The Hill: When a union local betrays all of organized labor
In my November 3rd piece for The Hill, I wrote about this week's Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) strike, and how America's fifth largest city is being held hostage every few years by the same Union. The issue is particularly frustrating as I am a...
The Hill: ‘Status offenses’ limit criminal justice reform efforts
My latest piece in The Hill takes on how some politically charged types of crime are becoming modern-day "Status Offenses" & how that impacts Criminal Justice Reform efforts. Please share and discuss as I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one, as it impacts me...
Mannes to Moderate Expert Forum on Violent Extremism
On the morning of Friday, October 14, A. Benjamin Mannes, an elected Governor on the executive board of Philadelphia InfraGard (the FBI-coordinated public/private partnership) and Regular Contributor to The Hill will be moderating the Forum on Violent Extremism at the...
The Hill: Why facts matter in police shootings
My latest piece in The Hill looks at the differences between the two lives lost in Los Angeles County this week. As quoted: “Black Lives Matter” vs. “All Lives Matter” is, in my opinion a false dichotomy. As someone who grew up in both New York and Los Angeles during...
The Hill: Not all police profiling is race-based or wrong headed
This piece in The Hill explores the use of behavioral recognition, commonly labeled as profiling...and why it's still a valuable tool in law enforcement and security. The full article can be read by clicking here.
The Hill: Due Process includes law enforcement officers
This column in The Hill focuses on public demand in our current, corrosive political climate for the premature release of evidence or legal action before the completion of an investigation. The piece examines the constitutional right to due process, which is vital to...
Lessons from Charlotte: When a protest is just a riot
This week, an non-permitted demonstration in Downtown Charlotte escalated into a mass of property damage and the murder of a protester by another protester in the crowd. The media reported this by labeling it as a “Violent Protest”. Similar labels were attached to...
The Hill: Trolling the bottom: How facts got trumped by volume
This piece in The Hill discusses the current, unfortunate state of discourse in America. It discusses "trolling" as it's commonly seen in social media, but also examines it as a dangerous social construct that has resulted in a breakdown in trust and socialization...
John Cardillo & Ben Mannes discuss tactics and the Tulsa shooting
Ben Mannes appeared again on The John Cardillo Show, which airs weekday mornings on WBIZ 880AM in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, to discuss the latest controversial police shooting of an unarmed suspect. The shooting of Terrence Crutcher, an unarmed black suspect with PCP in...
The Hill: Words matter: How politicians politicize terror attacks
Please read and share the piece I wrote in The Hill on September 18, 2016 regarding the terror attacks in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota over the weekend, and questions about the honesty of the language used by local political leaders to brief the public on them....