Cop Talk

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm In catastrophic forces, flash flooding took the lives of many people who didn't see this coming. Whether it was the warning system or sleeping hours, this was unexpected. Tim talks about growing up and living in San Antonio and his experience with Texas weather.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm An article by Lauren Clark from FOX10 Phoenix News describes a man who admitted to killing an Arizona pastor, justifying his actions to the judge with religion, citing his belief that Christian pastors are leading people onto a false path by following Jesus. The suspect indicated Pastor Bill was the first in a plot he ca...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Retired Lieutenant, and now author, Jeff Winegar from the Los Angeles Police Department talks about his upcoming book "On Thin Ice" and the witnessing of improper policing.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Author and former police officer, John Masters, discusses his book "Blue Line Rogue", which is available now. John was released from the police agency in which he was employed because he was a witness to evidence tampering by the police chief. Listen carefully to what John has to say about his experience and de...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim discusses his latest mission trip to a ranch in South Dakota where he and his wife were invited to speak to a youth group.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Two articles discuss this very bizarre case about the father of the son who was fatally shot by police, and the next day charged with murdering a deputy. Why did he choose to murder a deputy because he was so angry?

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Never underestimate the capacity for antigun lawmakers to chase after bad ideas. An article titled "Even 'smart gun' maker knows mandates are a dumb idea," from Law Enforcement Today discusses how difficult the idea of 'smart guns' really are.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm From the Christian Post Reporter, dated May 30th, 2024, Ryan Foley indicates Gen Z is more likely to reject traditional morality, and less likely to see people as 'basically good': poll. Tim Rupp discusses the surprising poll that Millennials and Gen Z have largely dismissed Christianity as an irrelevant faith. I...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm From The Register Citizen in Torrington, Connecticut, dated 04/15/25, lays out the case against an officer who was fired over a 2020 incident in which he pepper-sprayed a handcuffed man. Tim talks about the justification and the non-justification of the officer's actions that day. An Appellate Court has ruled the Tor...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm According to an article from CBS News, dated April 8th, 2025, for the first time ever, scientists say they have made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back into the world thousands of years after it died off. This is because of the use of DNA. Is it possible to use this same technology to create a p...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev. fm From Law Enforcement Today, dated February 2025, an article that discusses a man that had been arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer. Motive? Threatening to arrest a woman if she didn't engage in sexual acts with him. Disgusting and wrong! Tim talks about some of his experiences with, mostly men, peo...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm National-made story behind the officer-involved shooting in Pocatello, Idaho.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. In this episode, Tim discusses an officer's history from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim talks about his recent missionary trip and sharing the message of hope through Jesus Christ to officers and chaplains.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm An article from Law Enforcement Today describes the moment when an outside linebacker coach for the Denver Broncos was arrested and accused of punching a Denver police officer at Denver International Airport. Michael Wilhoite parked and left his vehicle unattended where he shouldn't have. An officer approached Michae...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim discusses two different cases in which more mass shootings are averted by authorities. Will these mass shootings every stop?

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim discusses an article from Law Enforcement Today, dated 02-16-2025, an editorial, about an officer from Las Cruses, NM who only had a split second to make a life-or-death decision. His actions were second-guessed by overzealous prosecutors. Consequently, this former officer was convicted of voluntary manslaughter.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm From the Texas State Historical Association, Tim discusses an article about the Penatekas Comanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho tribes, and Texas Rangers involved in a Council House fight. Interesting how many things like this haven't changed over the years.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm On today's episode, Tim discusses the death penalty from a biblical perspective (see Genesis 9:5-9 and Romans 131:6).

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm This week Tim discusses a couple articles on suspects who offend repeatedly and when, if at all, the death penalty should be allowed.

Interact with Tim Rupp by email to coptalk@therev.fm In reference to an article Tim has been discussing in the past; Keith Graves, 01/17/25, Are Churches Being Targeted? This week, Tim discusses the importance of a church Safety Team approaching suspicious individuals with discernment as to not provoke these dangerous people.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim continues his discussion from last week with the importance of Safety Teams in church. This week the focus is more on using discernment when approaching suspicious individuals.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm This comes from the same article titled "Virginia Church Disrupts Pre-Attack Surveillance: Are Churches Being Targeted?" by Keith Graves from ChristianWarriorTraining.com. The article indicates that in both the Fairfax and Southern California incidents, the actions of church safety teams were instrum...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email. Send your questions/comments to coptalk@therev.fm An editorial (opinion) piece from Law Enforcement Today by William Henry Challans, a retired Denver police officer, says "an open border allowing millions of unknown bad actors access into the country, uncontrolled crime, excessive inflation, political hatred verging on civil...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm On December 17th, 2024, A Washington D.C. Metro Transit police officer was stabbed by a suspected fare evader. The bus fare is $2.25, and people are willing to break the law by stabbing and/or shooting enforcement officers to avoid paying the fare. Are the laws not strict enough, and the consequences not tough...