In these politically and socially-charged times, there has been a major increase in violence and violent rhetoric in the United States. What will help calm the waters?

WAKR's Ray Horner hosted a roundtable via Zoom with three experts who specialize in the field of security, from boots-on-the-ground law enforcement to cyber threats. Some topics Ray brought up dealt with the general rise in crime and how to handle it, the January 6th fallout and domestic terrorism, QAnon

Paul Viollis heads up Viollis Group International, and he has a background in global security and law enforcement.

Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler is the director of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies at the University of Akron.

Tim Dimoff is the president and CEO of SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, and prior to starting his own security LLC, he spent two decades in law enforcement.