Police unions protected me for 30 years.

They also protected officers who shouldn't have been on the street.

Here's how unions block accountability—from someone who was on the inside of union leadership:

Why do police keep responding to mental health crises?

30 years of bringing people to this ER taught me: Because there's no one else.

The mental health system collapsed. Police became the default. It's failing everyone:

Presidents' Day reminder: Politicians love campaigning on "law and order."

30 years showed me what they actually deliver: Budget cuts, understaffing, burnout.

"Back the Blue" is cheap. Funding proper training and support is expensive:

School Resource Officers—do they make schools safer?

30 years working with SROs taught me: Depends entirely on training and role clarity.

Good SRO programs build community. Bad ones create school-to-prison pipeline.

Here's what makes the difference:

Body cameras were supposed to solve police accountability.

Wore one for 10 years. Here's what actually happened:
They help—but they're not magic. Same footage, different interpretations.

Why cameras alone don't fix the problem:

Defund the Police" became the most misunderstood slogan in politics.

30 years inside the system taught me: The slogan was terrible, but the idea made sense.

Here's what people were actually asking for—and why cops needed it too:

National Guard deployment debate missing critical context.

30 years coordinating with Guard units taught me: These are your neighbors serving part-time, not occupying forces.

Here's what people don't understand about how this actually works:

"If he had just complied..." - heard it for 30 years.

Let me tell you why that excuse fails—from someone who supervised officers responding to thousands of calls.

Compliance assumes rationality. Crisis creates chaos. Here's the problem:

Campus safety debate focuses on response—drills, lockdowns, alerts.

Years working with campus police taught me: Prevention matters more than response.

Here's what universities get wrong about keeping students safe:

Lot of confusion about ICE authority and your rights.

30 years coordinating with federal agencies taught me: They have power—but that power has limits.

Here are 3 myths that could put you at risk if you believe them:

Police de-escalation training debate missing the point.

Taught it for 15 years. Here's the difference between training that works vs training that's just checking boxes:

(Spoiler: One seminar doesn't change behavior)

School threat posts are creating parent panic.

30 years responding to these situations taught me: Closing school for every threat makes the problem worse.

Here's how threat assessment actually works—and why keeping school open isn't careless:

Reports of ICE using family separation as enforcement leverage.

30 years responding to crisis calls taught me: Using kids as tools to force compliance causes permanent damage.

You can support enforcement AND reject this tactic. Here's why:

Two people are dead after an ICE shooting. Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

30 years in law enforcement taught me: Deadly force requires imminent threat. Period.

What we know so far doesn't add up. Here's what accountability looks like:

Excited to be here!