Policing Dangers Demand Community Collaboration

Once again America's heart is wounded as a dedicated law enforcement official is contemptuously murdered.

The ongoing senseless killings of America’s ethical sentinels must engage our moral compass and inspire a unity of effort among us to stop the madness.

Deputy Darren H. Goforth, a 10-year-veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, was killed while in uniform on Friday, August 28, 2015.

Goforth’s life was taken in an “execution-style shooting” while he was fueling his patrol car near Houston, Texas, according to County Sheriff Ron Hickman.

Hickman referred to this killing as “senseless and cowardly” and that Goforth was targeted only “because he wore a uniform.”

Deputy Goforth leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 5 and 12.

Law Enforcement Dangers

Aside from the death of Deputy Goforth, other law enforcement heroes have also been reprehensibly murdered for wearing the uniform, including 14 ambush killings in 2014.

These included NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos, 40, and his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, 32, both killed as they sat inside their police cruiser in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on December 20, 2014.

As expressed by Police Commissioner William J. Bratton at the time, “Today, two of New York’s Finest were shot and killed, with no warning, no provocation. They were, quite simply, assassinated—targeted for their uniform, and for the responsibility they embraced to keep the people of this city safe.”

On the day of his death, Officer Ramos was just one hour away from graduating from a volunteer chaplain program after 10 weeks of study. He had just celebrated his 40th birthday.

Officer Wenjian Liu was a seven-year veteran of the department and was married just two months prior to being killed.

Once, Officer Liu told a neighbor, “I know being a cop is dangerous but I must do it. If I don’t do it and you don’t do it, then who is going to do it?”

According to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 64 law enforcement officials have already been killed in the line of duty during the first half of 2015.

Traffic-related incidents are the leading cause of officer fatalities with thirty officers killed so far this year.

Firearms-related fatalities are the second cause of death among law enforcement officials with 18 fatalities so far this year.

Vigilance must be the order of the day for all law enforcement officials. Every community member must also have eyes wide open to assist our police. America would quickly disintegrate into anarchy, chaos, and disorder, and so we must honor this profession.

The death of Deputy Goforth once again reminds us of the courage, sacrifice, and dangers facing all who protect and serve America’s communities and demands police community collaboration.

Police-Community: A Call for Unity

As detailed in my “Principles of American Policing” authored previously for the Epoch Times, the police-community unity is indispensable to American society.

Collaboration is the only solution as “being pro-police and pro-community are inseparable, indefatigable, and pre-eminent.”

These are challenging times of violence throughout America and every community, citizen, and law enforcement official is a potential victim.

America's culture of violence is continually victimizing schools, campuses, workplaces, communities, families, and law enforcement.

The police and community must be fully dedicated to violence prevention, community policing, and unity of effort initiatives.

We must take back America through a police-community collaboration.

Our law enforcement officials have the sworn oath to protect and serve. Their ethical compass demands moral courage to protect community, build trust, and uphold the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Every citizen must also be guided by an ethical compass. Citizens also have responsibilities, duties, and obligations to society. The citizenry must respect those dedicated to protect and serve and to work closely with them for the common good.

Police Community Unity

These are challenging times in America that demands police-community cohesiveness.

When this unity of effort between our law enforcement and law-abiding citizens takes place, America’s commitment to reawakening the nation will be ignited.

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1. Deputy Sheriff Darren H. Goforth (Courtesy Harris County Sheriffs Office)
2. NYPD Tribute for Officers Ramos and Liu. (Courtesy NYPD)
3. NYPD presence in Times Square, NYC, April 30, 2015. (Vincent J. Bove)

America’s 21st Century Teacher: Security, Character, Pedagogy

The 2015 school year is upon us and the 21st century teacher must safeguard, inspire, and instruct students throughout America.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, about 50.1 million students will attend public elementary and secondary schools in 2015.

The public school system will employ about 3.1 million full time teachers in nearly 98,500 schools.

An additional 4.9 million will attend private schools and 20.2 million students are expected to attend American colleges and universities.

This educational system is the heart of America's future.

School Security Is Indispensable

One of many training initiatives for educators must include “Early Warning Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools” by the U.S. Department of Education. This classic document includes intervention for student warning signs including the following:

• Social withdrawal
• Excessive feelings of isolation or being alone
• Being a victim of violence
• Feelings of being picked on and persecuted
• Low school interest / poor academic performance
• Uncontrolled anger
• Patterns of impulsive and chronic hitting, intimidating, and bullying
• Expression of violence in writings
• History of discipline problems
• Past history of violent aggressive behavior
• Drug and alcohol use
• Affiliation with gangs
• Intolerance for differences and prejudicial attitudes
• Inappropriate access to, possession of, and use of firearms
• Serious threats of violence

This document is compulsory because as we continually see with tragedies, warning signs were ignored and the violence was preventable.

