The Michael Slager Incident
White America will never understand what it means to be black in this country.
Read moreChelsea Whitaker is a Dallas Area Police Officer and member of the 2005 Baylor Bear Basketball Team that won the National Championship. Her desire is to give others #perspective in order to #bridgethegap. She is a frequent contributor to Law Officer.
White America will never understand what it means to be black in this country.
Read moreI wish I could talk to Roddy and give him more examples of why officers do the things that they do. I wish more citizens would sign up for ride-a-longs with their local departments.
Read moreAll officers receive these types of calls pretty regularly. Most of the time, the officer doesn’t locate the person.
Read moreIf there was ever a time when an officer may wish that a person were dead, I would guess that it would be after that person killed an officer.
Read moreThis case is not as blatant as many you believe it to be. I am not perfect and I definitely don’t know everything. I have discussed this with several black officers and the following is my opinion based on the...
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