It is not solely a matter of the officer’s relationship with his department. As a prosecutor, I enjoyed confronting drug dealers with damning photos, statements, etc. guess what. Defense attorneys and their investigators search the internet too. And the internet is a place where nothing ever dies. I was a career smart ass and retired grateful that I only made my stupid jokes and sarcastic remarks in person to my friends. You do not want to be the cop who gets cross-examined over stereotype humor in a case with a minority defendant, or the one asked about “shoot them all and let God sort it out” in a shooting incident. Cases have been lost over this. If need be, only share your venting in person with your closest friend. Then, hide his body. (JOKE!) In court, everything you say will be taken out of context. Don’t give them extra ammo. Best, Mike
Exactly, if we're being factual humans are animals. If we're looking at meaning behind the descriptor, it's to do with animalistic/violent behavior. An example would be me getting my arm chewed into by a 300 pound man while working security as a hospital. I called him an animal. Didn't matter what his background was, the descriptor fit the behavior, like calling someone an a**hole, moron, etc. You can cry foul, scream bigotry, and plain shriek abuse as you try to shun responsibility for your actions, but if the shoe fits, lace that bitch up and wear it.
Yes and use fake names and NEVER PUT your real face on your profile pictures so you can express your evil and offensive comments without putting your job into jeopardy.
A few years back there was a cop in my town, landrum South Carolina, who would come to my neighborhood, which was majority black, and hed play basketball with us, I miss that cop so much, he restored my faith in police, and now I'm a police rights activist or whatever you call it
Retired LE here. Excellent video. Prior to retirement, as much as I wanted to opine, I stayed off the media. Since retirement I made up for lost time and let it fly on UA-cam only. After a couple years, I have figured out when it is better to just sit back and let everybody else go at it.
Victor Le We can’t post ANYTHING where my husband works! Sad but true, he doesn’t do social media anymore because of this! Truly sad that he can’t have any type of an opinion
@@Alex420DT True. However, dare I say we all do truly have freedom of speech. It's just a matter of what said company/organization does afterwards. It's not like the government will put someone to jail because they didn't like their job. Saying anything has a consequence, whether it's personal or not. It's more psychological than not.
I live in the city that female officer worked for. That post caused quite the stir in our specific city and generally the entire region....great video as always!
Great video. As a retired law man, I find this video very important to the younger crowd. I've always said, "you have the right to protest, I reserve my right to counter protest." As for the "animal" term, middle easterners will use that term often because their language doesn't have the colorful names us westerners have for degrading people. Glad I found your channel.
When I applied to a PD to be a Dispatcher (I have years of 911 dispatch experience). But during the polygraph they asked me 15 different ways if I had social media accounts. They actually wanted my username, password and description of my profile picture. Fuck no! Not a chance. I get that they don't want to be embarrassed down the road but #1 my user picture is not of me #2 the name is not my real name #3 I never have and never will list my job on my account #4 my phone # and work email isn't connected to my account. It is nobody's business about my posts. I have a small group of friends and a private page. I ended up not working there because of how invasive they are. They even asked me to list all my guns including serial numbers.
Personally I’ve never seen that “animal” as a racist term (obviously depending on how people use it it could be) but I’ve only ever heard animal used against people that have done horrendous things (no matter their race or beliefs), that normally humans would not do such as a murder.
Nathan I hear in all the time on a certain iOS app. Trust me, there are still many incels, racists, homophobes, and general bigots you will come across in daily life, but they’ll only expose themselves online.
Michael Chan oh yeah I totally agree racists and that still exist my point was “animal” has never been a racist term to me or anyone I know. For example someone might be eating like an animal, saying that’s not racist. If you were to edit it to say only a certain group of people it would be racist or homophobic and so on
I am a Pennsylvania state employee. We have to follow the governor code of conduct. And the dept code of Ethics. By you voluntary obtaining employment, you agree as a condition of employment to follow these on and off the clock. You have to " act" a certain way even off duty by continuing employment
I have too questions 1) What should someone do if they cannot pass the psychologist? 2) Is there a such thing as being "too clean?" I've actually been told by an investigator that I was too clean and that he had a hard time believing I was that clean. Is being "too clean" a bad thing?
