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Two retired Law Enforcement Officers discussing topics of today with humor and personal stories. Both hosts met back in the late 90's and worked together on dope cases that Bobby was working and needed a K9 to search. Both Sarge and Bobby worked in the same county but worked for neighboring agencies. They continue to work with recruits at the local Police Academy,
Digital ID
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the current trend of some countries to establish digital ID. Is this a good thing? Or is this another way governments can control their populations? Some countries that are considered allies to the United States, like South Korea, Australia and the UK, have started it as have many Communist countries like China and Vietnam. Some see this as total control of the government over its people. What do you think?
Muslims and immigrants, are they a potential threat?
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge bring up the topic of potential threats towards America coming from within America. With all the video evidence of Muslims living in the United States calling for Jihad against the nation in which they are dwelling, instead of assimilation, they are calling for the downfall of a nation to meet their own religious ideology. It's common knowledge the southern boarder was wide open during the Biden administration. Allowing untold tens of millions of illegal immigrants to enter our country and melt into the population. We also...
Verbal Judo
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the weapon of the mind. Verbal Judo. The art of de-escalation. Is it easier to talk a subject down so everybody goes home at the end of shift? Implementing this training takes supervisions insight on the real dangers of police work. We train to use our weapons annually. Why not train our minds? To many officers in our careers have seen those officers who go straight to brute force when a little de-escalation would have prevented a use of force report and injury reports to...
Why don't things last anymore?
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Following up on last week's episode on police equipment, how come nothing lasts anymore? In this week's episode, the discussion leads us to everything being used today appears to breakdown sooner rather than later. Which brings us to today's topic. Everything has a shelf life and no one to repair it. Everything from refrigerators to TVs. Nothing lasts and nothings repaired anymore. Long gone are the days of your grandmother's refrigerator. Is this waist or is this a good thing? Let us know.
Is police equipment getting out of control?
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the amount of police equipment now being carried by officers on their belts, their vests and in their vehicles. Is it helpful or are we should we be re- entering the phase of keep it simple, stupid? Does it make the life of an officer easier when a guy who sits behind a desk, with minimal dirt on his uniform, decides the troops need the latest and greatest equipment of the day? Should equipment be tested first by the troops before making it mandatory? Should...
Open Carry in Florida
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the potential ramifications of a Florida court declaring the ban on open carry unconstitutional. As expected, those who oppose the right to carry firearms are saying it's the wild west all over again. On the other hand, its clear that when a society that arms itself, the crime rates do drop. What say you? Does your State or country have similar laws? Let us know.
Officer mannequin and other nicknames
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This week's episode is a follow up from last week's where we are guilty of nicknaming our fellow officers. Regardless of if its warranted or just in fun between good friends, it can effect the workplace. Listen in as Bobby and Sarge talk about some of the better nicknames they've heard in their long careers. Let us know some you've heard, and we'll include them in a future episode.
The sick, lame and lazy
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In this week's episode, Bobby brings up the topic of toxic employees. The ones perpetually sick or out. How this effects the agency and the citizens as a whole. Looking back, I recall many incidents where officers had to carry a heavier call load because one or two of their fellow officers wouldn't step up. How has this effected yur agency or your business?
Sig P320 and other stuff
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In this episode, Both Bobby and Sarge discuss the sig issue that seems to be the talk in the gun world. Are these firearms firing without any manipulation of the trigger? If so, and these guns are so dangerous, why hasn't there been a massive recall? As someone who isn't a real Sig fan, I won't disparage the firearm or the company because they have excellent products from firearms to optics. However, with all the news, something doesn't pass the smell test. Is this a targeted attack on Sig? Is Glock next? We...
Question everything
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss a story on social media where the female gives an account of being drugged while shopping at Walmart. With people on social media looking for clicks and likes, it has become apparent that the majority of information on these platforms are faked to illicit responses so the poster can go viral, which means more money. Was this a real incident where the lady saved herself from human traffickers? I guess we will never know for sure. So, in a nut shell, take everything with a...
Race relations in police work Part 2
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This episode is the second part of our two-part podcast. Bobby and Sarge discuss race relations in Police work and have special guest, Retired Sergeant Kevin Fain. The discussion was so good that we had to make this a two-part series. Listen in as Kevin discusses joining the U.S. Marines out of high school and then joins the Police department as a young Black American man back in the 80's when there were more "good old boys" in the job that there are today. You'll get good insight on how he perceived...
