Blake Cook

You know, when I was in the gang unit, we were an easy button. Hey, man, go fix this. Gang unit, fix this. I'm used to being an easy button, fixing it right now. But those right nows were only temporary fixes. Somebody else is going to come in and take that guy's spot, or somebody else is going to sell dope and guns out the house. Maybe that's what I'm trying to do.

You know, when I was in the gang unit, we were an easy button. Hey, man, go fix this. Gang unit, fix this. I'm used to being an easy button, fixing it right now. But those right nows were only temporary fixes. Somebody else is going to come in and take that guy's spot, or somebody else is going to sell dope and guns out the house. Maybe that's what I'm trying to do.

You know, when I was in the gang unit, we were an easy button. Hey, man, go fix this. Gang unit, fix this. I'm used to being an easy button, fixing it right now. But those right nows were only temporary fixes. Somebody else is going to come in and take that guy's spot, or somebody else is going to sell dope and guns out the house. Maybe that's what I'm trying to do.

I'm trying to fix it right now, right? And I'm getting no results because you can't fix a... Can't fix a 67-year-old man, a 65-year-old man that's been addicted to drugs for the last eight years.

I'm trying to fix it right now, right? And I'm getting no results because you can't fix a... Can't fix a 67-year-old man, a 65-year-old man that's been addicted to drugs for the last eight years.

I'm trying to fix it right now, right? And I'm getting no results because you can't fix a... Can't fix a 67-year-old man, a 65-year-old man that's been addicted to drugs for the last eight years.

He just doesn't want it. And I lied. I think a part of him. And I got to experience that, right? So... 2004, I met Kyle. I was teaching on my own. I had my own company, Black Flag Solutions. One of the trained SWAT teams. Guys just didn't get the training that we had. Well, I love law enforcement, man. I love law enforcement so much, and I think the number one thing they lack is training.

He just doesn't want it. And I lied. I think a part of him. And I got to experience that, right? So... 2004, I met Kyle. I was teaching on my own. I had my own company, Black Flag Solutions. One of the trained SWAT teams. Guys just didn't get the training that we had. Well, I love law enforcement, man. I love law enforcement so much, and I think the number one thing they lack is training.

He just doesn't want it. And I lied. I think a part of him. And I got to experience that, right? So... 2004, I met Kyle. I was teaching on my own. I had my own company, Black Flag Solutions. One of the trained SWAT teams. Guys just didn't get the training that we had. Well, I love law enforcement, man. I love law enforcement so much, and I think the number one thing they lack is training.

I was training people for free. Departments won't spend the money. My God, they'll go spend $20,000 to get new pencils that say, you know, Fayetteville Police Department. and not Fayville did this, it's just where I came from, but they won't put money towards training. It's mind-blowing. So I was like, I have to do something.

I was training people for free. Departments won't spend the money. My God, they'll go spend $20,000 to get new pencils that say, you know, Fayetteville Police Department. and not Fayville did this, it's just where I came from, but they won't put money towards training. It's mind-blowing. So I was like, I have to do something.

I was training people for free. Departments won't spend the money. My God, they'll go spend $20,000 to get new pencils that say, you know, Fayetteville Police Department. and not Fayville did this, it's just where I came from, but they won't put money towards training. It's mind-blowing. So I was like, I have to do something.

And my wife was asking me to go do something because I was an alcoholic. So I was training in a team one day, and my Aunt Judy calls me, my dad's sister. And she says, hey, Blake, can I have a second? I'm like, damn. She's about to tell me my dad's dead. I've been waiting on that phone call every day. I have my phone in my hand all the time because I'm waiting on the call. I'm like, is he alive?

And my wife was asking me to go do something because I was an alcoholic. So I was training in a team one day, and my Aunt Judy calls me, my dad's sister. And she says, hey, Blake, can I have a second? I'm like, damn. She's about to tell me my dad's dead. I've been waiting on that phone call every day. I have my phone in my hand all the time because I'm waiting on the call. I'm like, is he alive?

And my wife was asking me to go do something because I was an alcoholic. So I was training in a team one day, and my Aunt Judy calls me, my dad's sister. And she says, hey, Blake, can I have a second? I'm like, damn. She's about to tell me my dad's dead. I've been waiting on that phone call every day. I have my phone in my hand all the time because I'm waiting on the call. I'm like, is he alive?

She said, yeah, he's alive. I said, well, okay, what's going on? Why are you calling me? I'm in the middle of training. She said, he's dying. He's laying in the bed at his house with Melissa, his stepmom. And she's a really bad drug addict, too. And she was so concerned that he's dying that she called the police for help. Man, where I grew up, those boys don't know how to be cops.

She said, yeah, he's alive. I said, well, okay, what's going on? Why are you calling me? I'm in the middle of training. She said, he's dying. He's laying in the bed at his house with Melissa, his stepmom. And she's a really bad drug addict, too. And she was so concerned that he's dying that she called the police for help. Man, where I grew up, those boys don't know how to be cops.

She said, yeah, he's alive. I said, well, okay, what's going on? Why are you calling me? I'm in the middle of training. She said, he's dying. He's laying in the bed at his house with Melissa, his stepmom. And she's a really bad drug addict, too. And she was so concerned that he's dying that she called the police for help. Man, where I grew up, those boys don't know how to be cops.

And we'll get into that. They failed me. So I said, hey. I said, what do you mean? They said, well, he walked in. They saw needles and everything everywhere. I'm saying, they tried to do a... what do they call it, like a self-check, like a hygiene check or whatever on a person, well-being check. I said, he's on probation for hitting four cop cars on the side of the road, high.

And we'll get into that. They failed me. So I said, hey. I said, what do you mean? They said, well, he walked in. They saw needles and everything everywhere. I'm saying, they tried to do a... what do they call it, like a self-check, like a hygiene check or whatever on a person, well-being check. I said, he's on probation for hitting four cop cars on the side of the road, high.