@@KaitouKaiju Metaphor does not make something racist. Unless you came from a country where slavery exists, and you and/or your parents were slaves, get over it. Harping on slavery in America today is pathetic and childish, it's done and over with. No one claimed that "animal" was racist until President Trump was elected and a bunch of leftists wanted to make him look like a racist. Two are we going to continue to stop using words every time some wacko claims it's racist or bigoted?
We had a higher ranking individual who got suspended for a while because he had a picture with our Logo in an abscure place in the background with a gun and a beer on the table next to each other. Nothing racist, sexist, or any other -ist, just a beer, gun, and the logo somewhere in the background of the picture (not even prominently shown.) He got back pay, but still the fact that something that simple can get you suspended.
What about if you make an anonymous social media account? Will you be accountable to your police department for that as well? How will your police department know that the account belongs to you?
I tell my Soldiers this on a daily basis!! You can say whatever you want......at another job. With great power comes great responsibility. Also.....when an LEO is off duty, can they make an arrest or shoot someone if they see a crime? Free speech has consequences and if I'm a defense attorney, I'll bring up every single social post the arresting officer has in their life to get my client off.
You are so right in saying what you say as a public official carries greater weight than the same thing said by a private citizen.... I had never heard that the word "animal" was a racist and derogatory term..learn something every day... Great video... 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You mess up and whatever department you’re in will trash you and forget you ever existed. Saddening how many departments don’t have their employees’ backs.
Well a cop, just like me who is an accountant, can't just tell someone to go screw themselves (but with more colorful language) without getting in big trouble from their boss. Every professional has a code of conduct they must follow. While granted, police don't have "customers", and in my job I can't offend customers or it is bad for business, but with police it's worse, it's bad for public support.
I served 8 years in the Army Reaerve. Granted it's a military position and not a civilian one, but one of the first things we were told in boot camp is that we are now subject to the UCMJ and not civilian law, including the constitution. We were also told that anything that could be construed as political on any way was unacceptable and would not be tolerated. This includes predjudice. And you wouldn't end up fired but In a military court.
At my CVSA interview yesterday, I was told once you are hired at the sheriff's Dept., you always represent that department. If you quit, then you are a "former deputy of... " for the news, etc. I knew, but I didn't realize that once you get hired, for ever, you are a representative of that department.
davidgriffin14 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾🍻 and it is not “growing or expanding” it is what it is. It’s either followed or it’s violated! And if violated, then, That’s Not Right! That’s Tyranny!
FBN Flavius Broadcasting Network yeah but big companies want to create a globalized city state where there is no racism or gender just bunch of brown cheap workers
It all comes down to one thing. If you are in public service , you are expected to conduct yourself in a PROFESSIONAL manner at all times. Eyes are always on you.
Truckee Steve's Adventures same... that’s a new one on me. I mean damn anyone who does something like that regardless of color should rightfully be called an animal.
You should do a video on how police schedules look! I’ve heard some departments do 5 days on one week, 5 days off the next. Do you get weekends off often? What’s the average number of hours per shift normally?
I have to respectfully disagree with the idea that calling someone an animal is a minority slur. Anyone that does something heinous is an animal. You randomly attack someone, you're an animal regardless of race or sex. Most people use it that way. Maj of people are not racist, nor do they use specific language for certain races. Twitter is not reality.
Can you do a video about what to do if pulled over by an unmarked police car that directs you to a dark isolated area? How can we spot a fake unmarked police car and spot a real unmarked police car? How can we spot a real badge and a fake badge? How do we tell if it's a real undercover police officer or a person who is impersonating a police officer? Please would you do a video answering the questions above so we the public can stay safe? Thank you Officer 401. I love watching your videos you definitely have some funny stories that I love listening to while getting a good laugh.
