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National Peace Officers' Memorial Day is today. This whole week has been National Police Week 2015. The National Law Enforcement Memorial is beautiful, and visiting it is a moving experience. If you've never been, I highly recommend it. I've been to it a few times, and it never fails to affect...

I was flabbergasted when I first read the story of how this teacher had her students write get well cards to a known cop killer. I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one, and am happy that she got fired. Teacher Fired for Having 3rd-Graders Write 'Get Well' Letters to Cop Killer

I was living up in Houston when I first heard about the gangs being banned from specific apartment complexes. Here's a story of what happened when the police raided an apartment complex and arrested the banned gang members. Several police agencies raid apartment complex, arrest banned gang...

This is such a sad statement about our society. I can't believe this man has no one to help him, not even a neighbor. I thought there was usually a discharge plan, at least years ago, when I worked in a physical rehabilitation hospital, that was a requirement, and the various therapists would do...

Here are some of the locals, wrangling a gator. We've had torrential rains and flooding this week, and the alligators, snakes, and fire ants are on the move. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=892069850851208&id=600046030053593&pnref=story

I'm sure at least some of y'all have seen this. It's scary to watch, especially if you're a parent. I'm sharing to increase awareness, and to put parents and grandparents on alert. https://www.facebook.com/eventinglb/videos/481422302009172/

This happened on April 22, 2015. I haven't seen it covered in the news, at least on most stations. Where are the riots? Why aren't we seeing huge protests? This reminds me of what's been happening in Baltimore, Revere, MA, and other places, where groups/mobs of young people (and probably some...

Must see video of police officer in action. I haven't seen this one on the news, though. https://www.facebook.com/lorenzo.adams.7355/videos/442386785923632/ This was apparently shot in Bennettsville, SC

This is from the Baltimore Police Department's Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/58771761955/videos/10151882212858976/

I used to go to this beach when I was growing up in the Boston area. It's such a shame when things like this happen, especially on Mother's Day. I think part of the problem is selfishness. Many these days don't care about anyone but themselves. They also obviously don't think there should be any...

I'm sure alcohol was involved. He was only 25 years old. This goes to show that police are regular people, and sometimes people do stupid things, and they end badly. Prayers to his family. It's obvious the chief was choked up during the video :(.Police Officer Dies After Attempted Cook-Out Stunt...

This is a song I came across on Facebook and had to share. Here's the writer/singer's name and his statement about the song: Nick Tyrrel This is a new song that I wrote about a month ago called 'Thin Blue Line'. It's a true story about a police officer that I met at the park one night. It's a...

There aren't many details in this story, so it remains to be seen what actually occurred, other than that she apparently shot her husband and he died. It is ironic though, that she runs the police department's Crime Stoppers program. CrimeStoppers Coordinator charged with murder | WREG.com

Drugs are a scourge on society. I hate reading stories like this. The poor baby deserved so much much better than this. Parents are supposed to protect, not endanger their children. Baby dies after swallowing meth | WREG.com

I've seen so many stories of people harmed or killed due to meeting strangers from Craigslist to buy or sell items. It's scary out there. Some Police Departments have begun allowing transactions in their lobbies, in an attempt to increase safety, but that isn't always possible. Here's the latest...

There are many stories in the news about fights, bullying, and violence among our youth, and I've been thinking of possible solutions. Do you think teaching conflict resolution and stress management techniques in public schools could decrease these incidents by emphasizing the importance of...

I hate hearing stories like this. He was riding his motorcycle in Port Aransas, Texas, in his free time when this accident occurred. My prayers go out to his family. Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson dies in wreck - Caller-Times

Here's a story of yet another idiot who forgot he was in Texas. This bumbling idiot decided to hold a gun to the head of a check cashing store manager, who then pulled his own, and shot the assailant: Store Manager Turns the Tables on Armed Robber | NoozSaurus

We've discussed road rage here in the forum, so I wanted to share this video. It was created by MSR Houston and a Texas state trooper, and it consists of common road rage scenarios, as well as ways to respond to them, to decrease the chances of injury: What to do in a road rage situation | abc13.com

I know there's one thread here about a particular situation, but I wanted this to be more of a general thread, where we could post our experiences with nasty, crazy, or evil neighbors. I like the Discovery ID show Fear Thy Neighbor, but some of the episodes are incredibly sad, and also scary...