To say that the commission addressed exactly what law
enforcement needed would be an understatement. McHale
or any other rank-and-file cop would have corroborated the
commission’s mission being dead-on accurate for including:
Addressing refusals by state and local prosecutors to enforce
laws or prosecute categories of crimes.
Improving the physical safety, health and wellness of officers.
Promoting public respect for the law and law enforcement officers.
Better integration of education, employment, social services and
public health services into efforts to reduce crime and ease the
burden on law enforcement, courts and corrections systems.
The use of targeted deterrence approaches to reduce violent crime.
Using new and developing methodologies, technologies and
best practices for combatting criminal activity.
Developing the effectiveness of contemporary law enforcement
training methods around critical topics, the direction of nextgeneration
training methods and understanding of critical
training needs.
McHale went back to the table on July 8th to participate in
discussion about the hottest topic on the job: community trust
and the respect of law enforcement. He also noted Trump’s
endorsement of another nationwide group to recommend
resources for mental health evaluation of law enforcement and
treating mental health issues that continue to result in the high
numbers of suicide in the profession.
Such presence seems to confirm that having law enforcement
expertise in his arsenal is the mother of prevention for the president.
“We appreciate the opportunity to be active participants in the
formulating of ideas that are enacted through laws or special
orders to ensure public safety needs are being addressed,”
McHale emphasized. “The president, along with Attorney
General (William) Barr and the Department of Justice, have
been great partners in not only protecting law enforcement,
but, more importantly, providing the protection to the public it
so richly deserves.”
WE STAND READY TO ASSIST YOU
In this social media centric world, imagine some of the Tweets
law enforcement officers and leaders might post. Comments
have come from so many that would be perfect for the real
Donald Trump.
Following a roundtable with President Trump and Vice President
Mike Pence on June 8, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody,
whose pedigree includes federal prosecutor, judge and wife of a
cop, commented:
“In Florida, we are at a 48-year crime rate low. And I believe it is
because of people like you, Mr. President, who have supported
law enforcement. I admire that you are willing to dig in and have
these conversations. And we stand ready to assist you.”
At the 2019 IACP Conference, the president recognized the
heroics of several law enforcement officers, including Thomas
Thompson of the Lubbock, Texas Police Department who
responded to a bank robbery and took on violent gunfire as he
burst through the door. Thompson, who ended the threat with
deadly force, told the president:
“Thank you for your support of law enforcement, especially in this
day and age. That’s no small thing. It matters.”
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