Not just social media. In 1999, long before MySpace and Twitter, there was a guy who was a deputy sheriff in Virginia who also worked as a radio disc jockey. This was shortly after the James Byrd incident in Texas. He was playing music from an African American singer, cut the record off and mentioned something about dragging “those people” behind trucks. He lost BOTH jobs that same day. If I lived in the town where he was a cop, I’m not so sure I’d want him on my street with a badge, gun, and arrest powers either. I think he’s working graveyard shift at a 7-Eleven now.
Hopefully the changes are not gonna try to tip the scale and end up over correcting. Last thing we need is another couple years of playing pong with legislature.
What most people tend to overlook about freedom of speech is, it only protects you against lawful prosecution, not social consequences, such as interactions with your employer. So, you can say what you want, you won’t go to jail, but you could lose your job.
The First Amendment applies to the individual in that government shall not infringe on a person's right to free speech. As a police officer, you are a member of the Executive Branch of government even if you are a rural sheriff, and therefore the First Amendment does not apply to you in your official duty. Same for the military.
This is why these first Admindment Auditor's attack Police Officers as well as other Public Servants. They know that they can't say anything because the complaints start pouring in against the Officer. These frauds try to be play ground bullies, nothing more, but they fail because they are showing others just how child like they really are. I once testified in Court against a 🤡 that assaulted me. His lawyer asked me if I got mad because he was calling me names, I told him no. He asked me why, and since I was on the stand, I told him that he was the one that was making an ass out of himself, and I didn't care join him in being one. The whole Court broke out laughing, even the Judge Defense told the Judge that he was done with me, and the Judge replied, I think you had better be. I got the conviction.
Can every officer on an entire shift hear radio chatter from all other officers? Or are there certain jurisdictions in a city that operate on separate channels? I’ve always wondered if an officer on one side of town can hear a traffic stop call out from an officer on the complete opposite side of town.
There is a huge problem with supervisors retaliating against their subordinates for asking questions they can't answer. Which, considering they represent the government more than the non-ranking officer, means it's the government suppressing that officer's free speech, which is wrong considering they took the same oath you did and you can't act out against a citizen because you are held to a higher standard than the citizen. After all, a supervisor committing a crime is still subjected to the laws of the state (not talking stupid 5 over speed violations), and reminding them via a question where the only answer is condemnation (and thus correction should be implied for liability reasons) that an officer is held to a higher standard should not and can not condemn an officers career, but often it does. Why law enforcement is a shitty place to work. High stress, corrupt politicians, low pay which is worse because of an unconstitutional and often worthless retirement plan, power tripping and retaliatory supervisors who don't care to do their jobs (because of said retirement plan prevents said retirement), a job where everyone hates you, and your damned if you do and damned if you don't which is a mentality that develops because no one seem to understand cops get called as the last line of defense from some sort of anarchy - not the first, which just means everyone is going to lose because that's when cops often get involved.
While I do agree with the majority of what you said here I do have one issue. Calling someone who walks around playing a “Knockout game” with innocent people an animal, more than likely has nothing to do with race and assuming so is asinine.
Wow. Made me go back and look at my stuff. Im like BRUHHHHHH WHAT AM I DOING!? definitely making better decisions from now on. Thanks for this video. Def needed it
Love it sir! As a law enforcement officer we should be careful about what we post because we are public servants and we should act as such at all times. People look up to us and see us as role models and we need to act accordingly in all aspects in life or that’s how I see it anyway. Great video sir. Keep me coming.
I have always liked following this channel as it breaks down police and police interactions in a fair and honest way. I also like this video and completely understand the purpose behind these regulations. However, I am curious if there will be more push on enforcing aggravated harassment of POs on duty. There are countless individuals out there who make it their "job" or purpose in life to intentionally go out and harass police officers on duty. Whether they go out looking for trouble to instigate or take advantage of a police encounter to instigate there should be policies put forth to say what is free speech and what is aggravated harassment. Our POs have a job to do like everyone else and having to take time to deal with these "auditors" or "cop-blockers" or w/e they call themselves takes them away from being able to respond to ACTUAL emergencies and areas where they are ACTUALLY needed. As much as I agree that POs need to hold themselves to a higher standard there also has to be a pushback to address the intentional obstruction / harassment of POs doing their job responding to calls and conducting investigations
I have a quick question if anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated, I got my first ticket tonight for a 41 in a 20 after I got the ticket I realized that the speed limit in that area is actually 30, does this matter or should I just suck it up and take my losses?
