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Ep. 48: Gunfire, Flight Lines, and the Fourth Amendment with Sgt. Jake Bigelow
Description
Two officer-involved shootings. First on scene to a home invasion at a cop’s house. Task force interdiction. And zero tolerance for bad Fourth Amendment policing.
Sgt. Jake Bigelow is a 13-year law enforcement veteran with the Casper Police Department, a former multi-agency drug task force officer, and a legal instructor with Blue to Gold Law Enforcement Training. Before policing, he served in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces and the Army National Guard as a flight medic, with additional experience as a firefighter and paramedic.
In this episode, Jake challenges the idea that “good intentions” excuse bad searches, breaks down real-world interdiction mistakes cops still make, and explains why constitutional policing is the difference between locking criminals up—or letting them walk.
No fluff. No excuses. Just hard truths from someone who’s lived it.
Timestamps:
00:02:30 Jake’s Background
00:08:45 Troubled Upbringing
00:15:30 Mentorship Impact
00:29:45 Pilot Life
00:31:00 Midair Emergency
00:36:25 Fire to Police
00:38:45 Drug Task Force
01:17:35 Shoot or Die
01:24:00 After the Shooting
01:39:35 Acceptance of Death
01:56:00 Mental Health Stigma
02:03:10 Justice Defined
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