good evening it’s 1991 and the month is January this 23 year old rookie is fresh
January this 23 year old rookie is fresh
January this 23 year old rookie is fresh out of the Academy he’s trained up and
out of the Academy he’s trained up and
out of the Academy he’s trained up and he’s ready to make a difference in
he’s ready to make a difference in
he’s ready to make a difference in Arizona on his uniform is a badge a
Arizona on his uniform is a badge a
Arizona on his uniform is a badge a radio a can of pepper spray and a
radio a can of pepper spray and a
radio a can of pepper spray and a revolver I know I have a lot of young
revolver I know I have a lot of young
revolver I know I have a lot of young people in this crowd so I’m going to
people in this crowd so I’m going to
people in this crowd so I’m going to help you out that’s a revolver all right
help you out that’s a revolver all right
help you out that’s a revolver all right it was the guy is the weapon of the time
it was the guy is the weapon of the time
it was the guy is the weapon of the time and we’ve since moved on from that one
and we’ve since moved on from that one
and we’ve since moved on from that one but nonetheless with the revolver on my
but nonetheless with the revolver on my
but nonetheless with the revolver on my hip I head out to my squad car I get in
hip I head out to my squad car I get in
hip I head out to my squad car I get in in there is a radio a switch with my red
in there is a radio a switch with my red
in there is a radio a switch with my red and blues up above in this briefcase
and blues up above in this briefcase
and blues up above in this briefcase right here in that briefcase is
right here in that briefcase is
right here in that briefcase is everything I need both gear and
everything I need both gear and
everything I need both gear and equipment to do the job of a police
equipment to do the job of a police
equipment to do the job of a police officer in 1991 expectations of the
officer in 1991 expectations of the
officer in 1991 expectations of the public were rather simple at the time
public were rather simple at the time
public were rather simple at the time come one called deal with the bad guys
come one called deal with the bad guys
come one called deal with the bad guys put the real bad ones in jail and simply
put the real bad ones in jail and simply
put the real bad ones in jail and simply make it easy for us to sleep at night so
make it easy for us to sleep at night so
make it easy for us to sleep at night so we don’t have to worry I’d be in my
we don’t have to worry I’d be in my
we don’t have to worry I’d be in my career and only months later 19 Rodney
career and only months later 19 Rodney
career and only months later 19 Rodney King occurs we all know the situation
King occurs we all know the situation
King occurs we all know the situation it’s California LAPD runs into mr.
it’s California LAPD runs into mr.
it’s California LAPD runs into mr. Rodney King he’s in a stolen vehicle and
Rodney King he’s in a stolen vehicle and
Rodney King he’s in a stolen vehicle and he’s high on drugs the tactics used that
he’s high on drugs the tactics used that
he’s high on drugs the tactics used that day to take him into custody were both
day to take him into custody were both
day to take him into custody were both ineffective and rather extreme as we all
ineffective and rather extreme as we all
ineffective and rather extreme as we all know what was unique about this
know what was unique about this
know what was unique about this situation as well was it was captured on
situation as well was it was captured on
situation as well was it was captured on videotape to be viewed criticized and
videotape to be viewed criticized and
videotape to be viewed criticized and analyzed by the public in the world we
analyzed by the public in the world we
analyzed by the public in the world we in law enforcement that day had to
in law enforcement that day had to
in law enforcement that day had to change things we had to make sure that
change things we had to make sure that
change things we had to make sure that the equipment that we used was more
the equipment that we used was more
the equipment that we used was more effective the tactics that we used were
effective the tactics that we used were
effective the tactics that we used were more appropriate and we simply had to
more appropriate and we simply had to
more appropriate and we simply had to change the way things were done
change the way things were done
change the way things were done also what was different that day was the
also what was different that day was the
also what was different that day was the fact that we had citizens armed with
fact that we had citizens armed with
fact that we had citizens armed with video cameras ready to go to film our
video cameras ready to go to film our
video cameras ready to go to film our every move it has sense to hold us
every move it has sense to hold us
every move it has sense to hold us accountable public expectation was that
accountable public expectation was that
accountable public expectation was that we were to do the right thing at all
we were to do the right thing at all
we were to do the right thing at all times they were ready to make sure that