People will associate what you do and say to your place of work, no matter where you work. A cop saying something racist will be taken to mean the whole department is racist if he/she isn't fired.
While I'm not an officer, I think that can also affect other people's jobs too. I do not have anyone I work with as a Facebook friend. That way if I have a bad day at work and I vent on Facebook, or I post something I find funny (but he may not ) my boss will less likely see it.
You have freedom of speech. No law forbids you from expressing yourself, even as a cop. What we don’t have is freedom from the consequences of that speech. I’m free to say horrible things about my boss and the company I work for. There’s no law against it. But I’m not free from the consequence of getting fired as soon as I walk in the door afterwards.
If you are in Law Enforcement, get out and stay out of social media!!! And if you aren’t in social media, don’t get into it at all. By doing this it protects you from YOU!!!
Thanks for all your videos. Quick question. I applied for the LASD and already work for the government as a VA employee with 3 OEM or Federal background checks. What's the probability that my background for the Sheriff's Department will go smoothly?
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Oh no the seal again :D
This is hilarious! Keep killin' it FuzzFam.
It is not solely a matter of the officer’s relationship with his department. As a prosecutor, I enjoyed confronting drug dealers with damning photos, statements, etc. guess what. Defense attorneys and their investigators search the internet too. And the internet is a place where nothing ever dies.
I was a career smart ass and retired grateful that I only made my stupid jokes and sarcastic remarks in person to my friends. You do not want to be the cop who gets cross-examined over stereotype humor in a case with a minority defendant, or the one asked about “shoot them all and let God sort it out” in a shooting incident. Cases have been lost over this.
If need be, only share your venting in person with your closest friend. Then, hide his body. (JOKE!)
In court, everything you say will be taken out of context. Don’t give them extra ammo.
Best, Mike
Lmao FuzzFam
I was sort of hoping he world make a video on the deputies that got a restraining order on the sheriff.
After you retire, please be a Police Instructor. You will be great in that.
I second this. You would be a great instructor.
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@@Ben10man2 Fourth!!!
you don't have to retire to teach at POST Academy. I taught at ours for over a decade, along with a couple hundred other active officers.
You should write a book and publish it on law enforcement
If this guy was a teacher, I think everybody would pass his class. Easy to follow along 💯
He is a good teacher
Maybe he should teach at an academy
And interesting to listen to. He's a better teacher than qualified teachers 😂
Yah
Animal refers to evil people regardless of “race”.
Nah, humans are animals
And it was the people playing the knock out game.
Exactly, if we're being factual humans are animals. If we're looking at meaning behind the descriptor, it's to do with animalistic/violent behavior. An example would be me getting my arm chewed into by a 300 pound man while working security as a hospital. I called him an animal. Didn't matter what his background was, the descriptor fit the behavior, like calling someone an a**hole, moron, etc. You can cry foul, scream bigotry, and plain shriek abuse as you try to shun responsibility for your actions, but if the shoe fits, lace that bitch up and wear it.
Yeah, that one is stupid I call all kinds of people animals.
Off duty=Their life, their voice, their opinions. Keep it off duty and that's it.
No career should be a muzzle.
Lessons learned: Don't post pictures, don't have an account traceable to you.
That's what I've done besides UA-cam and it's worked wonders!
Joe Garofalo II you haven't got anything w/ UA-cam? Because that's all I have too
Words to live bye
Bonus lesson: that person you generally don't trust? Don't trust them not to post your photos when you ask them not to. Learned from experience
Yes and use fake names and NEVER PUT your real face on your profile pictures so you can express your evil and offensive comments without putting your job into jeopardy.
