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CPL Oldrati by all accounts is an honorable and elite police officer. In 2021, he was responding to an armed burglary call when he saw a man with a fully extended arm and weapon pointed at a fellow officer. Oldrati chose to engage. His actions were dismissed by all state and local authorities. He returned to service, earned promotions and honors.

But years after the matter seemed closed, the politicization of law enforcement found CPL Oldrati in the cross hairs. A new elected and ambitious Attorney General deemed it appropriate to call a grand jury to put CPL Oldrati on administrative leave indefinitely , to review the case, and charge him with reckless manslaughter. Still years into the saga, CPL Oldrati remains without pay, and without justice. We speak with his mother and chief advocate, Barbara Oldrati, about the injustice facing her son.

Today, we discuss the progression of 5 major cases in law enforcement prosecutions from Ferguson, Missouri, Philando Castille, culminating in George Floyd in 2020. Each case raises the stakes of money changing hands, media attention, and threats to the constitution. We dive into each of the anchor cases that tell us how we've ended up at this precarious moment for law enforcement & district attorneys alike.

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Imran and Rajiv kick off the show with "The Battle of Minneapolis", the media coverage of police around the country, and whether ICE is poorly trained, or just hotly provoked! Stay tuned!

Welcome to the Thin Line Podcast, a place for raw, unedited conversations among law enforcement & first responders. We're here to tell it like it is and support each of us who's going through the thick of it on the ground. This is not your department's boilerplate memo. We hope you're gonna ride along. 

I'm your MC, Rajiv, and I'm joined by your host Mr. Imran Ali. Imran has had a 20 year career as a trial lawyer and trainer for law enforcement. Imran is a regular faculty at the FBI National Academy where he presents to police executives on Use of Force. Together, we're gonna try and tell some great stories and build a community of law enforcement professionals around the world. If you've already listened this far, go ahead and hit that Follow button so you can stay up to date with our episodes.