Since 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has worked to ensure the political, educational, social, and Continue Reading
Defund the Police
There is a Difference between Behavioral Profiling and Racial Profiling
I took a college course some years back. At that point, I’d been a police officer for about 3 years. The course centered around the issues of Racial Continue Reading
Gun Control and the City
In 1991, I began studying Karate in New York City’s West Village under Seiko Shihan Shigeru Oyama. I first studied Capoeira in 1993 under Mestre Continue Reading
A Cop’s Proposal: Instead of Defunding… Refocus Policing
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 11, 2020. The issues discussed in this article remain just as relevant Continue Reading
Everyone Loses by Making Police Scapegoats for Bad Policies
It was a beautiful day. Kids were running around, dogs were playing, and hot dogs and burgers were on the grill. My son was laughing it up with his Continue Reading
Cops Fill the Breach Left by Our Bad Policies
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 1, 2021. __________________ What is the difference between the two pictures above? They are in Continue Reading
Cops and National Guard: Kneeling in Uniform is a Form of Political Protest. Don’t Do It
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 8, 2020. In the aftermath of the senseless, alleged murder of George Floyd while in the custody of Continue Reading
If Something Is Wrong, Help Fix It
by Anonymous I'm glad that April 15th's article: "All Life Is Sacred… Even in Brooklyn Center" provoked some heated responses. Hopefully, it will Continue Reading
What Does “Defund the Police” Mean?
What Does "Defund the Police" Mean? by Kevin Wilson Chances are, you've heard the cries to defund the police by now. It's become one of the central Continue Reading