A few years back there was a cop in my town, landrum South Carolina, who would come to my neighborhood, which was majority black, and hed play basketball with us, I miss that cop so much, he restored my faith in police, and now I'm a police rights activist or whatever you call it
Nothing like coming home from school to this
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Nothing like watching this while I'm on the toilet.
Connor Abboud, Taking a shit huh?
Retired LE here. Excellent video. Prior to retirement, as much as I wanted to opine, I stayed off the media. Since retirement I made up for lost time and let it fly on UA-cam only. After a couple years, I have figured out when it is better to just sit back and let everybody else go at it.
Yes we have freedom of speech, but what we do has consequences for any job, let alone police officers
Great video!
Victor Le We can’t post ANYTHING where my husband works! Sad but true, he doesn’t do social media anymore because of this! Truly sad that he can’t have any type of an opinion
@@charlotteodom5032 Wow, I'm sorry to hear that 😕
@@Alex420DT True. However, dare I say we all do truly have freedom of speech. It's just a matter of what said company/organization does afterwards. It's not like the government will put someone to jail because they didn't like their job. Saying anything has a consequence, whether it's personal or not. It's more psychological than not.
Victor Le ❤️❤️❤️
Victor Le true that and the same goes for any other MOS form the Fire/Ems family
Good Evening everyone!
It's sucks because defendants can record POs but we can't legally record them. So always watch what you say 😩
Why can't you record? Wiretap law?
Y cant you recorded them
Yes you can. I pull my camera out every time the get theirs out.
I'll never understand why people don't keep their social media profiles private
I live in the city that female officer worked for. That post caused quite the stir in our specific city and generally the entire region....great video as always!
Great video. As a retired law man, I find this video very important to the younger crowd. I've always said, "you have the right to protest, I reserve my right to counter protest." As for the "animal" term, middle easterners will use that term often because their language doesn't have the colorful names us westerners have for degrading people. Glad I found your channel.
I didn't realize all the times I called Epstein an animal, I was referring to him as a minority.
I think it would suck being a office now because someone always has a camera in your face.
When I applied to a PD to be a Dispatcher (I have years of 911 dispatch experience). But during the polygraph they asked me 15 different ways if I had social media accounts. They actually wanted my username, password and description of my profile picture. Fuck no! Not a chance. I get that they don't want to be embarrassed down the road but #1 my user picture is not of me #2 the name is not my real name #3 I never have and never will list my job on my account #4 my phone # and work email isn't connected to my account. It is nobody's business about my posts. I have a small group of friends and a private page. I ended up not working there because of how invasive they are. They even asked me to list all my guns including serial numbers.
Personally I’ve never seen that “animal” as a racist term (obviously depending on how people use it it could be) but I’ve only ever heard animal used against people that have done horrendous things (no matter their race or beliefs), that normally humans would not do such as a murder.
Nathan I hear in all the time on a certain iOS app. Trust me, there are still many incels, racists, homophobes, and general bigots you will come across in daily life, but they’ll only expose themselves online.
Michael Chan oh yeah I totally agree racists and that still exist my point was “animal” has never been a racist term to me or anyone I know. For example someone might be eating like an animal, saying that’s not racist. If you were to edit it to say only a certain group of people it would be racist or homophobic and so on
599k almost there.... 😁👏
I am a Pennsylvania state employee. We have to follow the governor code of conduct. And the dept code of Ethics. By you voluntary obtaining employment, you agree as a condition of employment to follow these on and off the clock. You have to " act" a certain way even off duty by continuing employment
My dad’s dept. is was the first dept. in North Alabama to receive a CALEA Accreditation!
I have too questions
1) What should someone do if they cannot pass the psychologist?
2) Is there a such thing as being "too clean?" I've actually been told by an investigator that I was too clean and that he had a hard time believing I was that clean. Is being "too clean" a bad thing?
How the hell "animal" a racist term? The term refers to someone who utterly lacks reason and self control.
Certain people were literally bred and sold like cattle and treated as animals
@@KaitouKaiju Metaphor does not make something racist. Unless you came from a country where slavery exists, and you and/or your parents were slaves, get over it. Harping on slavery in America today is pathetic and childish, it's done and over with.
