Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
Archive for October, 2016
An OIS cannot be explained in 140 characters
By Marty Halloran, President San Francisco POA The officer involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th has set off another coast-to-coast media frenzy. We have all grown used to this over the years. It is even expected. The reporters and the pundits and the politicians can seemingly never get enough. I […]
Dark money, dirty tricks
Firefighters and police officers gathered to protest recently outside the offices of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club in Phoenix. The group is one of these “dark money” outfits trying to kill pensions and make it harder for public safety professionals to feed their families and pay their bills. The controversy is over something called Proposition […]
Your “probe” will backfire
As the US Dept. of Justice gears up to investigate allegations of brutality, Baltimore F.O.P. President Bob Cherry says the federal investigation could wind up making matters worse. F.O.P. leaders say that if cops are worried about the feds looking over their shoulder they’ll be less inclined to fight crime and that would make the […]
Call to action: Help defeat Prop 47
Law enforcement officers in California need your help to defeat Prop 47. If the voters approve the measure, penalties for serious crimes will be reduced and public will be at risk. Read this editorial from the Sacramento Bee to see the urgency and check out this website – Californians against Prop 47. Do whatever you […]
Police union thwarts ballot fraud
Offers $10,000 reward leading to arrest and conviction of perpetrators In Florida, the Dade County PBA is continuing its efforts to thwart absentee ballot fraud by offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of absentee ballot fraud perpetrators. The PBA first announced its effort to stop individuals from perpetrating absentee […]
Dumping the hedge funds
The problem with complicated financial stuff like collateralized debt obligations, hedge funds and risky market bets is that very few people understand anything about them. That includes the whiz-kids that brought us the 2008 crash where pension funds lost their respective shirts. The good news is people are finally waking up to the fact that […]
Suckers born every minute
If you’re a member of PubSec Alliance, or even one of our many free-riders, you may have read that Calpers and the AZ Public Safety Personnel Retirement System have wisely decided to play it safe when it comes to investing their members’ money and stay the hell away from the banksters that prey on retirees […]
Policing for Allah
Let’s say you’re driving down the highway and a state trooper lights you up. You look for a safe place to pull over and start getting your license and proof of insurance ready. The trooper approaches your vehicle and says something like the following: “Good afternoon ma’am. The reason I stopped you today was because […]
Judge drops pension bomb
When you’re a little kid in school they teach you all kinds of well-intentioned nonsense that we learn later in life just isn’t true. One of those things is the principal that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law. Any cop that’s ever pulled over the governor’s kid doing 80 in a thickly […]
PubSec Alliance Intelligence Briefing
We know that in addition to running associations and fighting for the rights of their members, police association professionals don’t always have time to sit down and read long articles. So from time to time we like to offer our members and supporters brief, facts-at-a-glance so you can stay informed while you’re on the go. […]
From bad to worse
In California, San Jose Police Officer’s Association President Jim Udland is warning voters and his members that things could go from bad to worse if voters pick Sam Liccardo as the new mayor. If Liccardo wins the city could be looking at another mass exodus of police officers – this time even worse than when […]
The Camera Rush is On
Last Sunday The New York Times ran an article titled “Today’s police put on a gun and a camera,” which detailed the race among some law enforcement agencies to put body cams on cops. In New York City, 60 cops will be wired for sight and sound as part of a court-ordered pilot program according […]
OPPA website is a how-to
PubSecAlliance is proud to have the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) on board as founding member. This forward thinking organization has one hell of an impressive website. Generally speaking, websites aren’t necessarily something that police associations would spend a lot of time and resources on but a really good site is a great way to […]
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