Cop Talk

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim discusses an article, dated 12/11/24, by David Leonhardt, in which David and some of his colleagues worked with government officials and outside experts to analyze the magnitude of the recent immigration surge in the United States. David lists seven highlights in the article, in which Tim discusses.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm Elton John says, "Legalizing the use of Marijuana is dangerous and should not be passed in legislation."

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. For Part 2; Former Bonneville County Deputy, Pastor, and Author, Gordon Boyle, joins Tim Rupp and discusses his auto-biographical published book, "It Is No Accident".

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. Former Bonneville County Deputy, Pastor, and Author, Gordon Boyle, joins Tim Rupp and discusses his auto-biographical published book, "It Is No Accident". This is Part 1 of 2 in this series with Gordon Boyle.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm In the last of a 2 part series, Tim shares stories from his book "Warriors For The Faith" told in first-person POV from the Bible. This is the story of "The Inn Crowd". This is part 2 of 2.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm In a 2 part series, Tim shares stories from his book "Warriors For The Faith" told in first-person POV from the Bible. This is the story of "The Inn Crowd"

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line Ministries by email to coptalk@therev.fm An article dated Nov. 11th, 2024 from Law Enforcement Today News is titled; "Police release body-cam footage of officer-involved shooting of man who killed his pregnant ex-wife." Although the story itself isn't argumentative as to what this man was accused of, the body-cam footage is, as two officers are place...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. An article from Law Enforcement Today titled, 'Parents arrested outside of Washington school after alleged honor killing attempt of their daughter,' outlines what happened between parent and student to determine that it was an 'honor killing' attempt. Tim Rupp discusses the case and how to understand what an honor killi...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim discusses again who Atheist Chaplains are, but more specifically what the studies indicate on Atheist Chaplains and people who are non-believers. About 28% of adults in the US belong to a group known as the religious "nones," meaning they identify as atheists, agnostics or "nothing in particular," according to Pew Re...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Do Atheist Chaplains really exist? Yes, they do. What hope do Atheist Chaplains provide to patients and their loved ones as they confront some of life's most challenging crises? An article from CNN, dated 11/07/24, investigates this very thing of Atheist Chaplains. Tim discusses the article and the confusion behind the h...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm An article from Law Enforcement Today (Editorial article) indicates a story about a squirrel getting euthanized would pass by without any notice. However, P'nut the Squirrel offers a shining example of government overreach and the priorities of the ruling class.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm An article from Police1, dated August 26th, titled 'Washington PD officers no longer allowed to personalize equipment after OIS settlement.' How did this lawsuit come about? 4 officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a Starbucks. The man was known to be mentally ill and known to officers, who's name was Timothy...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. An article from Law Enforcement Today, dated September 5th, 2024, indicates Oregon House Bill 4002 took effect on Sunday, September 1st, 2024, ending the legalization of hard drugs in small amounts brought about under the voter-approved initiative Measure 110. Tim discusses the article and talks about the lack of positi...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm PART 2 of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used by police department(s) to write their police reports.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. From the Associated Press (AP), an article titled; 'Literally Seconds': Oklahoma officers are using AI to write police reports faster. Right or wrong, what's your take on the use of AI in police work? Tim discusses the different angles with Artificial Intelligence in policing.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Dated August 13th of this year, an opinion piece from Law Enforcement Today, suggests that the Associated Press wants you to believe that Michael Brown, who was minding his own business, was shot and killed by a racist police officer who was hunting down black men while patrolling the city. Tim Rupp lays out the facts of...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim discusses the laws and policies we already have in place to "control" guns from getting into the wrong hands, or the hands of criminals. What else do we need?

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm, or comment/question right here! This article from Law Enforcement Today lays out the case against this Louisiana woman who was charged after hurling anti-white racial slurs at police during her arrest. This woman was charged, and arrested, previously with misuse of the 911 system in 2016, so she is known to the local au...

Interact with Pastor Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. An article from the Associated Press (AP), dated August 15th, reports that Matthew Perry's assistant among 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in 'Friends' star's death. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada says the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text mess...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. This is an article from Law Enforcement Today, dated 08/15/24, which describes the Secret Service agents who were involved in a breach of privacy at a Massachusetts hair salon during a campaign event for Kamala Harris. The event took place at a venue located near the salon, so as-is customary, the agents conducted a bom...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm. Out of Brooklyn, NY, information released by the DOJ has revealed that a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran, was charged in a murder-for-hire case "as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil." In April of this year, he was allowed by the FBI to ent...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm In an article, dated 07-31-24 from Law Enforcement Today, more and more law enforcement agencies across the country are said to be losing trust in the FBI. The report lists several key findings, such as some law enforcement believing that the federal agency is full of bias and there is a lack of confidence in leadership...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm Police officers are taught Jeff Cooper's "Color Code", which breaks down situational awareness into four levels of increasing alertness. It's useful to remember and review these levels when practicing situational awareness; Condition White, Condition Yellow, Condition Orange, Condition Red.

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm 25-year-old Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez was apprehended in Eagle Pass by Customs and Border Protection in November of last year. However, he was released with a notice to appear in court in 2026. This is just one example of what is wrong with our system. Police respond to an apartment after a report of an assault from Gutierr...

Interact with Tim Rupp and The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm What happened that police officers, and departments, can be sued and/or disciplined for their actions deemed inappropriate? Tim takes you through a case in which an officer approached a supposed passed out drunk on private commercial property. The officer reached for what he thought was the man's identification from...