Voice of the Blue
This is a podcast dedicated to recounting the compelling stories of Law Enforcement. Our mission is to put a human face upon those who serve behind the badge and hold that thin blue line between peace and anarchy. This podcast was not created to glamourize the police profession, but to tell their story, sometimes in their own words, so we may recognize and appreciate their sacrifices and service. We cannot bridge the ever-widening chasm between society and our police unless we understand each other, and we cannot begin to understand each other until we realize that law enforcement officers are not products of government, they are citizens, American citizens, chosen by us from amongst us to do a thankless, stressful, difficult and deadly job,...and they have a right to be heard. After all, how can we understand others if we do not listen? Welcome to Voice of the Blue.
Voice of the Blue
Dave Shearman, Viper-One-Six
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Royce Bartlett
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Season 1
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Episode 11
Dave Shearman served in the Rampart Division of LAPD, working in a CRASH anti-gang unit. He explains the dynamics of gang activity and the generational aspects of it in a riveting story that only a man of his experience can tell.
What's more, his success in the CRASH unit eventually led him into service with the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan, embedded with special units and using his anti-gang skills to assist in wildly successful interdiction of terrorist activity!
This is Part One, you definitely don't want to miss Part Two!