Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
Every now and then something happens that really sticks in my craw. Last week, several things happened like that. As the news media reported on all of the events Surrounding the arrest of Professor Gates in Cambridge, President Obama got involved, and I found a plethora of blogs online criticizing Sgt. Crowley for being prejudiced or racial, all too often with the added comment of like every other cop. Fate is fickle but sometimes quite timely. As things work out, I received an email just this morning regarding an event that occurred just yesterday (July 26th, 2009) reflecting on an experience he had. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
Those who read my writing and/or interact with me in other venues beside Officer.com know that I’m not a fan of our current President, Barack Obama. I have carefully avoided commenting on him, his politics, his actions, his words - because I do firmly believe that, when at all possible, law enforcement should never be politicized. That said, a matter of law enforcement was recently thrust into the national spotlight when President Obama made some ill-informed comments about a police sergeant and how he performed his duties. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
Just because I’m weird I sometimes wonder whether or not things in real life are as they are depicted on television. I can hear a few readers laughing hard because the obvious answer is Of course not! Still, that line of thought led me to a few polls Officer.com has hosted recently and the return information is worth a peek. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
As we prepare to celebrate our country’s Independence Day I think it might be important to take a minute and understand the value of the rights recognized in our Constitution. I often wonder if anyone else (besides lawyers) spends as much of their professional life having to take those rights under consideration as they do their job. Ironically, more often than not, most officers (like myself back in the day) spend as much time cussing the controls of the Constitution as they do appreciating the blessings resulting from the protections of the Constitution. What do I mean? Read the rest of this entry »
