Quality Policing Podcast and Blog

Drug Raid Death Not Guilty

Same old same old: Cops bust down door. Drug dealer wakes up and thinks he’s being attacked by criminals. Drug dealer shits his pants. Drug dealer fires off four rounds. Somebody innocent dies, this time a hard-working police officer. A sergeant pointed out this story to me. He writes: “Yea, it’s Canada, but it’s not…
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Back on the Ron Smith show

It looks like I’ll be back on WBAL’s Ron Smith Show Tuesday, June 17, 5pm. AM 1090 in Baltimore. If you’re not in Balto, you can stream the show online.

Legal drugs kill more people than illegal drugs

Damien Cave writes a very interesting story in the New York Times. In Florida, which is apparently the only state that keeps good track of these things, the rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs is three times the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined. Out of 168,900 deaths statewide, legal opioids…
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Officer Pete says (rule 6):

Please tell me the wholestory.

Officer Pete says (rule 7):

The more you tell me of the other person’s side of the story, the more I’ll believe your side of the story.

Officer Pete says (rule 8):

Don’t be surprised when I think you’re lying, most likely you are. If you must lie, at least make it convincing. If you’re not convincing, at least be entertaining. If you are neither entertaining or convincing or telling the truth, it is best to say nothing at all.

Medical Marijuana

Apparently, the “medicinal” marijuana thing in California is getting a little out of hand. Jesse McKinley reports in the New York Times that large-scale commercial growers are hiding behind the state’s legalization of medical marijuana in 1996. I’m all for regulating drugs. I want localities to regulate or ban as they wish. Don’t fret at…
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In support of foot patrol

I received this email last week. Finished the book a few weeks ago. I’ve got nine years on the job & it seems to track pretty well with my experience. Got some further thoughts (all good) but I’ll save that for another time. My reason for this little message was a piece I came across…
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2.3 million behind bars

America’s incarceration population and rate continue to increase. At a cost of about $60 billion per year, we hold 2.3 million people behind bars. Details in the recently released Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletins Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007. ABC news reports: The report provides a breakdown, noting “of…
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Officer Pete says (rule 9):

Don’t worry if you’re crazy or stupid, being crazy or stupid isn’t a crime.