National Police Association Podcast #86 with Scott Rose, Sheriff of Dodge County, MN and host of the Officer Down Memorial Podcast
National Police Association Podcast #86 with Scott Rose, Sheriff of Dodge County, MN and host of the Officer Down Memorial Podcast
QUOTES
04:35 "For these families, it doesn't end at the funeral. It doesn't end when the phone calls stop. Most memorial associations recognize these fallen heroes every year during Police Week in May, but it's a long year."
08:25 "It allows these surviving families that have parole hearings coming up to share the story with their agencies who can share the story with the communities and re-educate their communities on these cases that may have happened in the 80s or 70s."
12:54 "Most of these families are also learning stuff about what happened to their fallen or things that other officers did to try and help their fallen that they had no idea happened because, at the time, they just shut down which is a natural human reaction."
17:01 "They're talking about it again. They're getting together for coffee, they're getting together for a beer and talking about it. They're reaching out to the survivor family again and saying hey, how are you guys doing?"
18:57 "Certainly, within these communities who have had these fallen officers where we're sharing this podcast, it's giving a lot of those citizens a completely different perspective of that agency and what they've been through."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt. Betsy Smith interviews Scott Rose, Sheriff of Dodge County, MN, and host of the Officer Down Memorial Podcast. The plight of survivor families doesn't end at the funeral. With Scott's podcast, he is able to work with the families and keep the story alive especially when parole hearings are coming up. These stories also help build trust in communities and know what these heroes have really been through.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:25 Being a cop as a second career
05:09 The "Officer Down Memorial Podcast" helps keeps cop killers in jail
10:22 The podcast helps families learn
15:35 Rediscovering the heroism of other officers on the scene
17:59 Stories build trust in the communities we serve
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