Cop's Perspective

Mosby Urging Prosecutors to not charge Illegal Immigrants

She just can’t stop. Can’t stop making a fool of herself. That’s right, “Cop’s Perspective’s” goofiest prosecutor is at it again. You’re right. It’s Marilyn Mosby the oft quoted and most misunderstood State’s Attorney in the country.

This time she’s encouraging prosecutors in her office to give illegal immigrants a break by NOT enforcing the laws against them the same as they would file against a legal immigrant or a US citizen. What?

She said, in a recent memo to her staff…”As the current administration in Washington continues to increase its efforts to enforce immigration laws we must utilize our discretion by considering the impact on the immigrant population.”

Simply stated…don’t charge ’em.

As the Baltimore State’s Attorney it is incumbent upon her to uphold the law without taking an offenders immigration status into account. Maybe the lady justice Mosby sees isn’t blind but has an eye open to the non-citizens and let’s them slide on through. Often to commit additional and more serious crimes.

One must wonder why she would want additional law breakers in her community…oh wait, it’s Marilyn, how silly of me.

Hey Marilyn, how’s that lawsuit filed by the Baltimore 6 coming? It’s not your fault and you shouldn’t be sued. Really, you should have thought charging the Baltimore 6 out a bit more thoroughly. Bet you wish you had huh?

I’ll keep you posted on her next goof. Should be soon.

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!!

www.KenJDye.com

Heroism Squared

I know this is not about a cop or cop’s activities or anything like that, but I’d like to digress, just once, to recognize a true American hero.

I’m. of course, referring to Col Leo Thorsness. A member of the US Air Force and a recipient of the Medal on Honor who left this world recently and is off on another amazing adventure.

Col. Thorsness distinguished himself whilst flying “Wild Weasel” missions over North Vietnam. These are the guys that knock out the North Vietnamese ground to air missile sites before the other fighter bombers can get to their targets.

On his 88th mission his actions were so inspiring and above and beyond the call of duty that his commander recommended him for the Medal of Honor.

On his 93rd mission he was shot down, captured and remained a POW at the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” for 6 years. Spending much of his time as a cellmate of John McCain.

His award was not publicized while imprisoned for the obvious reasons. Just 11 days after his release he was awarded the MOH by President Nixon.

Senator McCain said that while he was a POW rumblings among the POW’s was that Col Thorsness had been recommended for the MOH. Senator McCain further stated,”Valor like his is hard to keep from men who have great need of it.”

Godspeed Col Thorsness.

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!!

www.KenJDye.com

Do Something Amazing

Cops have gotten a bad rap lately. What with Ferguson and other, not so truthfully, but well publicized interactions with citizens that turned out badly.

One of the big groans we all hear all the time is…”The police need to improve their interactions with the community, blah, blah…”

Never mind the proliferation of all the gun violence, drug addiction, broken homes and broken families. Never mind the lack of mental health assistance, unemployment, morality or a sense of community. Improved community relations will fix all that. Sure it will.

Cops interact with citizens on a daily basis. It could be a shots fired call or a dispute between husband/wife, neighbors, baby mama/baby daddy. Cops make a difference because these people have absolutely, positively no place else to turn.

Cops also do things that are small and less discernible but none the less important. Calm a troubled neighborhood by merely driving down the street. Talking to a kid that could go either way. Stop and help a troubled soul with kind words and direction.

These seemingly insignificant interventions may feel forgettable in the grand scheme but in the lives that the cops touch they are not forgotten.

Do not be frugal with your kindness.

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!!

www.KenJDye.com

April Dunce of the Month

Sorry for not getting the Dunce of the month for April in on time. I was in St. Louis attending the memorial breakfast for the officers killed in the line of duty.

This is a doozy and comes to us from a McDonald’s in Ottawa, Canada. This month’s dunce stole/smuggled over 80 pounds of chicken nuggets secreted in his anal cavity. Corrections Officers tell me they refer to the keister carry as the “inmates suitcase.”

His employer became suspicious after noticing the missing items during the offenders shift over a three month period. After being searched a number of times and not finding the purloined food a covert surveillance camera was set up in the locker area.

Sure enough, he placed the items in a condom and, with the help of a quantity of lubricant he secreted the items in has butt. McDonald’s management figures between 80-100 pounds of the nuggets were taken.

Our dunce was arrested and charged with misdemeanor theft.

Our Cops Perspective reporter in Ottawa contacted several of the folks who consumed the nuggets. The comment was..”Man, those things sure tasted funny.”

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!!

www.KenJDye.com

Cop Killers-Hot Calls and Fast Cars

I recently read that in the past 10 days 3 officers were killed in one car accidents. According to ODMP there is a 45% jump in the number of officers killed in crashes when compared to last year.

You get the call, “Officer in Need of Aide” or some other type of “hot” call. Your heart pumps a bit faster. Adrenaline courses throughout your body. Your hands tighten around the steering wheel. You hit the lights and siren and your off. Off on another adventure. A chance to make a difference. A chance to do something other than write traffic tickets and take reports. This is what police work is all about.

En-route to the location of the call you computer is flashing updated information. Data that is necessary to take appropriate cautions and actions. You glance at the screen. Your steed, a powerful police interceptor, carries you and the car at excessive speed.

That sharp curve or other obstacle is on you before you can slow down or take corrective action and you, your car and your mission are SIG-7.

Drive to arrive alive. In order to be of assistance you first have to get there. In the decision making process take a step back and remember…”What’s Important Now!”

