by Ed Lyon
In the late 1960s, a young Ohio National Guard soldier fatally wounded a person protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University. It was not the first or the last time this would occur.
Incidents like these probably went a long way to inspiring the development of ...
by Ed Lyon
There’s a new tool around for the old sheriff in town when it comes to dealing with peaceful protesters. This tool is called kettling, and it has nothing to do with heating water for tea, although its use has probably caused many hapless protesters to get hot ...
by Ed Lyon
Since the May 25, 2020, killing of George Floyd by police, a movement to defund police departments across the U.S. has been gaining momentum. Defunding is not always the answer to law enforcement agencies that have traditionally been tasked in jack-of-all-trades roles of mediator, mental health crisis ...
by Ed Lyon
Traditionally, police have been the ones to call when a common citizen has been assaulted, robbed, had his home burgled, or a car stolen. They were called noble, even honorable names like Blue Knights or New Centurions with the motto “To Protect and Serve” on their four-wheeled ...
by Ed Lyon
Police officers have traditionally been referred to and thought of as keepers of the peace. Most licensing authorities call them peace officers. During the years, monikers like “Blue Knights” and “New Centurions” have been used to characterize police officers. Unfortunately, people tend to forget that a centurion ...
by Ed Lyon
George Floyd’s death at the knees of Minneapolis, Minnesota, police was the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back as far as police brutality. People are fed up with reports of abuse, assault and deaths at the hands of police.
There is a growing movement to defund ...
by Ed Lyon
It is no secret that the inability to gain employment by prisoners who have either finished their sentences or been released from prison to parole is a major factor in recidivism. Returning to crime in order just to survive is a fact of life for many, as ...
by Ed Lyon
The entire premise underlying punishment is that the person being punished knew what they did was wrong before they acted but did the action anyway. If the person lacked the requisite knowledge of right and wrong, then they may not legitimately be punished for having committed the ...
by Ed Lyon
One of the things most free governments around the world have historically admired about the United States is its willingness to open its file cabinets’ many drawers to its citizens upon request. Since the passage of the Patriot Act that followed the Twin Towers’ destruction on 9/11, ...
by Ed Lyon
Some ancient cultures believed that everywhere a person went they left an invisible essence of themselves behind that marked their passage. While this is true as far as scent goes, that quickly deteriorates. Today, thanks to technology, it’s taken on more of a prophetic fulfillment than a ...
