Cop Talk

Cop Talk

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Cop Talk episodes

  • EP 109; 07/29/26 - Policy change targets taser confusion

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    An article from Law Enforcement Today News suggests the Police Chief of Greensboro, North Carolina is making changes to various policies, including where officers carry their Tasers. Right or wrong? Good policies help invite the right environment of policing and training.

    27 min
  • EP 108; 07/22/26 - The sad/bad stories

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    On today's episode of Cop Talk, Tim discusses two very sad cases. Crimes are always sad for the victims, and in these two cases the sadness only gets deeper toward these victims of senseless acts.

    24 min
  • EP 105; 07/01/26 - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

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    Based on three articles, Tim talks about the worst in people and the best in people, because those situations really do exist. From a mental fitness program that trains officers like Detroit Lions football team, to Hawaiian police capturing a triple murder fugitive in a cave, to a 'Top Gun' actor stabbed to death. Tune in for the good, the bad, and the ugly!

    24 min
  • EP 104; 06/24/26 - A knife ban from school district who carves out a loophole

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    As reported by the Gateway Pundit, Hopkinton Public Schools in Massachusetts has updated its weapons policy to explicitly allow initiated Sikh students to carry a ceremonial knife known as a kirpan on school grounds. The district maintains a strict no-weapons rule that bans knives, guns, replicas, toys, and pretty much anything that could cause harm for every other student.

    26 min
  • EP 103; 06/17/26 - A violent education

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    From the New York Times, Tim discusses an article about a Houston, Texas police officer who used a cord to hogtie a 10-year-old boy with a behavioral disorder who had kicked the principle.

    At a school in San Antonio, an officer handcuffed a 6-year-old boy who had kicked a school employee.

    Near a school in Galveston, an officer chased down a 17-year-old who ran off campus after he was caught with a vape, then pointed her gun and threatened to shoot him.

    26 min

About Cop Talk

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This is The Strong Blue Line's Cop Talk podcast. Retired cop, pastor, and author Tim Rupp is out to make the thin blue line a strong blue line by giving law enforcement officers the tools they need to…