LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva: About a month ago Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer wrote this letter to violent felons.

As Sheriff of LA County, I firmly believe we are not safer by putting the interests of offenders over the needs of victims of crime.

https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-la-da-george-gasc-n-has-an-offer-no-criminal-can-refuse/article_159a8110-43ed-11eb-8b0d-7715a2013869.amp.html

SLIDELL, La. — A rape suspect wanted in New Orleans is in custody after a standoff in Slidell Tuesday morning. Authorities say Anthony Nathaniel Green, 36, is in custody after he barricaded himseld inside a Slidell apartment, prompting a brief standoff with a SWAT team. After a brief stand-off, SWAT negotiators made contact with Green and convinced him to surrender. Green is accused of committing first-degree rape on April 21, 2020 in New Orleans' Second District, which covers the Uptown and Central City areas. If charged, Green faces a mandatory life sentence.

Meanwhile, in Brazil ... Prison in Goiás

From Inbox: Osceola County, Florida -- A police officer body slams a young woman to the ground during an arrest; allegedly at Liberty High School in Osceola County, FL. Unknown circumstances / full-context.

Pledge of Allegiance fail at today's L.A. city council meeting

New U.S. Army hair, uniform and grooming standards allow for ponytails, nail polish, earrings & more. Big changes to grooming and uniform standards are on the way, as are updates to outdated terminology and imagery used in Army regulations to illustrate proper soldier appearance. The changes represent the first update since 2017 to Army Regulation 670-1, the “Guide to Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia,” and are aimed at reflecting the Army’s renewed focus on equity, diversity and inclusion while adhering to functionality, good order and discipline. The changes were developed over several months in 2020 and reviewed in late November by a panel of officers and soldiers between the ages of 24 and 55 that included 15 women and two men, plus non-voting subject matter experts. The changes will become effective at the end of February when the Army issues its guidance to the force. (Read more.)

Yesterday morning, FF James Torsney, TL-172, was injured when a window air conditioner fell, hitting him in the head. Tonight, FF Torsney was released from the hospital with honors from his brother firefighters.

UK -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he takes "full responsibility for everything that the government has done" as the UK's Covid-19 death toll tops 100,000.

What does it even mean to take full responsibility when nobody holds you accountable?

NYPD Chief Terence Monahan: In 1921, a few great cops founded the Policewomen’s Endowment Association. These NYPD women set in motion a storied history of blazing trails and crashing through ceilings. Continuing that legacy today, PEA members are hard at work keeping NYers safe. Happy 100th anniversary!

Words change when you get power.

AR15COM: Rate my setup.

Meanwhile in Brooklyn, NYC.