Policing

A Message To Good Cops

If you’re a good police officer, you know exactly what I am talking about. You know that it’s not just the justice system that is ruining it for you. You know deep in your heart that changes need to be made. You know deep in your heart that you enjoy some wonderful benefits – you […]

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In Support Of Police Associations And Community Events

I’ve been hard on cops a couple of times recently. But this time, I’m coming out in support of something that I think has been given way too much time and coverage. In the Toronto Star today, there’s an editorial entitled “Poor Tool For Police,” a criticism of fund raising that some police associations have

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Cops Charged

There’s a story that’s strangely quiet, and that if true, should fill you with disgust. Thankfully, Mark Bonokoski of The Toronto Sun has picked up on it, and hopefully more of our ‘Free Press’ will investigate. In my recent blog entry on “Canadian Cops – Servants or Masters?” I was tempted to discuss the story

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Canadian Cops – Servants Or Masters?

“To Serve And Protect” goes the mantra of many a Canadian Police Force. It’s likely true to suggest that it was Sir Robert Peel, the founding father of modern policing, that inspired this mantra. Peel set down nine principles upon which he believed policing should be based on. One of those principles, which seems to

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