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- EP 42: 04/09 /25 - NFL Coach Arrested For Punching Cop
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An article from Law Enforcement Today describes the moment when an outside linebacker coach for the Denver Broncos was arrested and accused of punching a Denver police officer at Denver International Airport. Michael Wilhoite parked and left his vehicle unattended where he shouldn't have. An officer approached Michael about having to move his vehicle, and things didn't go well after that.
26 min - EP 41: 04/02 /25 - Mass shootings averted
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Tim discusses two different cases in which more mass shootings are averted by authorities. Will these mass shootings every stop?
24 min - EP 40: 03/26 /25 - A Former Las Cruses Police Officer Convicted Of Voluntary Manslaughter
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Tim discusses an article from Law Enforcement Today, dated 02-16-2025, an editorial, about an officer from Las Cruses, NM who only had a split second to make a life-or-death decision. His actions were second-guessed by overzealous prosecutors. Consequently, this former officer was convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
25 min - EP 39: 03/19/25 - 1840 Council House Fight
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From the Texas State Historical Association, Tim discusses an article about the Penatekas Comanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho tribes, and Texas Rangers involved in a Council House fight. Interesting how many things like this haven't changed over the years.
24 min - EP 38: 03/12/25 - Is The Death Penalty Right?
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On today's episode, Tim discusses the death penalty from a biblical perspective (see Genesis 9:5-9 and Romans 131:6).
26 min - EP 37: 03/05/25 - Minor Offenders, Repeat Offenders, and Death Penalty
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This week Tim discusses a couple articles on suspects who offend repeatedly and when, if at all, the death penalty should be allowed.
25 min - EP 36: 02/26/25 - Part 2; Approaching with Discernment
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In reference to an article Tim has been discussing in the past; Keith Graves, 01/17/25, Are Churches Being Targeted?
This week, Tim discusses the importance of a church Safety Team approaching suspicious individuals with discernment as to not provoke these dangerous people.
27 min - EP 35: 02/19/25 - Church Safety Teams; Approaching with Discernment
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Tim continues his discussion from last week with the importance of Safety Teams in church. This week the focus is more on using discernment when approaching suspicious individuals.
26 min - EP 34: 02/12/25 - The Role of Safety Teams at Church
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This comes from the same article titled "Virginia Church Disrupts Pre-Attack Surveillance: Are Churches Being Targeted?" by Keith Graves from ChristianWarriorTraining.com. The article indicates that in both the Fairfax and Southern California incidents, the actions of church safety teams were instrumental in deterring potential threats.
27 min - EP 33: 02/05/25 - Needing to prepare for a widespread impending attack?
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An editorial (opinion) piece from Law Enforcement Today by William Henry Challans, a retired Denver police officer, says "an open border allowing millions of unknown bad actors access into the country, uncontrolled crime, excessive inflation, political hatred verging on civil war, inept leadership, and multiple international conflicts with nuclear overtones were just a few of the matchsticks that could start the forest on fire.
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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…
win tactically, mentally, and ethically—or body, soul, and spirit. Cop Talk equips and empowers cops to not just survive but thrive at work and at home while serving in a profession that is becoming less respected and more difficult each day.