Ladies and Gentlemen: I spent the morning with Fox News as the back drop to my work. It struck me as odd that the only missing and murdered people who made consistent headlines were WHITE and FEMALE. There was one Amber alert posted just once looking for an African American male who allegedly took some [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Law Enforcement’
May 8, 2008
Bad Negotiation Tactics…
Ladies, this tactic will land you in jail, NOT with any satisfaction.
As reported in the Athens Banner Herald:
Story updated at 10:36 PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
An Athens woman used a gun Tuesday to make a one-sided settlement with her estranged husband, Athens-Clarke police said.
Ben Russell, 59, of Nicholson, agreed to meet his wife about [...]
April 30, 2008
Do unto others…
No complaints about this story
Thank you to all involved. This is a great story. As reported at the ajc.com
Boy Scout finds $800 in wallet and promptly returns it
DORR, Mich. — When an 11-year-old Boy Scout found someone’s wallet with $800 inside, he understood what the person who lost it was going through.
Only a few weeks [...]
April 17, 2008
Forced DNA Samples: Privacy vs. Safety
Federal Agencies with arrest powers have decided to take DNA samples from every individual arrested. According the on-line article, the rule is being published in the Federal Register for a thirty day comment period.
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dna_collection
What would this new rule mean? Any person arrested by a federal agent will have a DNA swab taken [...]
April 16, 2008
Cruel
Circumstances call on law enforcement officers to execute many life changing duties. Informing family members of the untimely death of a loved one is the most dreaded duty. In some cases, these officers are required to withhold information from the public and from family members in order to protect the details of a case. But [...]
