California Officer David Rodriguez is the victim of yet another malicious Section 1983 lawsuit by a professional victim

 http://mimesislaw.com/fault-lines/free-officer-friendly-rodriguez/11148

It’s sad enough Officer Rodriguez faces a civil suit for the performance of his duties, simply because a rogue citizen decided to film an encounter allegedly dedicated to “traffic scofflaws.”  That he must face a Federal Judge for keeping his weapon ready to fire in an high crime neighborhood like Rohnert Park just adds to the insanity.  If Don McComas wants to do the right thing, it’s time to apologize to Officer Rodriguez for triggering him on the job, publicly kowtow to the Rohnert Park Police, and turn himself in for exercising his First Amendment rights.

Don't "strip some people of the law’s protection based on their employment” “This is a dangerous and un-American line of thought.”

ACLU sues to allow secret recording of police officers

Harvey Silverglate, an attorney who specializes in civil liberties, said he thinks — and hopes — the suit is successful. He thinks there should be a public policy exception under the First Amendment to the state’s wiretap law.
“I understand why the police don’t like it for precisely the reason I do like it,” he said. “It advances truth. It redresses the imbalance in the credibility of the ordinary citizen versus the police officer, especially in the court of law.”

STFU citzens and do not question Law Enforcement.

 http://abcnews.go.com/US/feds-release-excerpts-orlando-shooters-calls-police/story?id=39986351

Lee Bentley, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida,

 "The brave men and women of the Orlando Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff Office, the FBI and others should not be second guessed, they performed valiantly during those early hours, Lives were saved because of their heroic work."

FBI Director James Comey shows and praises the true Heroes of the Attack on a Orlando Nightclub

I would like to say an word of thanks and express admiration for the work of local Law Enforcement in Orlando.
They showed professionalism and extraordinary bravery that saved lives.
We are very lucky that such good people choose lives of service in Law Enforcement.

Update from the Cop Haters and their Monday Morning Quarterbacking.

As it is right now, police are already having a hard time explaining why it took them three hours to enter the club after Omar Mateen first exchanged gunfire with an off-duty Orlando police officer who had been working security at the Pulse nightclub that night.
The answer to that is probably “officer safety,” the notion that cops must do all they can to ensure their safety, even if it means putting the safety of citizens at risk.
But now the question is, did they shoot and kill innocent people as they gunned down Mateen?

Tom Cotton Says U.S. Facing an 'Under Incarceration' Problem, Slams Criminal Justice Reform as 'Criminal Leniency'

 http://reason.com/blog/2016/05/19/tom-cotton-says-us-facing-an-under-incar

"Law and order in our communities doesn’t arise spontaneously; men are not angels, after all. Police officers put the badge on every morning, not knowing for sure if they’ll come home at night to take it off. Dedicated prosecutors toil long hours in our courts. Corrections officers and other professionals do the thankless work of administering punishment and, hopefully, providing a path for redemption. And neighborhood-watch groups and civic organizations take it upon themselves to raise standards of conduct in their communities."
...
 This anti-cop sentiment is surely driving the so-called “Ferguson Effect,” as FBI Director Jim Comey has called it. When professional protestors stigmatize the police as racist knuckle-draggers, when their vigorous enforcement of the law is constantly and unfairly criticized and undermined, a chilling effect on policing is nearly unavoidable.

Cop Block Terminology

Importance of open communication, never saying “No Comment”

[Jim Vance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations] showed us the importance of open communication, never saying “No Comment” 

Use the following Law Enforcement excuses talking points instead: 

• Part of a ongoing Investigation. 
• We must keep any evidence shielded from the public to preserve the “integrity” of the “investigation”
• Pending Litigation. 
• Cannot discuss personnel matters.
• Cannot violate Officer Privacy. 
• Story is "one sided political story” and a witch-hunt
• This is "rush to judgment by people who have no first-hand information about what transpired."  
• We have to wait until all the facts are in.