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  • July 25, 2015 · Uncategorized

    A Perspective on Sandra Bland and the Issue of Resisting Arrest: Perception versus Law

    My friend, Kent Harrop, wrote the following editorial on his blog about the Sandra Bland incident. I encourage you to read it before you read my response. You can find it here, https://greenpreacher.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/a-moral-emergency-the-death-of-sandra-bland The issues raised about the circumstances surrounding…

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  • July 24, 2015 · Uncategorized

    Silenced Justice: A Josh Williams Novel Available Now on Amazon!

    Silenced Justice, the highly anticipated sequel to Collision Course, is now available on Amazon in print and Kindle format.   Click here to link to my Amazon Author Page and read the early reviews! Thanks to all who pre-ordered the…

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  • June 9, 2015 · Mind Wanderings, Serious Thoughts

    Gun Control: A Time to Rethink the Realities

    I struggle with the idea of gun control.  Over time, my ideas have gone from embracing the idea that anyone should be able to own a firearm, as long as they comply with the law, to questioning the need for…

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  • May 3, 2015 · Serious Thoughts, Uncategorized

    Hobbling Justice to Satisfy a Bloodlust

    By now the whole world knows something of the situation in Baltimore.  A man in custody of the Baltimore Police department dies and the inevitable peaceful protests turn violent. The reaction in the country spans the entire spectrum from “send…

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  • March 4, 2015 · Uncategorized

    The (Almost) Foolproof Way to Survive a Police Encounter

    In light of the recent controversy over the use of deadly force by the police, I decided to do some research. Accurate and verifiable statistics are hard to come by, but for the year 2013 according to the FBI, there…

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  • September 15, 2014 · Uncategorized

    Our Nation’s Priorities are a Mystery to Me

    A Pennsylvania Trooper was shot and killed the other day, and another Trooper wounded. Ho Hum says the national media and most Americans. The troopers signed up for the job. It goes with the territory. Really? Where’s the nationwide outrage,…

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  • August 1, 2012 · Mind Wanderings, Serious Thoughts

    Miranda Warnings: Why do we name monumental USSC decisions after the perpetrators, rather than the victims?

    On March 13, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested. The arrest was primarily based on circumstantial evidence linking him to the kidnapping and rape of a 17-year-old woman 10 days earlier. After a prolonged interrogation he confessed. The conviction was reversed…

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  • June 29, 2012 · writing

    A Collision of Faith

    A Collision of Faith A Novel of deception, delusion, despair, duty, and hope. Click here for more http://jebroadmeadow.wordpress.com

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