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Hosted by Sgt. Erik Lavigne · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 251 episodes
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We were asked “what exactly is the point of this show?”Answer: social media is an underutilized tool by police. Not just police, but firefighters, DA’s, nurses, military, ambulance, teachers; front liners. This show is designed to reveal the full potential of true communication through long discussion format. This will give a voice to these professions that often go unheard from those that do it. Furthermore, it’s designed to show authentic and genuine response; rather than the tiresome “look, cops petting puppies” approach. We are avoiding the sound bite narrative so the first responders and those associated can give fully articulated thought. The idea is the viewers both inside and outside these career fields can gain realistic and genuine perspective to make informed opinions on the content. Overall folks, we want to earn your respect, help create the change you want and need together through all channels of the criminal justice system and those that directly impact it. This come
Sgt. Erik Lavigne hosts Two Cops One Donut, a society show with 251 episodes published.
A retired deputy chief turns whistleblower and suddenly the whole system reacts. Lance Fisher joins us to explain what pushed him from command staff into public accountability work, what he saw in body camera footage and
Your kid doesn’t need to “meet a stranger” anymore to be targeted. A single friend request, a few minutes of flattery, and one impulsive photo can turn into financial sextortion, threats to expose them to classmates, and
In this episode of The Gray Area, we ask a uncomfortable question: Can a badge become a reset button? We break down how officers can leave one agency under a cloud, resign during an investigation, or get fired for seriou
A police union headquarters. A journalist with a camera. A simple request for comment. Then a trespass arrest happens while the person is still walking away. That’s where our conversation with Sean Paul Reyes, aka Long I
A diaper shoplifting allegation should never end with a one-year-old dead, but that is exactly why we felt we had to talk about Senatobia, Mississippi. We sit down with James White from Southern Draw Law, a former cop an
We ask whether “defund the police” improved public safety and land on a tougher answer: the slogan fails as a plan but succeeds as a warning sign about trust and broken systems. We argue that America keeps treating polic
Officer safety is real, but it cannot be used as a catch-all excuse to control people, skip professionalism, or erase constitutional rights. We lay out what “specific facts” should look like in the real world and why the
A lot of people talk about “how policing has changed,” but we get specific, from the pre-body-cam days to the modern reality where every call can turn into a viral clip and every mistake gets replayed in slow motion. I w
We dig into a truth that frustrates both cops and civilians: some excessive force grows out of undertraining, not just bad intent. We argue that better grappling and control skills can reduce panic, create more options,
“Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.” That’s the line running through this straight talk on modern policing legitimacy and why public trust can evaporate even when everything is technically legal. We’re digging i
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A lot of people think policing is mostly about force, authority, and “taking control.” We see it differently. The real work is staying human while you’re tired, stressed, and surrounded by a culture that sometimes reward
A neighbor pulls out a phone and starts recording a police call and suddenly the whole scene shifts. We get into why that moment triggers so many bad decisions, how “ego policing” shows up in the real world, and why deta
A cop doing 95 pulls over a rider for doing 95, and somehow thinks he’s the moral authority. That clip sets the tone for a wide-open live where we chase the hard questions: what “reasonable and prudent” really means, why
One impulsive grab on a porch. One traffic stop where a cop tries to police “respect.” One sloppy decision that feels small to the officer and massive to the citizen. That’s the thread we pull in this conversation, becau
A guy with a sign on a street corner shouldn’t be able to expose a training crisis, but that’s exactly what happens when police misunderstand the First Amendment in public. We bring on Otto The Watchdog, a longtime First
A calm officer can end an auditor contact in seconds. A triggered officer can turn the same moment into a lawsuit, a viral clip, and a career problem. That tension drives today’s conversation with Sgt Erik Lavigne, Banni
You can learn a lot about the law by watching what people argue about in real time. Tonight we’re joined by Von Kliem, the Force Science “poster boy,” and we jump straight into the questions listeners actually care about
Veteran Italian officer Andrea Boggiatto, who now serves in Colorado pulls back the curtain on how culture, tools, and law shape policing on both sides of the Atlantic. From 400‑person academy classes and national public
A cough, a barracks room, and Wi‑Fi that barely cooperates—perfect conditions to cut through noise and talk about what actually keeps people safe. We open up about IMA reserve life and the grind of self-managed orders, t
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Two Cops One Donut is hosted by Sgt. Erik Lavigne. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 251 episodes.
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