Michael Harvey

Progressive cop educator and change maker. Executive Board Member @policeforreform. Posts are mine and do not represent my professional organizations.

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

Rita Mae Brown wrote "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," We haven’t arrested our way out of addiction for 55 years maybe it’s time to give treatment and compassion a try.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

We would like to ask you a question:

In a concise paragraph (which we know is not easy!)…

Why do you support drug policy reform?

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

Just when we think the “Defund the Police” movement is over….

https://t.co/wKiDgrtNA0

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

It’s past time to engage in a new approach.

“As we saw under alcohol prohibition, the criminalization of substances, while often well-meaning, can have unintended consequences that increase the risks associated with use.”

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

‘An Ever-Changing, Increasingly Toxic Drug Supply Makes Harm Reduction Essential’

A very important overview of the current landscape of drugs and increasing harms to consumers. Risks are on the rise for us all.

https://t.co/o7eX2mjtzV from @RSI

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

On #SuperBowlLIX we cast our minds back a couple of weeks to when we had the humbling news, announced by two Super Bowl winners, of the NFL Inspire Change grant in recognition of our work. The McCourty twins said it perfectly!

Thank you for all who support our work and missions.

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

Now more than ever, we need rational voices and discussion on reform! Thank you @PoliceForReform and Esi!

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

We had an incredible time at the first Gangs Intelligence & Supervision Conference. And you know that if it snows in Texas then anything is possible!

Our Program Director Esi attended and represented LEAP’s work superbly like she always does. Read Esi’s thoughts on the below 👇

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

The job of law enforcement is to investigate and provide facts. It is not the cop who gets to decide if a crime is right or not. That is up to the judges and legislators. If you think firing cops for doing their duty then you are part of the problem.

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

FBI agent writes urgent letter warning Americans about Trump.

Agent who stopped terrorist airline plot, prevented school shooting, and infiltrated sex traffickers — on top of investigating Jan 6 — has a dire warning you.

Full letter transcript👇
Uncommon Sense was a Common Vice
Those with knowledge of the United States Marine Corps will recognize the irony of this title. I wish its words were not true, but as I write this, I believe they are.

Currently, there is an effort to cull a significant number of career Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This is an unthinkable action that will gravely undermine the security of the nation well beyond what many of our citizens are aware of. For those seeking to raise their awareness, I offer this vignette, free of political bias or moral judgment. It is not about any one person, but an amalgamation of multiple FBI Special Agents.

I am the coach of your child’s soccer team. I sit next to you on occasion in religious devotion. I am a member of the PTA. With friends, you celebrated my birthday. I collected your mail and took out your trash while you were away from home. I played a round of golf with you. I am a veteran. I am the average neighbor in your community. This is who you see and know. However, there is a part of my life that is a mystery to you and prompts a natural curiosity about my profession.

This is the quiet side of me that you do not know: I orchestrated a clandestine operation to secure the release of an allied soldier held captive by the Taliban. I prevented an ISIS terrorist from boarding a commercial aircraft. I spent 3 months listening to phone intercepts in real time to gather evidence needed to dismantle a violent drug gang. I recruited a source to provide critical intelligence on Russian military activities in Africa. I rescued a citizen being tortured to near death by members of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang. I interceded and stopped a juvenile planning to conduct a school shooting. I spent multiple years monitoring the activities of deep-cover foreign intelligence officers, leading to their arrest and deportation. I endured extensive hardship to infiltrate a global child trafficking organization. I have been shot in the line of duty.

Something else about me, I was assigned to investigate a potential crime. Like all previous cases I have investigated, this one met every legal standard of prediction and procedure. Without bias, I upheld my oath to this country and the Constitution and collected the facts. I collected the facts in a manner to neither prove innocence nor guilt, but to arrive at resolution.

I am now sitting in my home, listening to my children play and laugh in the backyard, oblivious to the prospect that their father may be fired in a few days. Fired for conducting a legally authorized investigation. Fired for doing the job that he was hired to do. I have to wonder, when I am gone, who will do the quiet work that is behind the facade of your average neighbor?

#DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #DemsUnited #ProudBlue

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

It’s long past time to treat drug abuse as a medical issue not a criminal issue. We will never arrest our way out of this problem.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

HALT Fentanyl Act:

“I lost my brother to an overdose, so I understand the pain and urgency so many families feel amidst this crisis. But as a retired police professional, I know we can’t punish our way out of this problem.”@dianemgoldstein

https://t.co/uEaCFHD597 @DrugPolicyOrg

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

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[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

I had the honor to attend FBI National Academy in 2013 with incredible law enforcement leaders representing all 50 states and several dozen international countries. Paint cannot hide values that my profession defends. It cannot erase the past 70 years of progress.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

Universities and places of education need harm reduction and safety. All the while we have hardline positions and threats of punishment harms increase. This new study from across the pond is a needed conversation starter.

[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

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[Michael Harvey @Mcharvey7]

@topherjk Chris because they want to embrace a wholistic and positive change in our criminal justice system, not just prohibition.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

‘Police Officers Are Turning to Psychedelics to Overcome Trauma’

“In the face of a deepening mental health crisis, more police officers and public servants are turning to psychedelics for relief and healing from work-related trauma.”

Includes @wudzee0

https://t.co/e9ooXTysOu

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

‘Anti-Chinese Xenophobia Fueled America's First Drug War’

The history and origins of prohibition and how cultural and racial discrimination were the foundations that are built upon to this very day.

https://t.co/QfcGM5Xw4p by @jacobsullum for @reason

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

‘Negative Implications of a Menthol Ban on Policing’

✅ Increased illicit market
✅ Over reliance on police
✅ Disproportionate impact of black and Latino communities

- and so many more detrimental factors

https://t.co/gGHVFJu70N by our @dianemgoldstein for @realclearpolicy

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

Lovely tweet thread here highlighting our work today at #CND67 where our LEAP global members had a conversation about policing, #ptsd, mental health, and the role psychedelic therapies could play:

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

A big conversation to be had about trauma, complex mental health, and PTSD. What role can emerging therapies play in helping those who need it, including service personnel? Can mdma and psychedelics play a key part of therapy and treatment?

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

In an historic first, the State of the Union address was used to express support for marijuana reforms.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

Thank you for all the support over the years. It’s an inspiring movement that we’re part of.