Character Education

America’s teachers must also make character education paramount.

Our character crisis, expressed through continuous scandals throughout society, did not happen overnight. It will take generations to transform
America and we must begin now with full-force dedication through our schools.

Our youth must light the torch of character and keep the flame burning bright. Their energy, enthusiasm, and generosity will build a better world.

The youth of our nation are a priceless treasure and deserve encouragement. Their families, communities, educators, and nation are entrusting them with America’s future.

Our youth deserve good example, commitment, and guidance to ignite a renewal of character within the nation.

The Preventive System

In my opinion, there are essentially two basic forms of educational pedagogy in American schools.

There is the repressive system which makes rules known, watches for transgressions, and is quick to discipline a student by inflicting condescending correction and punishment.

The misguided zero tolerance policy in so many schools is an example of this bureaucratic, impersonal, and repressive rigid system.

An effective pedagogy is the preventive system of education. In this system, educators are vigilant in a caring manner and offer inspirational guidance from the heart consistent with kindness, character, and reasonableness.

The preventive system of education builds trust and connections with students, coworkers, and the community.

Opposed to zero tolerance, the preventive system is a measured intervention approach promoting reasonableness, dignity, and respect.

Simply expressed, the repressive system is dictatorial and may temporarily stop a disorder but will not inspire students. The preventive system speaks the language of the heart and is transformational.

These are some of the principles of the preventive system of education, deserving cultivation in America’s schools:

• Teachers inspire admiration from youth entrusted to their care
• Teachers are respected as individuals with character and motivate the same in their students
• The edifice of the preventive system is character with pillars including respect, responsibility, fairness, and citizenship
• A vigilant, caring presence is exercised to prevent inappropriate behavior and reward proper behavior
• Improvements with behavior are motivated through kindness and respect rather than accentuating punishment
• A collaborative and speedy intervention to warning signs takes place due to the educators' presence and awareness
• Educators influence through positive attitudes, professionalism, and approachability
• Discipline can be as effective as an expression of disappointment or a reproachful look because the student admires the teacher and is loyal, respectful, and courteous
• Students are affirmed for their qualities and do not lose heart when mistakes are made
• Students are encouraged to do what is right through the teacher’s patience, guidance, and understanding

Final Reflections

The American school system is critical to the future of the nation.

America’s reawakening will take place when security, character education, and the preventive system of education are made paramount by our teachers throughout our schools, colleges, and universities.

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1. Cover- Teacher in early childhood setting, May 1, 2008. (Public Domain / woodleywonderworks)
2. Copies of "Early Warning Timely Response..." presented to all North Arlington Public Schools (New Jersey) professional development program attendees, Vincent J. Bove keynote, Sept. 3, 2013. (Vincent J. Bove)
3. Students from the Union City Public Schools attend Vincent J. Bove presentation titled "Be a Person of Character: Change the World, February 27, 2009 (Vincent J. Bove)

New York City Homeless Deserve Police Union Respect

It is no secret that there is a great rift between the NYPD Sergeant’s Benevolent Association (SBA) and the mayor.

Although the SBA is entitled to its opinion, encouraging members to take photos of the homeless and post them online to insult the mayor’s policies is disheartening, divisive, and dysfunctional.

There are countless acts of respect toward the homeless by the NYPD every day, but this SBA program is certainly not one of them.

This is a shameful menagerie with captions mocking the crestfallen rather than a collaboration designed to solve the homelessness crisis.

The SBA scheme reveals a juvenile maliciousness and demands outrage by the NYPD rank and file and all New Yorkers.

Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect

The overwhelming majority of NYPD officers reflect qualities emblazoned on every one of their vehicles; courtesy, professionalism, respect.

As memorialized by my initiatives and published works, I have great appreciation for the NYPD.

But this SBA scheme is diametrically opposed to its sworn noble call to protect and serve.

Hopefully, there will be an overwhelming response from the NYPD rank and file for the SBA to cease exploiting the homeless as callous political weapons.

Awareness, Compassion, Dignity

On May 2, 2014 I addressed the heart-wrenching reality of homelessness in American society in my Epoch Times column titled “America’s Forgotten Homeless: Awareness, Compassion, Dignity.”

New York City, one of the most affluent societies ever known, and home of some of the world’s richest people, paints a sad picture of the homeless crisis.