No one claimed that "animal" was racist until President Trump was elected and a bunch of leftists wanted to make him look like a racist. Two are we going to continue to stop using words every time some wacko claims it's racist or bigoted?
We had a higher ranking individual who got suspended for a while because he had a picture with our Logo in an abscure place in the background with a gun and a beer on the table next to each other. Nothing racist, sexist, or any other -ist, just a beer, gun, and the logo somewhere in the background of the picture (not even prominently shown.)
He got back pay, but still the fact that something that simple can get you suspended.
What about if you make an anonymous social media account? Will you be accountable to your police department for that as well? How will your police department know that the account belongs to you?
I tell my Soldiers this on a daily basis!! You can say whatever you want......at another job. With great power comes great responsibility.
Also.....when an LEO is off duty, can they make an arrest or shoot someone if they see a crime? Free speech has consequences and if I'm a defense attorney, I'll bring up every single social post the arresting officer has in their life to get my client off.
Great video dude - IMHO!!!
I saw Mike the Cop using his first amendment rights today...LMAO. Love the boots.
Replace Department with Employer it is the same thing. You represent your Employer!
Got an oral board interview Saturday, wish me luck guys!!!😊👍😎
You are so right in saying what you say as a public official carries greater weight than the same thing said by a private citizen.... I had never heard that the word "animal" was a racist and derogatory term..learn something every day... Great video... 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Noti gang! Love your videos and everything you’ve taught me over the past few months. Going to the police academy next summer.
You mess up and whatever department you’re in will trash you and forget you ever existed. Saddening how many departments don’t have their employees’ backs.
Well a cop, just like me who is an accountant, can't just tell someone to go screw themselves (but with more colorful language) without getting in big trouble from their boss. Every professional has a code of conduct they must follow. While granted, police don't have "customers", and in my job I can't offend customers or it is bad for business, but with police it's worse, it's bad for public support.
I’ve always wondered about this.. thanks for the video!
I am a huge supporter of First Amendment Auditors. You are definitely my favorite Officer. You have great advice. Thank You for all you do!
Glad you pointed this out brother! Be safe put there man and continue standing up for what's right!
I served 8 years in the Army Reaerve. Granted it's a military position and not a civilian one, but one of the first things we were told in boot camp is that we are now subject to the UCMJ and not civilian law, including the constitution. We were also told that anything that could be construed as political on any way was unacceptable and would not be tolerated. This includes predjudice. And you wouldn't end up fired but In a military court.
Got rid of all personal accounts years ago and haven't looked back. You dont need it, and it's a liability.
At my CVSA interview yesterday, I was told once you are hired at the sheriff's Dept., you always represent that department. If you quit, then you are a "former deputy of... " for the news, etc.
I knew, but I didn't realize that once you get hired, for ever, you are a representative of that department.
The constitution should not be infringed upon!
davidgriffin14 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾🍻 and it is not “growing or expanding” it is what it is. It’s either followed or it’s violated! And if violated, then, That’s Not Right! That’s Tyranny!
Im a cop... We deffinatly do not have the right to free speach
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Your one amazing cop thanks for your service. 👮♂️💙
Finally a new video!!
2nd week in the academy and already I can say you can use free speech if you want and be a citizen without a badge. Lol
The animal one can be taken out of context. Its debatable
Everyone has a right to free speech!
Annette Melnychuk and a freedom from fear to voice out the truth. Social media is ruining things.
FBN Flavius Broadcasting Network yeah but big companies want to create a globalized city state where there is no racism or gender just bunch of brown cheap workers
I just got back from our local fire department to get a tour and it was the cleanest place I've ever seen.
Of course it was
It all comes down to one thing. If you are in public service , you are expected to conduct yourself in a PROFESSIONAL manner at all times. Eyes are always on you.
Ok that extreme twister was fucking hilarious
You come across as honest with what you say. Keep it up and you might make me change my opinion of cops. 👍
First I've heard of animal being used a derogatory towards minorities, it's always been describing one as inhumane, not human.
