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Derek Johnson is a retired police lieutenant that has extensive training and certifications involving Lethal Force Investigations.  Derek has served as a marine and held many law enforcement positions including: Community Resource Officer, Violent Crimes Detective, Supervisor in the Narcotics Division, Federal Drug Task Force Patrol Division, and Detective Sergeant of Internal Affairs.

There has been a lot of opinions on the murder of George Floyd and the protests occurring as a result. The discussion I have in this episode is an important one as it comes from a point of view that is not only knowledgeable, but objective and pragmatic.  Please listen with an open mind.

Derek shares his valuable input on what it means to defund the police and steps that can be taken to combat the systemic racism in police departments.  He also gives his professional analysis of the George Floyd murder and analyzes other police incidents with me on air.

Derek is speaking out to help break down the blue wall and build a better relationship between the community and law enforcement.  He wants the standards for police officers to be held higher and feels now is the time to take action and make lasting change. I am grateful he took 2 hours out of his day to discuss these important issues with me.  We had some intermittent sound issues due to our connection, so I appreciate your understanding!

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Discussed in this episode:

Tamir Rice

George Floyd

Defund the Police

CULTURE CHAT CREDITS Host: Mimi Chan Intro Music: Mike Relm

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