FOP to Jamala: Forced to Respond
In response to Jamala Rogers’ column, “FOP fosters ‘us vs. them’ mentality,” I agree that the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) lobbied for the passage and signing of the “Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015” and that the FOP is the world’s largest organization of law enforcement officers. Unfortunately, that […]
FOP fosters ‘us vs. them’ mentality
Published St. Louis American, June 4, 2015 The “Blue Alert” Law recently signed by President Obama has the FOP’s fingerprints all over it. The Fraternal Order of Police is the world’s largest organization of law enforcement officers and is a powerful lobbying force for its members. It makes its group’s interests primary – over and […]