Cop Talk

This is the first time that a parent of a child who shoots-up a school or business is convicted of a crime because of the actions of their child. Is it right? Legally and ethically is it right? Tim Rupp discusses the case against this mom and talks about both sides of the conviction. Where does the responsibility lie anyway?

Under California criminal law, people are responsible for their actions when impaired by alcohol or drugs unless their intoxication was involuntary. So, a woman had been seeing a man for about 2 weeks before they smoked marijuana together at his apartment. She claimed that she was under a psychotic episode brought on by marijuana use, and therefore not responsible for the killing of the man. The judge agreed with the defense and reduced her sentence from only 4 years in state prison to probation and community service. There's something seriously wrong with our system in which a person is convicted of killing someone but the punishment doesn't match the crime. Tim Rupp discusses this story and his thoughts on the criminal justice system.

Remember the mass shooting in the State of Main at a bowling alley in October of 2023 in which 15 people were killed? The media sure didn't draw much attention to this mass shooting, and why is that? Are these becoming common-place? Sadly, for those suffering from mental disabilities, it's becoming a choice to "act out" in this fashion. Robert Card's best friend of 20+ years warned authorities about Card and mental issues, but the authorities passed Card's friend as an unreliable source. Yes, they conducted an investigation, but the source had been in trouble for multiple crimes so the authorities passed it off as someone not telling the truth or wanting to "get back" at Card. Listen closely as Tim Rupp discusses the story.

Is it Gun Violence or Human Violence? Tim Rupp discusses the huge difference when someone uses the phrase, "It's because of gun violence!", or, "Human violence is destructive!" An article from CrimeWatch blames the guns, when in reality, as Tim discusses, it's human violence. It's not the gun's fault just like it isn't the vehicle's fault when getting into an accident.

Tim Rupp finishes this series of The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. This is The Ugly!

When it comes to The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly, Tim Rupp knows his real life scenarios and situations that turn these into The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly! These are some of the best!

In a world of chaos full of crime there's a new report from Police1 that indicates China is responsible for providing the chemicals to the Mexican Cartels to make Fentanyl and smuggle these drugs into the United States. All part of a plan from the China authorities to bring down the power of the U.S. by getting us addicted and bring us to death through the use of Fentanyl.

A law enforcement officer was shot and killed when he asked the apprehended suspect a question. It wasn't that the question was the wrong question to be asking the suspect but it was more of a confirmation rather than a question. "You don't have any weapons on you, right?" This is what the officer asked of the suspect, believing that the suspect would tell the truth and he wouldn't have to do a pat-down. This is usually a training issue with officers. It's not the officer's fault that he was shot and killed, but training was an issue.

Recent shootings in Las Vegas and Los Angeles claimed the lives of several people who are homeless and/or living in a homeless encampment. Is this the work and MO of a serial killer? Tim Rupp discusses the cases and the strange MO of someone who is targeting the homeless.

Is is right to require police officers to work overtime? Yes and no! Yes, because unfortunately police departments are short handed, but the work must go on which demands more of current officers. No, because of the nature of their work. As in many other jobs, when you're tired you aren't at your greatest performance. As police officers, being tired means you might be less tolerable of people, and you will make irrational decisions. It's not safe, especially to require 100 hours of overtime in a week. What are police departments doing about this?