Christopher Curtis
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I mean, you're going to be, yeah.
I mean, you're going to be, yeah.
I mean, you're going to be, yeah.
Every single interaction from the police should be something that should be friendly and almost as I'm the servant. Because we are. We're supposed to be serving. Even if a person makes a mistake. Come on, bro.
Every single interaction from the police should be something that should be friendly and almost as I'm the servant. Because we are. We're supposed to be serving. Even if a person makes a mistake. Come on, bro.
Every single interaction from the police should be something that should be friendly and almost as I'm the servant. Because we are. We're supposed to be serving. Even if a person makes a mistake. Come on, bro.
I like that analogy. You know, to me, I think it would actually make policing less stressful if the police interaction from the police side is that entree into being so kind and polite from the very beginning of the stop. Because you're not going to get into that many arguments with people because most people are like, dang on it. I've been. written tickets that people are like, thank you.
I like that analogy. You know, to me, I think it would actually make policing less stressful if the police interaction from the police side is that entree into being so kind and polite from the very beginning of the stop. Because you're not going to get into that many arguments with people because most people are like, dang on it. I've been. written tickets that people are like, thank you.
I like that analogy. You know, to me, I think it would actually make policing less stressful if the police interaction from the police side is that entree into being so kind and polite from the very beginning of the stop. Because you're not going to get into that many arguments with people because most people are like, dang on it. I've been. written tickets that people are like, thank you.
You know, because, and I'm not saying that I was great at doing, there were a lot of cops who know how to talk and act that way. And it's usually when you get older, it's just that this, if you look, if you know, if everything looks like a nail, if you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail or whatever, if the hammer is your only tool, then everything looks like a nail.
You know, because, and I'm not saying that I was great at doing, there were a lot of cops who know how to talk and act that way. And it's usually when you get older, it's just that this, if you look, if you know, if everything looks like a nail, if you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail or whatever, if the hammer is your only tool, then everything looks like a nail.
You know, because, and I'm not saying that I was great at doing, there were a lot of cops who know how to talk and act that way. And it's usually when you get older, it's just that this, if you look, if you know, if everything looks like a nail, if you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail or whatever, if the hammer is your only tool, then everything looks like a nail.
And that's the only way that you deal with things is hammering it in as opposed to trying other methods, make that tool belt bigger.
And that's the only way that you deal with things is hammering it in as opposed to trying other methods, make that tool belt bigger.
And that's the only way that you deal with things is hammering it in as opposed to trying other methods, make that tool belt bigger.
And that's deep, man. You know, the way that you adjust, evolve, and treat people. And I learned this very interesting story when I first hired on a police tour. And it's race incident here. I was coming on Graveyard, and this is downtown. There's a foot pursuit, swing shift, gets the guy in custody.
And that's deep, man. You know, the way that you adjust, evolve, and treat people. And I learned this very interesting story when I first hired on a police tour. And it's race incident here. I was coming on Graveyard, and this is downtown. There's a foot pursuit, swing shift, gets the guy in custody.
And that's deep, man. You know, the way that you adjust, evolve, and treat people. And I learned this very interesting story when I first hired on a police tour. And it's race incident here. I was coming on Graveyard, and this is downtown. There's a foot pursuit, swing shift, gets the guy in custody.
The sergeant, I was an officer at the time, the sergeant calls me over and asks me to transport the guy. I get there, and the guy's leaking. And a black dude, he's pissed. Two officers that took him into custody, white. One of the officers was a guy who was a senior field training officer, and he was about to go to SWAT. And I'm this rookie, rookie.
The sergeant, I was an officer at the time, the sergeant calls me over and asks me to transport the guy. I get there, and the guy's leaking. And a black dude, he's pissed. Two officers that took him into custody, white. One of the officers was a guy who was a senior field training officer, and he was about to go to SWAT. And I'm this rookie, rookie.