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Breaking Rank
Norm Stamper
Norm Stamper, former chief of the Seattle Police force, has written a story like no other. Part memoir, part polemic, Stamper exposes the unvarnished truth — both disturbing and inspiring — about policing in America today.
Opening with a powerful letter to former Tacoma police chief David Brame, who shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself, Stamper introduces us to the violent, secret world of domestic abuse that cops must not only navigate, but which some also perpetrate. Stamper goes on to expose a troubling culture of racism, sexism, and homophobia that is still pervasive within the 21st century force, exploring how such prejudices can be addressed. He reveals the dangers and temptations that cops on the street face, describing in gripping detail their split second life-and-death decisions.
2012 Events
September 19 – Seattle Presentation on Marijuana Legalization, The Rainier Club
May 13 – NYC Email interview with Natasha Lennard, Salon.com
May 12 – Seattle Instudio interview with Phil Rogers, NBC, Chicago
May 7 – Chicago Telephone interview with Julie Unruh, WGN, Chicago
May 3 – Seattle Telephone interview with Bill Radke, KIRO FM
May 2 – Seattle Telephone interview with C.R. Douglas, KCPQ Fox News
May 2 – Seattle Telephone interview with Herb Weisbaum, KOMO News Radio
April 26 – NYC Telephone interview with Connor Guy, The Nation
April 24 – Bainbridge Island, WA Presentation on “Building Community-Police Trust,” Islanders for Collaborative Policing
April 22 – Orcas Island, WA Follow up interview with Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker
April 17 – NYC Telephone interview with Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker
April 16 – NYC Telephone interview with Steve Langford FM News 101.9, ABC News
April 4 – Bristol, VA Telephone interview with James Shea, Bristol Herald Courier
March 30 – Tonasket, WA Presentation/panel on Washington Initiative-502, Tonasket Community Center
March 30 – Okanogan, WA Presentation/panel on Washington Initiative-502, Okanogan County Bar Association
March 29 – Spokane, WA Presentation on “Policing for Safety with Professionalism and Civil Rights,” Bing Crosby Theater, League of Women Voters and The Inlander News
March 29 – Spokane, WA Conversation with law students, Gonzaga University
March 29 – Spokane, WA Meeting with Chair of City of Spokane Use of Force Committee, Gonzaga University
March 29 – Spokane, WA Interview with Dawn Jewell, KYRS Community Radio
March 28 – Yakima, WA Presentation on Washington State Initiative-502, “Public Safety Implications of Marijuana Prohibition,” Capitol Theatre
March 28 – Bellingham, WA Panel discussion on “Whatever Happened to the Neighborhood Beat Cop?”, Bellingham City Club
March 27 – Bellingham, WA Presentation on Drug Policy, Western Washington University
March 26 – Spokane, WA Telephone interview with Gavin Dahl, KYRS, Thin Air Community Radio
March 25 – Friday Harbor, WA Presentation to San Juan Island Political Action Network
March 23 Seattle Telephone interview with Keegan Hamilton, Seattle Weekly
March 22 – Seattle Keynote address on “Safe and Just Policing: Toward a Police Culture Beyond the War on Drugs,” American Civil Liberties Union Annual Membership Meeting
March 22 – Spokane Telephone interview with Shawn Vestal, Spokesman-Review, Spokane
March 22 – Seattle Interview with C.R. Douglas, Q13 Fox News
March 22 – Seattle Luncheon conversation with members, American Civil Liberties Union
March 22 – Seattle Meeting with representatives of communities of color, American Civil Liberties Union
March 21 – Seattle Telephone interview with Ken Schram, KOMO Radio
March 21 – Seattle Interview with Real Change News reporter, Real Change News
March 21 – Seattle In-studio interview with The Morning Show, KING-TV
March 19 – Spokane Telephone interview with Chris Stein, The Pacific Northwest Inlander
February 24 – Honolulu Telephone interview with Sara Lin, Honolulu Civil Beat
February 21 – Los Angeles Telephone interview with Warren Olney, “To the Point,” Public Radio International and KCRW, Los Angeles
February 17 – Everett, WA In-studio interview with Ed Brenner, “Sound Living,” KSER Radio (KPFA-FM, Berkeley)
February 16 – Chicago Telephone interview with WGN-TV
January 30 – NYC Email interview with Natasha Lennard, Salon.com
January 27 – Michigan Telephone interview with Norm Jones, News Talk 580
January 20 – South Jordan, Utah Telephone interview with Mark Maxon Show, KTTA Radio
January 19 – Fayetteville, N.C. Telephone interview on “The Wake Up Show,” WIDU Radio
January 17 – Vancouver, B.C. Presentation on “Increased Militarization of American Policing,” British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (Postponed till June 2012)
January 16 – Seattle – Telephone interview with Ian Finkenbinder, Occupy Seattle Media Team
January 14 – Chicago Telephone interview with Chuck Mertz, KNUR-FM
January 10 – Columbus, MO Telephone interview with “Sex, Drugs, and Civil Liberties,” KOPN Radio
January 9 – Chicago Telephone interview with Jack Nicas, Wall Street Journal
January 6 – Seattle Telephone interview with Bill Radke and Linda Thomas, KIRO FM Radio
January 6 – Seattle Telephone interview with Mark Christopher and Elisa Jaffe, KVI Radio
January 5 – Chicago Telephone interview with Megan Crepeau, editorial page coordinator, Chicago Tribune