Aaron Sorkin is nothing if not a great writer of television series.  At least that was the reputation he earned from his writing for the wildly successful “West Wing,” for which he was the principal writer for the show’s first four years (2000-2004).  But he may have outdone his reputation with the three-year run of […]

The recent decisions by grand juries not to indict police officers who were responsible for the deaths of individuals who may not have been threats to the officers have led to large scale protests in many communities across the country.  The chocking death by a police officer of one individual has even been protested by […]

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause …” -Amendment IV, U.S. Constitution As obituaries go, this one wasn’t front-page news.  She was 91 years old, and had never been […]

“Why can’t we all just get along?” -Rodney King I once had a friend who was a seasoned highway patrol officer.  In a particularly memorable conversation, he explained to me how he avoided the kind of problems that lead to administrative reviews and related disciplinary action. “I never engage in ‘gotcha’ policing, Ed,” he told […]