Who really knows what is going on, but let's talk about it!

Check out civiceye.com for more information about our guest today.

During recording Ryan and Billy were on the road in San Antonio Texas, so we apologize for the audio quality. On today's episode AJ opens up and shares some great, but deep news with us.

Ever heard someone say I have never seen a good police officer? Or talk about ANYTHING broadly like this? Let's discuss [email protected]  

Everyone is talking about it, the death of Tyre Nichols. Let's discuss.

Memphis PD has fired 5 officers for a video that they have not yet released at the time of this recording. LAPD has a $50 million lawsuit against them from the Keenan Anderson family. A lot to discuss, let's get into it. breakingbarriersunited.com

As always we have a lot to talk about. Today was talk about impact, as well as a current event about the BLM Co-Founder blaming police for her cousin's death. Let's discuss.

Today we have on a guest who just participated in our new Youtube series called "Switched." On social media we have people who push back at what we show and say. Our guest was one of those people. That is a good thing! This is all about dialogue. Our guest shares with us how "Switched" really did change his perspective. He even calls it "the solution" to what is going on right now in our society. 

Better late than never... Happy New Year!

Michael Paredes was one of the two officers killed in El Monte. His wife is here to share his story.

How can we know if someone is rehabilitated? How do we keep the pendulum from swinging to far in either direction? Let's talk about it.

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with their familes! Today Ryan talks about a trip he took to a prison in Northern California, and AJ shares about his department giving away over 700 turkeys!

Last part of this 3 part series. Today we talk about destiny.

Change is made when people are bold and willing to go against the grain.

Last week we talked about deliverence, this week let's talk about development.

Your emotions and the reality of a situation are not the same thing. Let's discuss

Fridays I am going to start posting a short segment about someting that was on my mind that week. It will be differenct from our normal episodes, it won't ever have a guest or discussion, just my thoughts about the previous week. I hope we can learn and grow together from this.

You never know how far one decision you make can go. We talk about a lot in this episode but Ryan shares a video towards the end that reminds us of why we do what we do. As officers we can make a huge impact with a small action. 

The ITSNEEDED Conference is over and we are back. What now?

Jason Lehman is an educational consultant, writer, and public speaker. He was also a police officer for many years and is dedicated to bridging the gap between law enforcement and the community.

We are always looking for the ambush or the attack, but we neglect officer wellness which is more likely to kill us.

We have officially been doing this podcast for four years. This podcast would not be possible or even matter without all of you who listen. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts! What is next for the #ITSNEEDED Podcast?