-centered. That being said, I have ...
Revisiting My Brother’s Murder, 36 Years Later

Revisiting My Brother’s Murder, 36 Years Later

The headlines of the Sept. 8, 1980, Honolulu Star-Bulletin read, “Two Marines found dead at Beach Park.” The article quoted local police as saying that two Kaneone Marines apparently were fatally beaten early the day prior when parked near the water’s edge at Manualua Beach Park in ...

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