Cops Under Fire: The Reign of Terror Against Hero Cops

by Larry McShane

Every day, thousands of police officers willingly put their lives in danger to uphold their pledge to protect and serve the public. Once respected for their dedication and professionalism, police... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895263572
• ISBN13: 9780895263575
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A revealing and needed book

Larry McShane shows proof here of the old saying "No good deed goes unpunished". I was lucky in 1972 when I fatally shot a suspect trying to kill my partner and me. No one tried to say I was anything other than an officer doing his duty. Others have obviously not been so lucky. This book points that out, and I am gratified to see that these incidents are getting some attention. A good read for all who care about their community.Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of Managing Police Stress. docwifford@msn.com

A Book Whose Time Has Unfortunately Come

"Cops Under Fire" examines a minatory industry that has come to loud life over the past decade-the activists who exploit tragedies to further their own cause, or more commonly, to increase their own fame. While not denying that isolated incidents of police brutality exist nor in any way reducing the scourge of true racism, this book investigates false claims whose only intents are to destroy hard-earned reputations and bring celebrity status to trouble-making accusers. When a police officer kills a member of a minority community in the line of duty-sometimes even if the officer is himself a member of a different minority-he will face a phantasmagoria of controversy. This onslaught is usually started by individuals who have no direct connection to the case-nor any first hand knowledge of it. Neither of these deficiencies prevents the vociferous activists from becoming instantaneous self-proclaimed experts who somehow command extensive media attention and whose hypothetical charges rarely receive substantial evaluation. This well-researched work documents several accounts of heroic policemen who had their lives turned upside down by such roisterous fame-seekers. As bad as the wild charges by outside interlopers are, many of these courageous men saw opportunistic politicians condemn them too. One cited example happened in Newark, New Jersey where Mayor Sharpe James called a policeman a "murderer" because the officer fatally shot a person attempting to run him down! These conscienceless activists in reality care very little about true racism; secretly they are probably glad they have these minority victims to help enhance their pelf. Obviously, they care nothing for the dedicated officers who must feel tremendous angst after taken a person's life, regardless of how justified the action was.Hopefully this timely collection will be the first in a long line of works to help expose this fraudulent and dangerous conglomerate because the ranks of these activists have been escalating. Currently, Hilary Clinton is attempting to traduce some New York City policemen in effort to become her target state's next senator. Across the Hudson River and party lines, political correctness queen and New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman cared little when some dedicated state troopers were slenderized. The wild charges that she at least partially endorsed have ruined the morale throughout the force. Fortunately her efforts to receive a blind coronation over the remains of heroic cops backfired and she had to abandon her bid for the United States Senate. "Cops Under Fire" is a necessary weapon to help restrain all self-serving ax-grinders who would ride racism and tragedy to ignoble fame and glory. Those of us who detest real racism should beware of individuals who shout fictitious accusations that bolster their own interests.

Finally a little truth comes out

After constant media bashing of the police, it is refreshing to read a book about some of the things that are really happening out there to those who risk their lives on a daily basis FOR US. Way to go Regnary Press for having the guts to print the politically incorrect truth. Read this book for the real story on the Nevers and Budzyn, Malice Green case and many others. We need a book like this every year.

Well-written account of cops getting screwed by the system

The book's ``reign of terror'' subtitle is silly. And I'm not sure all these cops qualify as ``heroes.'' But the truth is that some ordinary, honest cops, like civilians, can fall victim to wrongful, overzealous prosecution in the course of doing a dangerous, difficult, and often thankless job. This book makes that important point. Thanks to McShane's solid writing, this is a facinating read.