Ethical Guardians: Repudiating the Ferguson Effect

The challenge to our law enforcement professionals is daunting as we continually witness violence, apathy, brokenness, cynicism, and callousness throughout society.
Ethical Guardians: Repudiating the Ferguson Effect
A police offficer stand at the scene of a midtown shooting that left one dead with two others wounded in New York City on Nov. 9, 2015. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Vincent J. Bove
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Law enforcement professionals are the ethical guardians of democracy who protect and serve communities throughout the nation.

The challenge to our law enforcement professionals is daunting as we continually witness violence, apathy, brokenness, cynicism, and callousness throughout society.

There is also a new term called the Ferguson effect, referring to police being passive under heightened security or concerns about being the next viral video.

It does not matter if the cobblers and masons fail to do their jobs well, but if the guardians fail, the democracy will crumble.
Plato, Greek philosopher
Vincent J. Bove
Vincent J. Bove
Author
Vincent J. Bove, CPP, is a national speaker and author on issues critical to America. Bove is a recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for combating crime and violence and is a former confidant of the New York Yankees. His newest book is “Listen to Their Cries.” For more information, see www.vincentbove.com
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