I was cruising the online news headlines and a trending topic caught my eye: “Can online hate speech be stopped?” Rather than a yes, no, or how, my mind went …
Steve Pomper
Steve Pomper
Steve Pomper is an OpsLens contributor, a retired Seattle police officer, and the author of four non-fiction books, including De-Policing America: A Street Cop’s View of the Anti-Police State. You can read a review of this new book in Front Page Magazine and listen to an interview with Steve on the Joe Pags Show. Steve was a field-training officer, on the East Precinct Community Police Team, and served his entire career on the streets. He has a BA in English Language and Literature. He enjoys spending time with his kids and grand-kids. He loves to ride his Harley, hike, and cycle with his wife, Jody, a retired firefighter. You can find out more about Steve and send him comments and questions at www.stevepomper.com.
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Missouri Seeks to Propel Second Amendment ‘Sanctuary’ Movement to the Next Level
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperMissouri is upping the stakes in the Second Amendment Sanctuary effort, moving the issue beyond a police chief, a sheriff or two, or a county council here and there, setting …
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Jussie Smollett’s Hate-Crime Hoax on Millions of Victims Continues
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperThere’s one thing that gets me more than anything else about Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s hate-crime hoax exoneration-on-steroids of the obviously well-connected “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. It gets …
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Activist Judges Continue War on Your Gun Rights
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperYet another front has opened up in the war on the Second Amendment. This one is a cockamamie ruling from activist justices on the Connecticut Supreme Court. The colossal ignorance …
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Shocking: A Mainstream News Channel Broadcasts ‘Seattle is Dying,’ Exposing Truth About the ‘Homeless’
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperI was shocked when on Saturday March 16th at 8 p.m., ABC-affiliate KOMO News 4 broadcasted “Seattle is Dying.” News anchor Eric Johnson hosted this 60-minute breath of fresh air, shown with …
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Vitriol and Violence Comes Primarily from the Neo-Left
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperAs a police officer, I investigated crime for a living. So, it is so frustrating to see people committing what would be crimes if you or I said or wrote …
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The Hazards of Police Work: You Have No Idea
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperYou never know what to expect in police work, right? Everyone’s heard that, and a few of us live or have lived it. One second, you’re writing a boring report, …
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Criminal Justice in America: A Cause for Distress and Maybe a Little Hope
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperDo you watch the news these days and feel distressed about the American justice system? With a major political party publicly flouting law enforcement and subverting criminal justice, how can …
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It’s No Longer Possible (or Ethical) to Empathize with Many Leftist Political Positions
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperDon Trump Jr. recently told Bill O’Reilly on the No Spin News: “I’m pretty damn conservative, but I have friends who are not. I used to be able to say, okay, I can put …
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‘Mommy’ Seattle Government Gives Voters $100 ‘Democracy Vouchers’ to ‘Donate’ to Candidates
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperOnce again, Seattle, otherwise known as the Petri dish of progressive political laboratories, is constantly inventing new ways to push the neo-leftist envelope—most often, by spending taxpayer money, violating citizen’s …