Although the city is the epicenter of wealth, education, entertainment, tourism, culture, and diversity, we are failing the homeless.

The homeless are encountered in every famed location of the city; Central Park, Fifth Avenue, Grand Central Terminal, Lincoln Center, Bryant Park, Times Square, and Wall Street and in every borough.

Their suffering must serve as a wake-up call to our conscience and inspire the realignment of our moral compass.

Every human being must avoid the arrogance that ostracizes, belittles, or mocks anyone who is distressed, impoverished, or marginalized.

America must engrave into its soul that we are only great when there is dignity toward all persons.

Tragic NYC Homeless Statistics

According to the State of the Homeless 2015 Report of the Coalition for the Homeless, the New York City crisis continues with the number of homeless people sleeping in municipal shelters each night at 60,000. This includes 25,000 children.

The Coalition for the Homeless report also states that during the last City fiscal year, an “all-time-record 116,000 different New Yorkers, including 42,000 different children, slept at least one night in the New York City shelter system.”

Homelessness and Mental Health

Although more research must be done on the correlation between homelessness and mental health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that about 30% of the people who are chronically homeless have mental health conditions and about 50% have co-occuring substance abuse problems.

SAMHSA also reports that over 92% of mothers who are homeless have experienced severe physical and/or sexual abuse.

Also, about 50% of homeless mothers have experienced a major depression since becoming homeless.

Among homeless youth, SAMSHA reports higher rates of mood disorders, suicide attempts, conduct disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder compared to the general adolescent population.

These youth also are more likely to have histories of physical or sexual abuse or experience trauma prior to homelessness.

The Ethical High Ground

The SBA has the opportunity to take the ethical high ground once again. This union failed when its leadership motivated a copycat performance by a small group of police officers who turned their backs on the mayor at funerals of two its fallen heroes, Officer Raphael Ramos and Officer Wenjian Liu last year.

The overwhelming majority of police attendees, estimated to be over 20,000, honored these great men without turning their backs.

We must have the dignity to turn our backs on no one, especially the homeless. There is always a way to do the right thing even with disagreements between the SBA and the mayor.

The SBA, political leaders, and all members of society must collaborate on the homeless crisis as the destitute deserve compassion, dignity, and respect.

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Photos
1. NYPD Officer Larry De Primo gives pair of boots to homeless man in Times Square, Nov. 14, 2012. (Jennifer Foster/NYPD Facebook)
2. Times Square, July 27, 2011. (Vincent J. Bove)
3. Bethseda Terrace, Central Park, April 4, 2013. (Vincent J. Bove)
4. Missionaries of Charity, assisting the homeless at Columbus Circle, NYC, Nov. 4. 2011. (Vincent J. Bove)

America’s Next President Needs to Have Altruistic Leadership

The campaign for America’s next president is beginning to accelerate and will soon be firing on all cylinders.

Americans are interested, attentive, and concerned.

Recently, the GOP debate was watched by 24 million viewers, making it the highest-rated primary debate in American history.

America and the International Community

During the debate, American issues were expressed as inseparable from the international community.

Numerous countries mentioned throughout the debate by candidates and the moderators demonstrated the criticality of a president who has a world perspective.

Specifically, concerns over Iran, Israel, Russia, and China were addressed most during the debate. This was followed by concerns over Iraq, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.

America's leadership is essential to the international community with issues critical to all that include the following: economics, employment, poverty, environmental degradation, peaceful coexistence, human rights, healthcare, and hunger.

America’s Influence Begins at Home

America’s positive influence on the international community will only be efficacious if we remedy problems right here at home.

Our nation demands altruistic leadership that can inspire remedies to our problems including: immigration, civil rights, national security, violence prevention, veterans services, education, police-community relations, unemployment, and poverty.

America also needs leadership that can also address issues of ethical deterioration witnessed through a crisis of corruption and scandals, family brokenness, and a decline in patriotism.

Leadership will be the preeminent principle to the future of our nation and the world community. Altruism, a profound compassion for others, must be the heart of America and our next president.

An individual with an antagonistic, combative, or manipulative style of leadership will be a disservice to the nation. This is is not the leader that America needs.

Also, America will not benefit from a president who is arrogant, condescending, or apathetic. This individual will be aloof and unable to connect with the concerns, challenges, or difficulties of others.

The leader that America needs is authentically altruistic and unselfishly devoted to those entrusted to his care. The altruistic leader is passionately devoted to the greater good and maximizes achievements by inspiring positive influence.

