What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons. Civil engineers build targets.
From the Perris Sheriff's Station Face Book page
******DEPUTY BALLARD CAUGHT IN THE ACT****** Last night, Deputy Ballard crossed paths with a struggling family who missed their bus ride. The family was going to spend the night on the streets in hopes to catch a morning bus. Deputy Ballard dug into his own pockets and rented a room for the family, so they didn’t have to rough the streets. Thank you for your compassion and generosity Deputy Ballard! The world needs more of this! Quote from Andrew C. McCarthy, Senior Fellow, National Review Institute
[Chesa Boudin is District Attorney for San Francisco] Chesa’s candidacy was backed by the Left’s financial network, BLM, and such luminaries as Communist icon Angela Davis… At the victory party the night of Boudin’s election, ecstatic supporters chanted “F*** POA! (i.e., the Police Officers Association). He had run on a platform of ending what he sees as undue law-enforcement focus on people of color, thwarting federal action against undocumented immigrants, and prioritizing investigations not by the police. He’s making good on these promises. For example, he has stopped bringing charges that include a sentencing enhancement California’s legislature enacted to curb gang violence, fretting that it is disproportionately applied to people of color. Just a few weeks ago, moreover, he announced a new initiative: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/16/da-chesa-boudin-not-charging-cases-sfpd-officers-misconduct-history/) From the Face Book page of J.R. Stone ABC 7 News@JRStoneLIVE
On 7-18-20 Mr. Stone was shopping the Walgreens at 790 Van Ness Avenue a little before noon, close to City Hall, when the event he describes occurred. He is right about policy. The mayor's policy is that looters will not be arrested. I just walked into Walgreens as numerous people were walking out with bags and baskets full of stolen items. I guess you could blame Walgreens because they usually have a security guard and today there was no guard but it sickens me that a guard is needed at all times. Pretty much all the hair products were stolen and some of the thieves were moving onto other aisles. A clerk was yelling at one of the looters and threatening to call the cops but he didn’t care. There is less law and order in this city each day and the fact that no one is concerned about it is more than upsetting! I thought about trying to step in and help but if Walgreens doesn't think security is needed at all times and the cops may not show (because of policy) then I guess I shouldn’t care. May have to start doing my shopping in another city. Quote from Ryan Saavedra, Jul 17, 2020, DailyWire.com
"Fringe activists have rioted in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May . . . far-left rioters have destroyed numerous historical statues and monuments in recent weeks, including statues of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, [and] Ulysses S. Grant, as well as the attempted destruction of a statue of former President Andrew Jackson, before being stopped by law enforcement. Statues of the man who wrote 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' a notable person from the Catholic Church [St Junipero Serra], and a Holocaust memorial have also been destroyed in recent days.” Suspect Who Allegedly Attacked 3 NYPD Officials Is Released From Jail Without Bail - headline from the Daily Wire (dailywire.com), story by Ryan Saavedra, July 17, 2020. NYPD Chief Terence Monahan is quoted as saying, “They are part of this anarchist group that has been infiltrating this Black Lives movement since the beginning. This is what we dealt with since the first protest after George Floyd. It is a legitimate movement, but it is being hijacked by these anarchists, and they are the ones that have been attacking our police officers [and] are out hiding behind the many, many peaceful protesters that are out there.”
5-4-20
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s police chief said the city’s rank and file will wear neutral face coverings to defuse a controversy that was sparked when officers sent to patrol a May Day protest wore masks adorned with the “thin blue line” flag. The police union ordered and distributed the masks emblazoned with a black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe across the middle. The symbol is associated with the Blue Lives Matter movement, a display of unity among police officers. San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott has banned face masks adorned with the "thin blue line" flag. In an email obtained by KTVU-TV, Chief Bill Scott told his officers Friday he considered the blue flag and stripe “a meaningful expression to honor fallen officers.” However, he worried that some may perceive the symbol as “divisive and disrespectful.” The police union president, Tony Montoya, said the union had shown the masks to Scott’s command staff, and several of them had asked for more than one. The blue line “represents law enforcement’s separation of order and chaos,” he said. My protagonist in Pretty City Murder is a San Francisco police officer named Larry Leahy. This character was formed by my own experiences in law enforcement. His decisions in the book are made using the protocol that I used in my own line of work, and the procedures that are used by him and his fellow officers are based on the methodology for investigating crimes in real life. For some years, I worked at the Academy of Art University. Sometimes, when people saw me on duty, they were confused over whether I was a security guard or a police officer. In fact, I was neither; I was a non-sworn, uniformed, unarmed patrol officer. There are similarities and differences in the functions performed by security guards, patrol officers, and police officers. At the Academy of Art University, I performed all the functions of a security officer and a police officer, except that I did not have the power to arrest or detain. Often, I interviewed a target before the police arrived and then sat in on the police interview. Our interviews were virtually the same. It was difficult to explain these differences, so I let people think whatever they thought, which worked to my advantage. Students, of course, feared me, which I enjoyed. A security guard reports on what he's seen but does not conduct investigations. In contrast, I led short and long investigations into missing persons, threats of violence, graffiti, stalking, homeless encampments, burglary, robbery, sexual assault, marijuana possession or selling, and students with suicide ideation. I responded to elevator entrapments and sick or injured students. The school where I worked has over 400 security cameras, and we viewed them every day. In Pretty City Murder, the hotel, which is the scene of the murder, has security cameras, and the inspectors on the case view videotape, but, as is the case so often, much about the crime is still unknown. In my own experience, security cameras can be crucial for solving cases. In one instance, I relied on one of our campus safety hosts to find a student who had taken school property. She spent hours viewing several cameras and eventually found the thief. He was expelled. We were stupefied over the reckless actions taken by a student who had been in good standing, and we were saddened to see him go. If you are interested in crime stories, you'll definitely enjoy my book. My experience in law enforcement adds realism to the story, but Pretty City Murder still has many elements from classic crime fiction novels. You can purchase Pretty City Murder here. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your weekend! |
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