Tag Archives: LBPD

How to Save Black Lives

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Galen

Black Lives Matter. Period. The deaths of black men at the hands of police are tragedies that we as a society must work to stop.  Demands for change are appropriate and necessary. But, I worry that anti-police and anti-government protests … Continue reading →

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Meditations on The Thin Blue Line

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Galen

It’s been 40 years since my dispatching days at Long Beach Police. Have things changed? I remember working the day shift and wondering why whenever a certain officer radioed that he was going to investigate a suspicious subject on his … Continue reading →

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