Tag: attacks on law enforcement officers

On August 19, 1989, Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail came to the aid of a homeless man. He did so for a reason. It was not a photo opportunity, nor was it an event…

I love the practice of law. I am honored and proud to be a member of a profession that takes an oath to zealously represent the rights of others. However, practicing law often means staying…

So Eric Holder and the current administration believed it would be a good idea to allow illegal sales of firearms to criminals in the hope that those criminals would sell those illegally purchased firearms to…

On July 19, 2011, a federal jury returned a $10,000,000 verdict against TASER International, Inc. I’ve received several calls and emails from LEOs about this verdict. Readers of Bluelinelawyer know that I believe in the…

When I was a kid, 100 was a goal. $100 was a lot of money. A 100% on a test meant you could not have scored any higher. As I got older, I realized that…

I just finished reading yet another story of LEOs attacked simply because they were wearing the uniform. On Sunday January 23, 2011, a gunman entered a Detroit police station and shot four LEOs. The suspect…