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.
I support birthright citizenship and legal immigration, generally. However, I am also a fervent opponent of breaking the law, such as illegal immigrants do. Legal immigration speaks for itself, and …
Watch out America, there is a brand new sanctuary city in our nation. But not the kind you normally hear about. The police chief of this rugged little community nestled …
In the political world today, there are shames and damned shames. The shames we are used to such as certain Georgia and Florida Democrat candidates claiming an election was “stolen” …
I’ve learned over the course of a law enforcement career many problems Americans face are because some folks just won’t leave other folks alone. In fact, most of my 911 …
Halloween, still in the not-too-distant past, got me to thinking about some of the weird incidents I’d responded to during my career. Not “normal” weird, of which there were plenty …
The one positive thing I can say about the left is they do conservatives a favor by so often providing proof of their radical, insane positions on political issues. Here’s …
No one cringes more than police officers after hearing about a “bad” officer-involved shooting (OIS). And, by bad I mean an officer shooting someone without good faith and with malice—a …
I wouldn’t have written about this issue again so soon if I hadn’t received the email below. Or if I thought this officer’s views were an anomaly. They’re not. And …
Today, social media is an absolute minefield for everyone but especially for law enforcement officers. With all of the anti-cop social justice warriors eager to sacrifice cops to the gods …
I received information two days ago, which I trusted but have been waiting for corroboration. This information also validates my thesis about de-policing in America (at least, in Seattle) in …