Race relations in police work Part 1
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This episode is a two-part podcast. Bobby and Sarge discuss race relations in Police work and have special guest Retired Sergeant Kevin Fain. The discussion was so good that we had to make this a two-part series. Listen in as Kevin discusses joining the U.S. Marines out of high school and then, as a young black American, joins the Police department back in the 80's when there were more "good old boys" in the job that there are today. You'll get good insight on how he perceived racism and how he dealt...
Police suicides = Poor leadership?
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the apparent uptick in police suicides. Why are they happening? Are there not programs and assistance available? Or does it boil down to leaders not acting on or recognizing the behavior changes in their officers and addressing them? Even though some officers wouldn't seek help or take it when offered, does this stem from the officer's perception that leadership doesn't care so, why seek help? There are lots of questions remaining, but it does demand the question be asked, does poor leadership contribute to the...
Changing trends in terrorism threats
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the trends that are emerging in terrorism. With the southern border being left wide open and the fact that the last administration allowed enough military aged men from nations hostile to the US and the western culture, to man 200 infantry divisions. it stands to reason that a portion of these men are here to cause havoc within our borders. Acts of terror that have happened in the middle east (suicide bombings, multiple active shooters working in concert with other active shooters.... etc.) are now being c...
Alligator Alcatraz
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With the news and protesting going around here in the Free State of Florida, the subject of Alligator Alcatraz had to be discussed. How is it that this facility is being compared to Auschwitz? A holding facility designed to hold illegal aliens. Yes, some use the soft wording of undocumented migrants, but the truth is, they entered our nation illegally and changing their status slaps every legal immigrant in the face. Like it or not, our last administration allowed the equivalent of 200 infantry divisions into our country via the southern border. The vast...
Scams and rants
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Before taping, Sarge receives a notice via his text messaging that he has outstanding tickets, and an arrest is imminent unless Sarge pays thousands of dollars in fines. Looking at the text, if one was easily persuaded, you could see why people could fall for this. Scammers steal 20 billion in personal savings every year and we hope this episode helps others from falling for these scams that look like real texts and emails and phone calls. Spread the word.
Living with hypervigilance
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In this week's episode, Bobby brings up the subject of living with hypervigilance as a retired police officer. How does the job affect us after we retire? Sitting with our backs to a wall so we can see the door and the room, looking for suspicious people in our vicinity, running what if scenarios through our minds as we go about our day. does the hypervigilance hurt us in the long run? What say you? Let us know.
The vetting process for new police hires
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In this episode, Bobby brings up a situation he witnessed at one of the Police Academy graduations where a person known to him involved in criminal activity attended the class graduation. This raised the question, what background information would prevent a potential cadet from being allowed to attend a police academy or as a hired probationary officer? Having such associates, is there the potential for compromising the officer to release sensitive information? Let us know what you think.
Is there white privilege in police work?
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In this episode, Bobby and Sarge broach the subject of white privilege. Does it exist? According to Both Bobby and Sarge, they never saw it. In fact, both have been penalized due to their race. Listen in as they dismantle this claim. If it is true, why were they excluded?
Is there a dual justice system?
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In this episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss what appears to be the dual justice system. Yes, we agree that officers should be held to a higher standard, but is it also true that some with rank or higher status get away with more than the lower ranks? Rules for thee but not for me? Let us know what you think.
Death and its disposal
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge talk about one of the frequent questions we get concerning certain calls. Like, what do they do with a body. This frequently asked question is very morbid yet very interesting. Listen in as Bobby and Sarge discuss this process.
Arming medics
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In this week's episode, Bobby brings up a proposal that would arm fire medics and teach them use of force. Due to the growing incidents of crimes against first responders, the idea of arming medics as part of their response was discussed. Should medics who respond to mass casualty incidents like terror attacks and active shooter incidents be armed and allowed to respond with force? What say you?
Poop stories
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Oh boy, we did it. This week's episode is the show that talks about the crazy stories of contacts and arrests where, you guessed it, poop was involved. whether it's a story of a cop running code because he's in need of a toilet to the drunk that soiled himself when yanked out of a car. Listen in and laugh a little as Bobby and Sarge talk about these and other stories they've dealt with in their career and discuss why every story winds up on the subject of poo.
The Brady List
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In this week's episode, Bobby brings up the Brady List. What is it and is it a good thing to have? With credibility being the core of an officer's character, one would think this list by prosecutors would be a good thing to have. However, what constitutes having one's name put on this list? Listen in as Bobby and Sarge break down what the list is and how it can affect a case..
What's wrong with us?
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the DEI issue that's causing the country to be polarized. It seems you can't get a straight answer on what's actually going on from anyone. It's causing frustration and hurting our friendships and families. How do we stop it? Is it too late? Lots of sacred cows are slaughtered in this episode,
Where have all our heroes gone?