Truckee Steve's Adventures same... that’s a new one on me. I mean damn anyone who does something like that regardless of color should rightfully be called an animal.
You should do a video on how police schedules look! I’ve heard some departments do 5 days on one week, 5 days off the next. Do you get weekends off often? What’s the average number of hours per shift normally?
amazing content
I have to respectfully disagree with the idea that calling someone an animal is a minority slur. Anyone that does something heinous is an animal. You randomly attack someone, you're an animal regardless of race or sex. Most people use it that way. Maj of people are not racist, nor do they use specific language for certain races. Twitter is not reality.
Can you do a video about what to do if pulled over by an unmarked police car that directs you to a dark isolated area? How can we spot a fake unmarked police car and spot a real unmarked police car? How can we spot a real badge and a fake badge? How do we tell if it's a real undercover police officer or a person who is impersonating a police officer? Please would you do a video answering the questions above so we the public can stay safe? Thank you Officer 401. I love watching your videos you definitely have some funny stories that I love listening to while getting a good laugh.
Not just social media. In 1999, long before MySpace and Twitter, there was a guy who was a deputy sheriff in Virginia who also worked as a radio disc jockey. This was shortly after the James Byrd incident in Texas. He was playing music from an African American singer, cut the record off and mentioned something about dragging “those people” behind trucks. He lost BOTH jobs that same day. If I lived in the town where he was a cop, I’m not so sure I’d want him on my street with a badge, gun, and arrest powers either. I think he’s working graveyard shift at a 7-Eleven now.
As a fellow American citizen, you have the right to say what you want. As an officer (i.e. agent of the gov't), you have to be Switzerland.
Always love your content 401. Also, NEVER change your outro.
Second officer who lost their job was from my state, Pennsylvania. She was from outside Pittsburgh.
Hopefully the changes are not gonna try to tip the scale and end up over correcting. Last thing we need is another couple years of playing pong with legislature.
The less you say, the less you have to apologize for later
No matter the job; we're free to say whatever we please... Yet, there are always consequences for what we say, unfortunately.
What most people tend to overlook about freedom of speech is, it only protects you against lawful prosecution, not social consequences, such as interactions with your employer. So, you can say what you want, you won’t go to jail, but you could lose your job.
Another great video. Well said
That's why I don't do social media. UA-cam is the closest thing to social media that I do and I very rarely leave comments.
It's a simple thing. most people don't possess it.
It's called *COMMON SENSE*
Even as firefighters we have to be extremely careful also
The First Amendment applies to the individual in that government shall not infringe on a person's right to free speech. As a police officer, you are a member of the Executive Branch of government even if you are a rural sheriff, and therefore the First Amendment does not apply to you in your official duty. Same for the military.
This is why these first Admindment Auditor's attack Police Officers as well as other Public Servants. They know that they can't say anything because the complaints start pouring in against the Officer.
These frauds try to be play ground bullies, nothing more, but they fail because they are showing others just how child like they really are.
I once testified in Court against a 🤡 that assaulted me.
His lawyer asked me if I got mad because he was calling me names, I told him no.
He asked me why, and since I was on the stand, I told him that he was the one that was making an ass out of himself, and I didn't care join him in being one.
The whole Court broke out laughing, even the Judge
Defense told the Judge that he was done with me, and the Judge replied, I think you had better be.
I got the conviction.
Can every officer on an entire shift hear radio chatter from all other officers? Or are there certain jurisdictions in a city that operate on separate channels? I’ve always wondered if an officer on one side of town can hear a traffic stop call out from an officer on the complete opposite side of town.
Blue wall of silence, blue code , blue shield
Freedom of Speech - Yes
Freedom from Repercussions - No
You are a wise man, Officer 401. Thank you for sharing your perspective, as usual!
There is a huge problem with supervisors retaliating against their subordinates for asking questions they can't answer. Which, considering they represent the government more than the non-ranking officer, means it's the government suppressing that officer's free speech, which is wrong considering they took the same oath you did and you can't act out against a citizen because you are held to a higher standard than the citizen. After all, a supervisor committing a crime is still subjected to the laws of the state (not talking stupid 5 over speed violations), and reminding them via a question where the only answer is condemnation (and thus correction should be implied for liability reasons) that an officer is held to a higher standard should not and can not condemn an officers career, but often it does.
