Berke boldly keeps status quo in policing, rejects query on reform
Andy Berke, mayor of Chattanooga, greets Ben Caleb Long, an IBEW rep, left; and his wife, Sarah; and son, Wyatt prior to a debate at UTC. (Photo David Tulis) Mayor Andy Berke is holding course in his control of policing at Chattanooga, rejecting questions at the debate Friday about reform, using his limited time in […]
What if mayor painted yellow line down middle of your street?
What is the mayor drew a line down your street and said you couldn’t cross it? He would be denying free association and free movement. (Courtesy NoogaRadio.com) Tweet Pin It
When cops kill, agency focuses on ‘stress disorders’ for officer after ‘incident’
For public safety, health and welfare, police gun down a man having a personal psychological episode that police say endangered the life of his daughter. Javario Eagle, armed, killed by police in 2015 after emotional, erratic acts A Chattanooga police manual says that after a cop kills a civilian, the department should take great care […]
Common law marriage closer to biblical definition
A bride gets ready for her nuptials. (Photo Ginger Sumerlin Photography) We have the blind leading the blind too long in this country. It is past time that people wake up and see what is going on in their world. Case in point is the marriage license. Now for once, stop and think. What is […]
Obedience to God’s law would reshape courts, society, economy of city
If Christians work for several generations to live and love in terms of God’s law, city culture, mores, laws and systems would be transformed for man’s benefit and God’s glory. (Photo David Tulis) Christendom is the idea of God’s propriety in the affairs of man — and man’s widespread recognition of His lawful and loving […]
Shocking legal terminology for cop’s execution of citizen
When cop kills citizen, here’s what happens: Statutorily justified extra-judicial summary capital punishment. (Courtesy Noogaradio.com) Tweet Pin It
Church makes final steps to free itself by dissolving corporation
From left, Vaughn Hamilton, Pat Murphy and Peter Gagliardi sign forms transferring property of their now-dissolved incorporated church to their nonincorporated church. Attending are, center, Leslie Lynn and Alex Hon of Title Guaranty & Trust Co. in Chattanooga. (Photo David Tulis) Church governors do business in a title guaranty office, left building, and finally at […]
Hours before deputies slay Sexton, police group demands de-escalation reform
Sheriff’s deputies and TBI agents pore of the truck of slain Hamilton County resident Chris Sexton. (Photo Wrcbtv.com) A Chattanooga man was slain Tuesday hours after a national police group proposed standards for the use of force among departments in a country whose cops killed 963 people in 2016. Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies killed Chris […]
Killing of Sexton after chase cries for policing reform
High speed police chase in Hamilton County ends in slaying of Chris Sexton, 29, who violated a domestic order of protection. Policing at its best? Or worst? Four reforms are called for to save American lives, end risks for other travelers. David Tulis asks Sheriff Jim Hammond to upgrade deputy training (Courtesy Noogradio.com) If Berke is […]
If Berke is pro-cop, is he pro-black?
Andy Berke, Chattanooga mayor, is all smiles among a group of children, members of a race whose people are disproportionately abused by the mayor’s executive branch and its well-armed constabulary. (Photo Facebook) Mayor Andy Berke is so out of touch with the operations of his own police department that he does not see its continuing […]