National Police Association Podcast #93 with Nate Silvester, TikTok officer who was suspended for mocking Lebron James, author and organizer
National Police Association Podcast #93 with Nate Silvester, TikTok officer who was suspended for mocking Lebron James, author and organizer
QUOTES
02:21 "Okay so you don't care if a black person kills another black person, but you do care if a white cop kills a white person even if he's doing it to save the life of another black person? I mean, it doesn't make a lot of sense."
07:32 "He put this officer and his family at risk. And people eat that up because he's a basketball god. He must know what he's talking about. And it emboldens people to fight with the police to think that it's okay to resist arrest."
10:54 "You get three seconds of the footage. And of course, people are going to think oh my gosh, that's awful. But if they had all of the information at their disposal, they would probably come to a much different conclusion."
16:26 "It didn't always use to be this way that we didn't always find ourselves in the media being crucified for things that we're actually doing correctly and according to the law. It used to be that police officers were respected."
18:06 "The Thin Blue Line flag has been used I think well over 75 years to simply show support and respect to officers who were killed in the line of duty. And now it's being construed as some sort of symbol of hate and racism and bigotry."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt. Betsy Smith interviews Nate Silvester, TikTok officer and book author who was suspended for mocking Lebron James. Nate comments on cancel culture, the necessity of deadly force, and the distortion of symbols like the Thin Blue Line into something that it is not. Support in GoFundMe helps Nate to keep going and he pays it forward by supporting charities too.
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HIGHLIGHTS
01:03 Calling out Lebron James for his inflammatory post against cops
05:20 Nate's Marshall, an example of strong leadership
11:07 Use of deadly force is a necessary part of the job
14:07 Writing a book with a goal of reconnecting with the community
19:20 Success in GoFundMe and donating to charity
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