I’ve read this so you don’t have to. But you should. This is put out by Baltimore City FOP #3. So sure, take it with a grain of salt. But FOP #3 isn’t like some other unions that tweet ill-advised statements that hurt the image of policing and their members. [cough NYPD’s PBA SBA!] In 2012 FOP #3 released “Blueprint…
Month: October 2019
Murder down for whites but not blacks
The 2018 murder rate is down from the previous two years, but higher than we’ve seen in 6 of the past 10 years. Last year’s murder rate is the same as 2015. And 2009! And yet I keep hearing every year that violence is down. So what’s this trend? And sort of related, why do some people insist on the…
Rest in Peace, NYPD Detective Brian Mulkeen
Brian Mulkeen was a Fordham grad and worked at Merrill Lynch till he quit his job and joined the NYPD. Apparently Mulkeen was killed by “friendly fire” while wrestling with an armed suspect. There’s a nice 1 minute video on twitter. I was mostly just sad and dry eyed till “Country Roads” kicked in. Because he’s not just a cop;…