LEO Round Table episode 17 kenyan mcduffie in God we trust greg abbott crosses san antonio observer

LEO Round Table is an internet based law enforcement talk show. This is episode 17, recorded on 02/08/2016, with the following on-air personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host), Luke Lirot (Attorney), Mark Hopper, Bret Bartlett, Dan O’Kelly and Bob Alsip. We produce two 30 minute shows each week that are normally released on our YouTube channel Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addition to your host, the other panelists (except for attorney Luke Lirot) are retired or active law enforcement officers as well.

Topic 1 concerns a new program in Washington D.C. that pays criminal to stop killing people. It is based on a program in Richmond, California that pays residents a stipend to not commit crimes. City officials would identify up to 200 people every year who are considered at risk of committing violent crime or becoming a victim of it. District of Columbia councilmember Kenyan McDuffie wrote the legislation. Also mentioned in the article is Mayor Muriel Bowser and civic activist Dorothy Brizill.

Topic 2 concerns the LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office (Oklahoma) placing “In God We Trust” decals on their patrol cars. Quoted in the article is Freedom From Religion Foundation Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor, Sheriff John Davis and Sheriff Rob Seale

Topic 3 concerns Texas Governor Greg Abbott supporting the displaying of crosses on patrol cars. The article references the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office and highlights a brief written to Texas Attorney Ken Paxton. Quoted in the article is Freedom From Religion Foundation staff attorney Sam Grover and American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Executive Director Terri Burke.

Topic 4 concerns the San Antonio Observer, a Texas newspaper, jeopardizing the safety of San Antonio police officers and their families by threatening to publish information on who they are and where they live. This action comes because the publication feels that Antronie Scott was unjustly murdered by police, even though the incident is still under investigation. San Antonio Observer Editor-In-Chief Stephanie Zarriello was quoted in the article.