Jan 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 1

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THANK YOU FOR READING THE
ARTICLES FROM POLICE LAW NEWS
HERE IN THE BLUES.
I started Police Law News as a
way to not only explore these complex
and interesting issues in a more
substantial and complete way than
I could in the short videos I create
for Tik Tok, YouTube, and IG - but I
wanted a space where debate and
discussion could be held - without a
200 character count limit.
I will be retiring from my police department
within the next few weeks
and will be writing more - as there is
an endless amount of both justified
and controversial police incidents
to discuss. Also, the misinformation
from the army of anti-police activists
grows and the response from those
on this side must be constant and
aggressive.
We appreciate any support to this
mission.
2023 Top Stories,
Most Entertaining
The sex scandal that the La Vergne,
TN police department went through.
Former Officer Megan Hall was at the
center of this scandal. The memes
alone made this the most entertaining
story of the year. Also, when this
story broke - there were undoubtedly
hundreds of cops from dozens
of agencies hoping that their similar
ongoing scandals did not become
public. Hall has filed a lawsuit against
the city -claiming she was “groomed”
and taken advantage of by supervisors
within the police department.
Best Policing
This one is not close. The heroes
of the Nashville, TN police department
and their response to the active
shooter at the Covenant School. If
Uvalde was an example of cowardice
and poor police management in
2022. Then Nashville was an example
of excellent policing in 2023.
The response from these officers set
the standard for how active shooter
incidents should be responded to by
police. Incidents like this remind us
that there is still a place for the “warrior
culture” in policing - because
no one calls a social worker to kill a
monster.
Good News from 2023
Former Huntsville, AL officer (Ben
Darby) won his appeal and was freed
from prison. He subsequently reached
a plea deal with prosecutors for
“credit time served” and 3 years of
probation. Follow Ben and his wife’s
(Keelin) journey (StandWithDarby).
Kim Potter was released after serving
a little over two years in prison
for the shooting of Daunte Wright in
Brooklyn Center, MN. Kim clearly did
not intend to use deadly force against
Mr. Wright. But, Mr. Wright did intend
to resist arrest, fight with police officers,
and behave in an illegal manner
that set this entire set of circumstances
into motion. Enjoy retirement
Kim.
Best Entertainment of 2023
The Fall of Minneapolis - Liz Collin,
Dr. JC. Chaix. Watch it! This is a side
of this saga that you will not hear in
many places. Entertaining, informative,
and important.
We all are aware of the most popular
podcasts, but here are some of
my favorite less popular shows that
are interesting - On Being a Police
Officer, The Com. Center, The Glenn
Show, Courageous Leadership, and
Street Cop Podcast.
Cases I am following going into
2024.
The Daniel Penny case. Daniel Penny
subdued Jordan Neely on a New
York City subway after Neely threatened
to kill random people. Neely
died while being restrained. Daniel
Penny is facing Manslaughter charges.
Presley Eze resisted a lawful arrest,
fought with police, and gained
control of Officer Brad Lundsford’s
Taser in Las Cruces, NM. Deadly force
was utilized. Officer Lunsford is facing
Voluntary Manslaughter charges.
Patrick Lyoya resisted a lawful
arrest, fought with a police officer,
and gained control of Officer Christopher
Schurr’s Taser. Deadly force was
utilized. Officer Schurr is facing 2nd
degree murder. StandWithSchurr
Thank you for the support.
Have a happy and safe New Years.
Daniel
POLICE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM
AND I CAN PROVE IT
Just because you do not like police,
do not want to be held accountable
for your unlawful actions, or profit
off of the lie that police officers are
“systematically racist” or aggressively
heavy handed - does not make it
reality.
What occurs in the real world
between humans still matters to objective
adults.
Anyone who glances just past the
dishonest narratives from anti-police
activists will undoubtedly stumble
upon concrete data that proves - police
are not the problem.
Accountability Database
Last week the Biden Administration
launched the “National Law Enforcement
Accountability Database”.
This database will “track records
of law enforcement misconduct” and
“ensure that federal agencies have
ready access to records of serious
misconduct when hiring federal law
enforcement officers.”
The official public statement by the
White House also took this opportunity
to urge Congress to pass the
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
Pointless
This “accountability database” is
almost as meaningless as the pandering
press conference where it was
announced.
24 The Blues - January ‘24