During an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Attorney General William Barr criticized calls to defund the police, said that lateral chokeholds should be banned unless officers are faced with lethal force, and there
Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) warned the Democrats’ legislation would scare away people from joining law enforcement in the future. He also said Congress is not the “best place” to provide a “one-size-fits-all” solution to police reform.
Representative Val Demings (D-FL), a former chief of the Orlando Police Department, on Monday, praised the council’s decision to look into dismantling their police department after George Floyd died while in Minneapolis police custody.
Monday, MSNBC’s Al Sharpton weighed in on the push across the country to defund or even abolish police departments in some cases in the wake of George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis police custody.
There is no mass movement to defund the police and make white people kneel. This is a deep blue temper tantrum, a moral panic engulfing the far left and moral cowards like Mitt Romney and Drew Brees.
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for law enforcement on Monday, warning against the radical left’s demands to defund the police.
A convicted felon has been charged with murdering St. Louis, Missouri, 77-year-old retired police captain David Dorn during riots in the city last week.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is vowing to cut funding for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) even as violent crime soars.
New York 11th congressional district Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis labeled Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) a “disgrace” for marching with protesters that want to defund the police.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed and two law enforcement officers wounded Saturday when they were ambushed with gunfire and explosives while pursuing a suspect, authorities said.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Suffolk County, NY Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. stated that “training and supervision” are the main reasons “why law enforcement agencies fail.” He added that some agencies used dated training that needs to be removed and supervision models should be improved.
uring Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) touted Senate legislation that would deal with police violence, such as legislation “that would incentivize states to pass laws requiring independent investigations and prosecution of the use of deadly force by police officers, to creating fair and impartial police training.”
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Fraternal Order of Police National Vice President Joe Gamaldi stated that George Floyd’s killing “was abhorrent” and stated that police need “some reforms” such as “a nationwide de-escalation training for officers.”
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the response to crimes in Los Angeles over the past week was “a little slow” and stated that the “blue wall of silence” needs to break and the officers
Former Donald Trump State Department official Matt Mowers torched Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) on Friday for siding for criminal rioters over New Hampshire’s law enforcement.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson said that the legal system and policing have problems, but that they are “not widespread.” Carson specifically stated that allowing officers who have spotty records to go
Minneapolis, Minnesota, city officials say the city will “dismantle” the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and “replace” the agency.
“Those that engage in that kind of activity I think are a distinct minority. I think the overwhelming number of police officers try contentiously to use appropriate and reasonable force,” he said.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) stated that the Department of Justice should reinstate its pattern and practice reviews of local police departments. Blunt said, [relevant remarks begin around 5:20] “I think
On Tuesday, a Dallas police officer knelt with protesters, asked them to remain peaceful, and told them “there are police officers on this side that do agree with you and respect what you’re doing.” The officer began by challenging the
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News @ Night,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) stated that “we need to listen” to the protesters and the “very legitimate grievance” that they have more often, and “figure out how
More than 60 officers with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) have been hospitalized with serious injuries since riots began in the city on Saturday, May 30.
A woman who apparently admitted to throwing a Molotov cocktail inside a filled New York City Police Department (NYPD) van has avoided attempted murder charges.
On Monday’s “CNN Tonight,” Genesee County, MI Sheriff Chris Swanson, who walked with protesters in his county, said that he is heartbroken over violence and looting, the protesters who are advocating for George Floyd need to be listened to and
Representative Val Demings (D-FL) on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” said it was time for “serious real change” within police departments.
Business owners awoke Monday morning to broken glass, graffiti, and heartbreak in downtown Santa Monica, where riots erupted alongside a Black Lives Matter protest.
A white police officer consoled a young black man who was in tears at a protest over the death of George Floyd in an unidentified city on Sunday evening.
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea released a statement Sunday to members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) following another night of violent protests, praising them for continuing to face ongoing “danger, disrespect, and denigration.”
Looters bashed out the windows of a Subway in Dallas, Texas, and stole Coca-Cola during the third night of riots across the United States over the death of George Floyd.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) stated that “everyone grieves” over the killing of George Floyd and that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on policing, use of force, police-community
Dallas, Texas, Police Chief Reneé Hall told rioters to stop attacking police officers during protests occurring on Friday evening.
On Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that having a Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue of police violence and misconduct would be “a good idea,” and characterized the death of George Floyd as
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Fox News Contributor, former prosecutor, and former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) stated that there is “no reason” why the officer in the George Floyd killing hasn’t been charged with murder, stated that if he was a person of color, he would wonder how the Charleston church shooter could be arrested for murder without incident, while George Floyd was killed being arrested for suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill, and warned, “we’re not going to survive with a justice system that communities of color do not have confidence in.”
A woman identified as Dianne Binns, past president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), blasted rioters who looted a Target store Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Rioters in Minneapolis during protests against police over the death of George Floyd on Wednesday evening smashed the windows of storefronts housing local charter schools, along with other tenants in a local commercial district.
American gun maker Sig Sauer and tactical clothing company 5.11 Tactical teamed up to honor police officers with an inside look into their daily lives via a video titled Inside the Blue Line.
An illegal alien murdered a San Marcos, Texas, police officer and shot two others, injuring them, before taking his own life, according to law enforcement officials.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is preparing for a crime surge in the aftermath of the Chinese coronavirus crisis as city officials have freed nearly 1,700 inmates from prison.
A twice-deported illegal alien arrested in a domestic violence dispute has been freed back into the local community in Culpeper, Virginia, after testing positive for the Chinese coronavirus.
Wisconsin’s Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling indicated in a statement on Friday he will not enforce the state’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Tony Evers (D) extended through May 26.