Visionary Leadership Principles

America’s next president will have the responsibility to favorably influence not only the nation but the world community.

The president will need altruistic leadership principles with ethics, character, respect, and dignity as pillars.

In my leadership initiatives throughout the United States for law enforcement, community leaders, educators, families, and students, I have stressed altruism as the heart of the visionary leader.

It is my fervent hope that America’s next president will live by these principles, shared over the years as the following:

• Leadership is grounded in moral self-confidence developed by understanding, fortitude, and respect for others.
• Leadership always accepts the diversity, experiences, and insights of others and forges partnerships as essential to a noble cause.
• Leadership is acutely aware of the efficacy of truth, honor, and valor and the destructiveness of deception, selfishness, and arrogance.
• Leadership always opposes the immorality of injustice and any disrespect toward anyone.
• Leadership understands that influence is only possible when credibility is inflamed by character, the virtue necessary for persuasion.
• Leadership is service, responding to the needs of community through humility, dignity, and honesty.
• Leadership can overcome every trial, hardship, and obstacle to achieve its goal.
• Leadership is empowered by silence, solitude, and moral courage.
• Leadership possesses extraordinary compassion, empathy, and sensitivity that is always sincere and never superficial. It has wisdom forged through tribulation and is dedicated without compromise to alleviating human suffering.
• Leadership challenges the status quo, inspiring action by recognizing and appreciating the goodness of others.

Call to Action

America’s next president must be able to realign the nation, inspiring an ethical society devoted to social responsibility, moral courage, and patriotic values.

Our president must have a balcony mentality, understanding that the eyes of the nation will be looking up to him for inspiration, guidance, and example.

The president must be fervantly committed to reawakening the nation through acts of altruistic leadership.

America, the eyes of your people and the world are upon you.

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Photos

1. White House South Lawn, Washington, D.C., (Mar. 11, 2002) – More than 1,000 people gathered with President Bush on a chilly Monday morning for a six-month remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Members from 29 coalition nations in the worldwide fight against terrorism, more than 120 ambassadors, members of Congress, the Bush Cabinet, Supreme Court and armed forces also attended. (U.S. Navy Photo by Rudi Williams)

2. The U.S. Navy ceremonial guard march off the South Lawn of the White House at the conclusion of the arrival ceremony on June 7, 2011 welcoming Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Angela Merkel. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Musician Stephen Hassay)

National Night Out: Police-Community Unity

On Tuesday, August 4, 2015 I was privileged to share some opening remarks at the request of the Livingston Police Department to kick-off National Night Out.

The initiative is an annual event designed to strengthen neighborhoods across America through police-community partnerships.

During these challenging times for law enforcement and community to forge greater partnerships, National Night Out represents a unity of effort so vital to the nation.

The Livingston Police Department,thanks to the leadership of Chief Craig M. Handschuch and Officer Gary Mankowitz, in unity with their community, has held six previous National Night Out events, all a resounding success.

As memorialized in previous blogs, it has been my pleasure to speak at these annual events and commend the outstanding police-community partnership evident in Livingston, New Jersey.

National Night Out - Livingston, New Jersey, 2014

At the request of the Livingston Police Department I delivered opening remarks on police-community collaboration at their National Night Out.

The event was held at Livingston High School and was an outstanding success with over 1,000 attendees from the community.

This was my 20th anniversary of participation in National Night Out as memorialized in previous posts.

National Night Out: Community Policing Par Excellence---August 6, 2013 blog

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, America celebrated a community policing initiative par excellence, National Night Out. At the request of Police Officer Gary Mankowitz, President of the Essex County Crime Prevention Officers Association, I attended the event in his jurisdiction; Livingston, New Jersey.

This year marked my 19th National Night Out, which I have participated in at the request of different police departments, as memorialized in my August 5, 2009 post:

National Night Out: Police and Community Partnerships

On Tuesday, August 4, 2009, communities throughout America gathered to celebrate National Night Out a police & community partnership initiative. At the request of the Livingston, New Jersey Police Department, I was invited to share remarks during the opening ceremony with Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dowd, Police Chief Craig M. Handschuch, Township Manager Michele Meade, Mayor Charles August and Police Officer Gary Mankowitz. Officer Mankowitz of the Community Policing Unit, coordinated this first National Night Out for Livingston with true professionalism.

As a crime prevention specialist, I have been privileged to participate in and encourage involvement with National Night Out celebrations for the last 15 years. I first experienced this event at the invitation of Lt. Patrick Fay, rtd. from the Hackensack Police Department in New Jersey. For many years while managing a private security company, I would send a team of employees to meet the Hackensack Community and to fingerprint children so their parents could have these records as a safety measure.

