Police and lawyers agree: Don’t talk to the cops!
These videos have been floating around the internet for ages. In part 1, a former DA turned law school professor and, in part 2, an experienced police officer talk about reasons why it may not be beneficial to talk to the police.
Without further ado, and with neither endorsement nor disapproval: Don’t Talk to the Cops
Mr. James Duane, a professor at Regent Law School and a former defense attorney, tells you why you should never agree to be interviewed by the police.
An experienced police officer tells you why you should never agree to be interviewed by the police.
Gun “Buy Back” Programs Continue, Despite Being Ineffective
Plenty of politicians and anti-gunners love gun turn-ins, often incorrectly called “buy backs.” (As one GunLink Forum user says, “How can you buy something you never owned ‘back’, using other people’s money?”) Misnomer or otherwise, the facts point to these programs being largely ineffective wastes of money, often at the expense of taxpayers.
For example, a recent Chicago Tribune OpEd states that six such events conducted over the past six years have yielded over 23,000 weapons turned in. One highly touted event alone claimed to remove over 4,000 weapons from the streets, (despite nearly all of them not being “on the streets” in the first place and nearly 700 being fakes or replicas anyway). For some, this makes little difference. As New Haven, Connecticuit, Assistant Police Chief Tobin Hensgen says in regard to gun turn-in events: “Even an unusable gun can be used to scare or intimidate.” Perhaps when the knife “buy back” events start up, we can make a little money with some rulers and silver spray paint.
Despite some of the strictest gun laws in the nation and the popular turn-in events, murders and Continue reading
Designers of New Police Gear for Women at SHOT Show
As anyone who has had to wear one probably already knows, uniforms aren’t always, well…uniform. Actually, a better way to put that would be to say that uniforms are too uniform for the diversity of bodies that need to be put inside them. “One size fits all” doesn’t always hold true and “unisex” gear often makes too many compromises on both sides to serve either one very well.
These issues can result in the wearer being uncomfortable, which can often be quite a nuisance. In the case of people who may be wearing their uniforms in life-or-death situations, having to deal with gear fit issues can be much worse than just a nuisance.
Cleveland Ohio business partners Denise Czack and Tanya Sirl recognized this issue with uniforms for female police officers and decided to so something about it by creating the Her BlueWear Uniforms company. Her BlueWear Uniforms takes a big step in helping to provide the right gear for the right job to female officers. Continue reading
