Fear.  What is it?  Is it a bad thing?  Or can it be a good thing?  On today's episode, Keith takes on a listener's question about coping with fear as a police officer.  Keith discusses the benefits of fear and how it can be mastered and used as a benefit while working patrol.  He also looks back at a couple of calls from the past two weeks and answers two listeners emailed questions.   Don't forget to check out the website: www.coplifepodcast.com and you can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat(coplifepodcast).   Two links referenced in today's episode:  News Article from The Washington Post  Poem  

The Fear Factor

This is the show documenting the hard hitting truth about life as a street cop on patrol.  What types of calls are worked during the week?  What are the stresses and frustrations of being a police officer in this current climate?  What are the rewarding parts of the job?  How do I balance work, home, and play?  Keith dives into these topics and gives a behind the scenes, or better yet, a behind the badge perspective of a Cop Life.

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In this conclusion to Keith's interview with R.D, she talks about being an instructor and training coordinator at the academy, an experience attending SWAT school, her interactions with male colleagues, and some of the interesting and yes, humorous calls from her career so far.  (hint:  Most of those also involve CJ)   Be sure to stay up to date on all CLP goings on by checking out the website.  You can also follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  All the links to social media as well as contact information can be found on the website. Some of the music for this episode provided courtesy of: Music:  https://www.purple-planet.com

PoliceWOman (Part 2)

In Part 2 of our interview with rural police officer Seth, we talk about what equipment he has or doesn't have as well as some notable calls from his career so far.  Keith looks a listener email and discusses calls from the past month including a voice from the past! You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and you can contact Keith at keith@coplifepodcast.com  Finally, you can check out the website, www.coplifepodcast.com for more information including branded products!   Special thanks to Purple Planet for use of the background music during the opening clip.

The Rural Cop (Part 2)

What is it like to be a police officer in a rural environment?  How does it feel when you approach that call knowing backup could be 45 minutes away?  In Part 1 of this two part series, Keith talks with Seth, a police officer in a very rural area of Eastern Tennessee.  Seth talks about his academy training, very abbreviated field training, and just how far away is backup can be at any time.  Also in this episode, Keith answers listener email and talks about going the extra mile when working calls.  Finally, since Keith is no stranger to diving right in to controversial topics and discussions, he goes head first into the heated debate taking place right now......Is Die Hard a Christmas movie or not? Remember you can always visit the website:  www.coplifepodcast.com You can also follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  Finally, you can email Keith directly at keith@coplifepodcast.com  Special thanks to www.purple-planet.com for use of certain music.

The Rural Cop (Part 1)

4 Months!  Yes, I know it's been that long.  It's been a long Summer and in this latest episode of CLP, Keith talks about what's been going on this summer.  We hear some listener feedback as well as questions and an example of another dumb and stupid move by a rookie officer on social media.  To finish out the show, Keith covers a topic requested by a listener awhile back relating to the basic structure of a typical police department.   Remember you can follow the show on the website at www.coplifepodcast.com where you can listen to past episodes, view previous videos, purchase CLP gear from the store, or support the show in other ways.  Also, you can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  No more Snapchat.  Finally, Keith is available to contact by email anytime at keith@coplifepodcast.com    Link to the article cited in the show:  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/im-appalled-detroit-police-chief-fires-officer-almost-immediately-after-snapchat-post-with-offensive-caption/

Police Department Structure

Lots to talk about this month as Keith dives into some listener email and discussion description on a traffic stop last month.  Keith then dedicates another episode to videos that show police officers doing the right thing in spite of outright lies and attempts to discredit them.  Links from this month's episode:  http://www.fox4news.com/news/video-shows-miami-officer-kicking-cuffed-suspect-in-head-1    https://www.boredpanda.com/woman-accused-cop-racism-body-cam-proof/  https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/scnow.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/9a/59aff54a-563a-11e8-836c-cbfca9794c3a/5af7758cbc7e0.image.jpg https://www.youtube.com/embed/hq_uSRhsSRk  http://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_023a88d4-563a-11e8-9448-e37f81cc3ad5.html   You can follow CLP on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  You can visit the website at www.coplifepodcast.com or email at Keith@coplifepodcast.com  

The Fear Factor

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