Why law enforcement is a shitty place to work. High stress, corrupt politicians, low pay which is worse because of an unconstitutional and often worthless retirement plan, power tripping and retaliatory supervisors who don't care to do their jobs (because of said retirement plan prevents said retirement), a job where everyone hates you, and your damned if you do and damned if you don't which is a mentality that develops because no one seem to understand cops get called as the last line of defense from some sort of anarchy - not the first, which just means everyone is going to lose because that's when cops often get involved.
It's like being in the military and corporate work. If you don't watch what you say, it would bite u in the ass.
While I do agree with the majority of what you said here I do have one issue. Calling someone who walks around playing a “Knockout game” with innocent people an animal, more than likely has nothing to do with race and assuming so is asinine.
💯% agree
There is some thing you just don’t
Do you will just get trouble.
Thank you for your service
agree with great power comes great responsibility
Good to see you made it out ok. Mike The Cop was talking about how your cover was blown.
Wow. Made me go back and look at my stuff. Im like BRUHHHHHH WHAT AM I DOING!? definitely making better decisions from now on. Thanks for this video. Def needed it
Love it sir! As a law enforcement officer we should be careful about what we post because we are public servants and we should act as such at all times. People look up to us and see us as role models and we need to act accordingly in all aspects in life or that’s how I see it anyway. Great video sir. Keep me coming.
I have always liked following this channel as it breaks down police and police interactions in a fair and honest way. I also like this video and completely understand the purpose behind these regulations.
However, I am curious if there will be more push on enforcing aggravated harassment of POs on duty.
There are countless individuals out there who make it their "job" or purpose in life to intentionally go out and harass police officers on duty.
Whether they go out looking for trouble to instigate or take advantage of a police encounter to instigate there should be policies put forth to say what is free speech and what is aggravated harassment. Our POs have a job to do like everyone else and having to take time to deal with these "auditors" or "cop-blockers" or w/e they call themselves takes them away from being able to respond to ACTUAL emergencies and areas where they are ACTUALLY needed.
As much as I agree that POs need to hold themselves to a higher standard there also has to be a pushback to address the intentional obstruction / harassment of POs doing their job responding to calls and conducting investigations
I have a quick question if anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated, I got my first ticket tonight for a 41 in a 20 after I got the ticket I realized that the speed limit in that area is actually 30, does this matter or should I just suck it up and take my losses?
3:13 that’s sounds more like what the cops in GTA 5 would say.
Seeing your own maturity develope in these videos is refreshing
People will associate what you do and say to your place of work, no matter where you work. A cop saying something racist will be taken to mean the whole department is racist if he/she isn't fired.
While I'm not an officer, I think that can also affect other people's jobs too. I do not have anyone I work with as a Facebook friend. That way if I have a bad day at work and I vent on Facebook, or I post something I find funny (but he may not ) my boss will less likely see it.
Yup!
Word of wisdom for all bro.
...So THIS is why you don't call us idiots! 😉
You have freedom of speech. No law forbids you from expressing yourself, even as a cop. What we don’t have is freedom from the consequences of that speech. I’m free to say horrible things about my boss and the company I work for. There’s no law against it. But I’m not free from the consequence of getting fired as soon as I walk in the door afterwards.
Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom of repercussions
If you are in Law Enforcement, get out and stay out of social media!!! And if you aren’t in social media, don’t get into it at all. By doing this it protects you from YOU!!!
Thanks for all your videos. Quick question. I applied for the LASD and already work for the government as a VA employee with 3 OEM or Federal background checks. What's the probability that my background for the Sheriff's Department will go smoothly?
Well Said.! Thank You.!
nah.. it's definitely, best to keep your opinion to yourself as a police officer! 🤝
In plain language you have privileges as a police officer not rights. But do you give up your rights for them ?