A Home for Wayward Cops

Two of my posts have garnered a lot of attention.  Between Friday’s With “Fired” Frank and Was Frank Sloup Fired?, they have had approximately 70k views.  One of the big, and valid, critiques of both was my conjecture.  This is especially true regarding his...

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I watched Episode 1 of Turning Point on Netflix, a series about the Cold War. Being both a Poly...

Road House (2024) | The Review

The most anticipated movie of 2024, and possibly the last decade, was released on Amazon last week. I'm referring to the remake of the 1989 masterpiece Road House. What...

The DOJ Doesn’t Know What They Are Talking About

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The PIN Number Tattoo

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Great, Ironman is Now a Chick

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Steve Gesell – Fired!

Cottonwood Police Chief Gesell fired after investigation The number of former Scottsdale command staff that...

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Fridays With “Fired” Frank

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Netflix’s Turning Point | Anti-American Trash

I watched Episode 1 of Turning Point on Netflix, a series about the Cold War. Being both a Poly Sci and History major and later getting my Masters in International Relations, the focus of my undergraduate degree was the...

Liberty Safes Has a PR Problem

Looks like Liberty Safes have a Bub Light PR problem.  If you haven’t followed the story, here is a brief synopsis.  The FBI arrested a J6 suspect during a recent street jump.  They also executed a search warrant on his...

Was Frank Sloup Fired?

A few months back I posted Friday’s With ‘Fired’ Frank after a number of my former colleague at Scottsdale and a couple of guys I knew at the Maricopa County’s Sheriff’s Office forwarded me the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office...

Lack of Ethics on Display, Again – Carrie Candler

I'm hearing lots of stories and rumors coming out of Gilbert PD in regards to Commander Carrie Candler, who was an LT with my former agency, Scottsdale PD, before moving on.  I can say that in my 20+ with...

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No Badge For You, Traitor!

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A Home for Wayward Cops

Two of my posts have garnered a lot of attention.  Between Friday’s With “Fired”...

Steve Gesell – Fired!

Cottonwood Police Chief Gesell fired after investigation The number of former Scottsdale command staff that...

Liberty Safes Has a PR Problem

Looks like Liberty Safes have a Bub Light PR problem.  If you haven’t followed the...

Fridays With “Fired” Frank

Someone will occasionally tell me something that is so ridiculous that it cannot possibly...

Liberty Safes Has a PR Problem

Looks like Liberty Safes have a Bub Light PR problem.  If you haven’t followed the...

Was Frank Sloup Fired?

A few months back I posted Friday’s With ‘Fired’ Frank after a number of...

Lack of Ethics on Display, Again – Carrie Candler

I'm hearing lots of stories and rumors coming out of Gilbert PD in regards...

No Badge For You, Traitor!

I've been accused more than once of being an "apologist" for law enforcement, for...

False Promises: The Possible Grift of a LE Non-Profit?

Grifted; grifts (transitive verb): to obtain (money or property) illicitly (as in a confidence...

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A Home for Wayward Cops

Two of my posts have garnered a lot of attention.  Between Friday’s With “Fired”...

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I watched Episode 1 of Turning Point on Netflix, a series about the Cold...

Road House (2024) | The Review

The most anticipated movie of 2024, and possibly the last decade, was released on...

The DOJ Doesn’t Know What They Are Talking About

The DOJ's targeting of Apple is bat shit crazy. Garland and the DOJ, during...

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The PIN Number Tattoo

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Great, Ironman is Now a Chick

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