Author: GARY NESTA JR.

Stop-and-frisk should be reinstituted in Chicago

Photo courtesy of Dave Conner, Flickr In a speech to law enforcement leaders last week, President Trump suggested Chicago ought to bring back the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk to dissipate violent crimes within the city. He went on to describe the violence in Chicago as a “terrible blight” […]

Comey’s interview reveals biases in politics

Courtesy of FBI, Wikipedia James Comey made his public reappearance on his Sunday night interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos to promote his new book, "A Higher Loyalty," and provide firsthand experience of his time as FBI Director. Comey went into great detail about his childhood, his years as a prosecutor, […]

Syria needs American intervention to prevent issues

Photo courtesy of Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Flickr President Trump late Friday evening joined European Allied Forces to launch airstrikes on Syria after Bashar Assad’s regime gruesomely released poison gas on the people of Damascus leading to the death of more than 40 people. He announced in a press conference […]

Capital punishment is not enough to deter drug dealers

Photo courtesy of The White House, Wikipedia Two weeks ago President Donald Trump touted his blistering plan to execute drug dealers complicit in drug-induced homicide to curb the addiction problem engulfing our country. Around 60,000 people overdosed last year compared to 20,000 in 2002 according to the NDIA, infiltrating communities […]