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the fall of some of our heroes growing up. Whether they are athletes, movie stars or friends of the family. The dark truth is, they are flawed. How it affects us is the real question.
Have we lost our minds?
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the current trends of people going crazy over pretty much anything. As of late, people are targeting Tesla's and Tesla dealerships. Because they've been told to hate the owner of the company, they're now targeting privately owned vehicles in an act of social justice. Have we lost our collective minds? Or is it just a crazy few being propped up by a complicit media?
Property taxes and First responders
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge interview Melbourne Florida Mayor Paul Alfrey on the Florida Governers proposal to end property taxes in the State of Florida. Mayor Alfrey gives his take on the reason why he's against this proposal and why. Mayor Alfrey explains his reasoning and gives examples of why he's open to other avenues to generate funding for our Fire and Police. Let us know what you think.
Child abuse
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge talk about child abuse. In this current time, it is evident that some parents allow their children to question their gender. Is it abuse to allow a young boy to think and act like a girl or vice versa? Is this abuse? With the amount of suicide in the Trans community, is the parent that supports this abusive? Let us know what you think.
How support for the police has changed
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the attitude towards the police and how its changed since both got into police work. Who's to blame? Is it the police or those opposed to the police muddying the waters so the citizen will think the police are not the good guys. Is it as bad as we perceive or is it isolated in areas that are predominantly run by those who are more left than the rest of the country and the media? Let us know what you think.
Stupid things people say
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge discuss the not so hilarious things people say to cops. If you work in the business, you've heard the donut jokes, and the oldie but goodie, "he did it" comments. We've heard them every time we walked into a restaurant, business or store. This episode is for those who think these little quips are hilarious. News flash, they're not. Not if you've heard them every day for 30 years. Listen in as they explain why you shouldn't really think it's funny or original.
Episode 100 Poor tactics
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This week's episode is Copology's 100th show. No, we don't make a huge deal about it but thank you for listening is and following us. So today, we open our 100th episode with poor tactics. We hear of the 10 deadly sins a cop can commit, and we teach these in our agencies and academies. However, its still an issue and we see cops die all the time because of their lack of good training. Learning from tragedies is how training comes to be. Listen in as Bobby and Sarge discuss these poor tactical...
Window tint and minor infractions
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In this weeks episode, Bobby brings up a great question about simple traffic stops. Are they a good tool to use when stopping someone? It is clear that these types of stops yield big arrests and any good cop will use these stops to investigate the driver and its possible contents there in. Should pretextual stops be revisited as something constitutional or, is the traffic violation fair game because its on the books? Let us know.
Governemnt intrusion and presidential pardons
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge go off the reservation a tad and discusses the changing of the guard in Washington and the slew of presidential pardons between the past president and the new president. Are they a good thing? Y\Yes, it is constitutional however, can a president arbitrarily pardon someone when no crime was charged, and no conviction occurred? Let us know what you think on this matter.
Sleeping on duty
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge talk about sleeping on duty. As a sergeant, both have had officers fall asleep on duty. It can be an officer safety issue and frankly, its not the agencies responsibility to pay an officer to sleep. How do agencies deal with it? listen in as Bobby and Sarge talk about incidents and how they handled them.
Can training be useless?
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In today's police world, it seems the police have an incident that causes national attention, then suddenly, departments and non-police affiliated politicians mandate "training" to keep such an incident from happening there. Is this "woke" training helpful? Or is it a waste of time and effort that does nothing except take the liability off the shoulders of the agency and places it on the shoulders of the officer or employee?
Police Suicide
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge take a dark look into the subject of police suicides. How they affect us as people, police officers and departments. Having both experienced suicides in our job with fellow officers and friends, we discuss these tragedies with a candid, point blank look.
Dumb things we did on the job
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In this week's episode, Bobby and Sarge talk about dumb things they did while working on the job. Some were situational and some were just not smart to do. What are some of your dumb actions while working? Shoot us a message on Facebook or Instagram or email us at copologypodcast@gmail.com
Favorite police shows
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In this week's show, Bobby and Sarge talk about their favorite police shows growing up and how they view them now after long careers. Do they still watch them today? Funny shows and serious dramas make the list. What was your favorite show or shows?
Relaxing hobbies
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As police officers, it is important to have other things to so that are relaxing or renews the individual. With police work one of the most stressful vocations in the country, it is vital officers have an outlet to refresh or to recoup. Listen in as Bobby and Sarge discuss some of the things they enjoy doing to relax and refresh.