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!

www.KenJDye.com

DOJ to Revisit Consent Decrees

With all he muck being thrown around our nations capitol lately the directive by the Attorney General to review all current and contemplated “consent decrees” went largely unnoticed.

You know, those reports on 13 of our nations police departments that all…”exhibited a racial bias, found violations when confronting citizens and used excessive force whilst making arrests.”

The report I am familiar with, Ferguson, was sloppy, riddled with “anecdotal ” evidence and misstated material facts. Some knucklehead had to review and approve that report. I wondered if he/she could read.

DOJSTL — AG Sessions visits the St. Louis Police Department

Funny, all the reports are alike. You can change the name of the police departments on any narrative and they all look, basically, the same.

In his memo the AG stated that the job of local law enforcement must be handled locally. Not by the federal government. Additionally, he said that all local LE agencies accepting funding from the DOJ must adhere to the DOJ’s grant provisions. Simply stated…you want DOJ dollars, you must honor the ICE detainers. Money’s a hell of a motivator.

It is the hope of all law abiding people to have the DOJ refocus it’s efforts away from interfering with local police departments and get busy on our countries exploding crime rate. Chicago comes to mind.

Looks like AG Sessions is off to a good start. Let’s all hope he is hugely successful!

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!

www.KenJDye.com

IACP Endorses “Warning Shots”

Yep, that’s right. The International Association of Chief’s of Police by their Deputy Executive Director and past president, Terrance Cunningham says,…”Let’s give the officers more tools, I think it’s the right thing to do.”

Let’s unwind this rascal. Cnningham is the former President of the IACP. Holds office in a number of police organizations throughout New England and is the Chief of the Wellesly, MA police department. Wonder when he has time to be the chief.

After much chin rubbing and hand wringing he and his study group came up with this. Rules do apply when firing warning shots. The fleeing goof must meet the same rules as deadly force. What?

One can visualize an officer on the stand in either a criminal or civil trial.

“Officer, isn’t it true your department has a “warning shot” clause in the general order?”

“Yes.”

“Then why did you shoot my client?”

Or the same set of questions when warning shots are fired and the bad guy escapes and kills an innocent bystander.

The street cops job is though enough, let’s don’t burden them with unnecessary rules involving deadly force. What are these people thinking??

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!!

www.KenJDye.com

March-Dunce of the Month-Honorable Mention

I’ve just been handed a bulletin from our news room. After hearing that the prestigious Dunce of the Month Club was not awarded to him our runner-up decided to do something stupid, really stupid. All criminals know it must be stupid/dumb to make it to the Dunce of the Month.

The suspected burglar

This month’s runner-up was in the process of burglarizing a school in Tucson. The kids were out on spring break and a locksmith saw him attempting to enter a secured room. Seeing the locksmith, the errant soul took off.

In the process of making his escape he jumped the spiked fence that surrounds the school.

Being a “thug-in-training” his pants were halfway down his sorry ass. That’s right, in the attempt to escape and evade our super-dud caught his pants on the spiked fence and he was left dangling upside down.

Dangling, for all the world to see. His “thug” tatts, his nasty underwear and most assuredly his situation which will go down in thugdom as being the March-Dunce of the Month- Runner-up. Damn, lotta contestants this month.

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!

www.KenJDye.com

March-Dunce of the Month

Wow, lotta contestants but one always rises to the top.

In this case it’s the dumbass who got caught burglarizing a residence in New Orleans. He’s apprehended by the constabulary and brought before a judge who sets bond.

Next stop…the bondsman who guarantees this dodo’s next court appearance…for a fee, of course.

Our errant burglar is free to roam the streets again. This time with the caveat that he wear a GPS monitor, just in case he decided not to attend his next court hearing.

A home in Slidell, just outside of New Orleans is burglarized. The bondsman notices the crib that’s burglarized appears on this guy’s GPS.

The bondsman calls the cops and they make the pinch. Our felon is back in the slammer. He won’t be committing any burglaries for a while.

One must ask, who’d be stupid enough to commit a crime whilst wearing a GPS…why, our March Dunce of the Month Club recipient, that’s who.

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!!

www.KenJDye.com

Double Amputee Becomes Police officer

In 2011 US Marine Matias Ferreira stepped on an Improvise Explosive Device. The result being that this young Marine lost both legs below the knee. Additionally he suffered a number of shattered bones. His body was broken, not his spirit.

After a long period of recovery and rehab he set about fulfilling his childhood dream. That of becoming a Police Officer.

He and his titanium legs applied to the Suffolk County(NY) Police. With credit for his military service he scored a perfect 100%.

He entered the police academy and passed the grueling 29 week course with flying colors. This included the mile and a half run, weapon training and law and procedures.

He said, “I’ve been given a second chance. Not many survive an IED blast. I won’t give up on myself.”

Throughout his training the Lieutenant in charge of the police academy asked if he need any special accommodations. His reply was always, “I don’t need anything, sir.”

“A lotta guys are like, what happens if you break your leg?” I always tell ’em, “If I break my leg I go to the trunk and get another one. If you break your leg your off for a couple months.”

He starts his field training shortly. With an attitude like that Officer Ferreira will be an asset and example for both the Suffolk County Police and others who gave their limbs in far off lands.

Carry on Officer Ferreira. Well Done!!

My wife says I should wrote more stories like this. What say you??

STAY SAFE, BUCKLE UP AND WEAR YOUR VEST!