QUOTES
02:39 "Police chiefs are in a bad place throughout the country. They work for politicians, they work for mayors, they work for city managers, they work for city councils, they have bosses. It's hard for them to stand up and say what they really think."
07:35 "Don't let them kid you. Sheriffs have the authority that most police departments can't have, their bosses can't have. Sheriffs work for the people. That's why I can stand up and speak."
11:50 "When it's contagious shooting, when the bad guy or the bad person shoots, the shooting lasts maybe a second, two seconds, three seconds. But it might be five or six, seven police officers shooting all at the same time."
13:30 "When this first hit, we didn't have masks. No one had masks. Within a week, we were buying our masks at Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace Hardware, ten at a time. I was using my personal credit card."
14:45 "People say there's no witnesses there in these communities and they don't see anything. There's a reason for that because when the police leave, they kill people that do respond and talk to the police."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt. Betsy Smith interviews Sheriff Richard K. Jones of Butler County, Ohio. Today, Richard comments on the weak leadership that is causing a wave of resignations of police chiefs around the country.
He also reminds that sheriffs are elected officials who are empowered to speak up amidst calls to defund the police. Richard also reiterates that the Ohio police's response to deadly threats would always be equally deadly force, even as they remain as front liners to COVID-19 who are preparing for the worst during the elections.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:38 Police response to violent criminals will be deadly force
01:57 Weak politicians control police chiefs
07:10 Constitutional Sheriffs answer to the people
13:08 Officers as front liners to COVID
19:20 Appreciating police officers for their role in society
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