Last night's event—held at the spacious fields of Livingston High School—was remarkably successful and attended by over 1,000 Livingston residents as well as people from throughout Essex County and New Jersey. These included families, law enforcement agencies, first responders, and the generous businesses who donated time, foods, refreshments, and prizes for hundreds of children.

Reprinted from the National Night Out website

http://www.nationalnightout.org/nno/about.html

National Night Out is America's Night Out Against Crime designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
  
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
  
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
  
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

The Livingston Police department, especially Chief Craig M. Handschuch, Officer Gary Mankowitz, and the entire community policing unit is to be commended for their first National Night Out. The event enhanced police–community partnerships and gave Livingston families a night to remember.

Fallen Police Officers: Honoring American Sentinels

On Wednesday, July 29, 2015, I was honored to conduct a leadership presentation for the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD).

Attendees included the superintendent, commanding officers, inspectors, captains, lieutenants, and executive staff.

The Port Authority has a daunting task of protecting New York and New Jersey sites including the airports, bridges, tunnels, PATH, World Trade Center, and bus terminal.

Prior to my presentation, I reflected on the heroic sacrifices of this distinguished agency during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

On that fateful day, a hijacked airliner struck One World Trade Center at 8:46am, igniting a blazing inferno on the side of the 110-story structure.

Seventeen minutes later, another hijacked jet slammed into Two World Trade Center causing a second inferno that would forever change the course of security in America.

The PAPD, who were the first law enforcement to respond to the terror attacks, quickly rushed into the burning buildings and heroically rescued thousands of people.

Some of these officers climbed high into the heart of the chaos to assist people seriously injured, trapped, or unable to escape.

Thirty-seven of these valiant officers were killed on 9/11, along with so many other heroic first responders and colleagues from the NYPD, FDNY, and the New York State Courts.

These individuals, who offered the ultimate sacrifice must be eternally appreciated.

End of Watch: Ongoing Dangers

The tragedy of the ultimate sacrifice has continued since 9/11.

There is no end in sight to the challenges police officers face as they serve America during a time of continuous violence and dangers.

Attacks against police officers throughout the nation, under various circumstances, have already led to 19 senseless deaths this year.

A recent killing was Officer Sean Bolton, 33, an Iraq veteran, shot multiple times on Saturday night, August 1 during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee.

Officer Bolton was killed over an altercation over two grams of marijuana, something amounting to a misdemeanor citation and fine.

Aside from Officer Bolton, there have already been 19 officers’ deaths violently killed by suspects in 2015.

There are other dangers-including traffic accidents for example-raising the fatalities this year to 64 according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

Fallen Officers: Rest in Eternal Peace

All who have offered the ultimate sacrifice deserve our appreciation and heartfelt prayers.

Our country would immediately experience chaos, anarchy, and disorder without the vigilance, dedication, and sacrifices of police officers.

Here are just a few of the fallen officers who died at the hands of violent suspects in 2015.

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San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson was killed by gunfire while responding to an incident involving a man threatening to commit suicide.
• Omaha Police Detective Kerrie Orozco, 29, a new mom and Girl Scout Leader, was fatally shot attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in a shooting.
• NYPD Officer Brain Moore, 25, died after being shot by a suspect who pulled a gun from his waistband.
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Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wilson was killed while buying a video game for his son, when two men attempting to rob the store shot him.
• Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper, 21, was shot dead on his first solo assignment while confronting a murder and robbery suspect. He is the youngest law enforcement officer killed in Wisconsin state history.

Police Officers: Community and Family Members

America must always be grateful for our police officers who are the lifeline of security and safety for our communities.

We must be mindful that police officers are also community and beloved members of our familes.

We must also always have compassion, empathy, and sensitivity for their families as well.

Forever Remembered: Stone and Soul

Carved on the sacred walls of the National Law Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., are the names of over 20,000 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, dating back to the first know fatality in 1791.

Each of these heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our country deserves respect.

Aside from being carved names on stone, may each of these brave souls have their names eternally engraved in our hearts as they represent the courage, character, and decency of America.

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Photos
1. PAPD Officers (Courtesy PAPD)
2. NYPD Officer Brian Moore (Courtesy NYPD)
3. Officer Michael Johnson (Courtesy San Jose PD)
4. Trooper Trevor Casper (Courtesy Wisconsin State Patrol)
5. Officer Robert Wilson (Courtesy Philadelphia PD)
6. Detective Kerrie Orozco (Courtesy Omaha PD)