Labor

Dave, when you become president of the FOP can we still be friends?” This question, from an assistant chief in October 2021, stopped me dead in my tracks. I was […] Read More

What is it about this job? Is it the blood we cops see? The emotional effects of disturbing scenes wherein human bodies have been contorted, punctured or worse? Is it […] Read More

A wise man once said that archaeologists of the future will eventually unearth one of our massive football stadiums, turn to their colleagues and say, “This is where they worshipped!” […] Read More

There probably aren’t many cops who haven’t thought, at one time or another, “I should quit and show them!” The reality is that this type of protest toward an employing […] Read More

Politicians have immense control over our lives. “I work for a police chief, not an elected sheriff,” you might say. True, but your police chief works for city management. And […] Read More