Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie recently made national news as a “peacemaker,” who brokered a deal between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and a recalcitrant Nevada rancher, Cliven Bundy. Backed by hundreds—possibly thousands—of supporters committed to preventing arrogant, heavily armed federal agents from driving his family off leased grassland, Bundy refused to … [Read more...] about LAST LINE OF DEFENSE
FOLLOW THE MONEY
As any experienced investigative reporter knows, the first tenet of uncovering corruption in public "officialdom" is "Follow the Money." That dictum applies equally well to separating Clark County sheriff candidate(s), who have been bought and paid for by the Las Vegas "Cartel of Corruption," from those who would break the Cartel's hold on Southern Nevada and clean up a … [Read more...] about FOLLOW THE MONEY
Mike McDaniel’s “Update 21” — THE WAGES OF SIN
The insightful Mike McDaniel, an experienced former police officer, has written yet another stellar update under "The Erik Scott Case" on his Stately McDaniel Manor website/blog. This piece focuses on the outrageous National Sheriffs Assn. "award" to Sheriff Dougie-Doo … [Read more...] about Mike McDaniel’s “Update 21” — THE WAGES OF SIN
“STARVE THE BEAST”
Militarizing U.S. Law EnforcementBy Rachel Ehrenfeld, William ScottWednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 2:29AMIntroduction:The growing militarization of U.S. law enforcement agencies does not necessarily help to protect Americans in their homeland. Increasing the number of heavily armed uniformed policemen who abuse their power and even shoot to death innocent citizens is becoming a … [Read more...] about “STARVE THE BEAST”
Discussion of “The Permit” on Jon Ralston’s “Face-to-Face” show
On July 10, the third anniversary of my son's murder in Las Vegas, NV, Jon Ralston of Channel 3/KSNV kindly invited me on his "Face-to-Face" show to talk about Erik and "The Permit." Here's a link to that discussion (may have to scroll down to the July 10, 2013, show):http://www.mynews3.com/content/programming/local/facetoface/default.aspxDuring the interview, I identified … [Read more...] about Discussion of “The Permit” on Jon Ralston’s “Face-to-Face” show