times they were ready to make sure that
times they were ready to make sure that we were let’s face it there are bosses
we were let’s face it there are bosses
we were let’s face it there are bosses were supposed to rise to their
were supposed to rise to their
were supposed to rise to their expectations so we had to change that
expectations so we had to change that
expectations so we had to change that day with that came more training more
day with that came more training more
day with that came more training more gear and more equipment guess where that
gear and more equipment guess where that
gear and more equipment guess where that went right into the briefcase fast
went right into the briefcase fast
went right into the briefcase fast forward in 1995 we had a US citizen rent
forward in 1995 we had a US citizen rent
forward in 1995 we had a US citizen rent a box truck fill it full of fertilizer
a box truck fill it full of fertilizer
a box truck fill it full of fertilizer and park it in front of the federal
and park it in front of the federal
and park it in front of the federal building in oklahoma city the explosion
building in oklahoma city the explosion
building in oklahoma city the explosion that happened killed over a hundred
that happened killed over a hundred
that happened killed over a hundred people and injured hundreds more
people and injured hundreds more
people and injured hundreds more immediately the public looked to us
immediately the public looked to us
immediately the public looked to us instead of protect us introducing the
instead of protect us introducing the
instead of protect us introducing the term domestic terrorism something we had
term domestic terrorism something we had
term domestic terrorism something we had never faced before a new job something
never faced before a new job something
never faced before a new job something that we were responsible for we started
that we were responsible for we started
that we were responsible for we started to look at public gatherings public
to look at public gatherings public
to look at public gatherings public places even the buildings what was
places even the buildings what was
places even the buildings what was vulnerable how could we protect our
vulnerable how could we protect our
vulnerable how could we protect our public the innocent people that were
public the innocent people that were
public the innocent people that were injured and killed that day how can we
injured and killed that day how can we
injured and killed that day how can we keep that from happening again we
keep that from happening again we
keep that from happening again we reevaluate evaluated ourselves and again
reevaluate evaluated ourselves and again
reevaluate evaluated ourselves and again our job grew more equipment more gear
our job grew more equipment more gear
our job grew more equipment more gear more training into that briefcase it
more training into that briefcase it
more training into that briefcase it goes 1997 back in California the police
goes 1997 back in California the police
goes 1997 back in California the police were called to a run-of-the-mill
were called to a run-of-the-mill
were called to a run-of-the-mill quote-unquote bank robbery at the bank
quote-unquote bank robbery at the bank
quote-unquote bank robbery at the bank of America and North Hollywood officers
of America and North Hollywood officers
of America and North Hollywood officers responding that day had no idea what
responding that day had no idea what
responding that day had no idea what they’re about to encounter the typical
they’re about to encounter the typical
they’re about to encounter the typical situation ends in the fact that they get
situation ends in the fact that they get
situation ends in the fact that they get there the bad guys have left in their
there the bad guys have left in their
there the bad guys have left in their getaway car detectives respond and they
getaway car detectives respond and they
getaway car detectives respond and they saw the crime later on unfortunately in
saw the crime later on unfortunately in
saw the crime later on unfortunately in this situation our suspects were ready
this situation our suspects were ready
this situation our suspects were ready to do something different they were
to do something different they were
to do something different they were armed with fully automatic rifles they
armed with fully automatic rifles they
armed with fully automatic rifles they had body armor on them and they were
had body armor on them and they were
had body armor on them and they were ready to do battle with the police that
ready to do battle with the police that
ready to do battle with the police that will respond
will respond
will respond that day in 1997 the average police
that day in 1997 the average police
that day in 1997 the average police officer simply held a handgun now we had
officer simply held a handgun now we had
officer simply held a handgun now we had graduated to the semi-auto but we simply
graduated to the semi-auto but we simply
graduated to the semi-auto but we simply had a handgun on her hip and some of us
had a handgun on her hip and some of us
had a handgun on her hip and some of us even had shotguns but that was about it
even had shotguns but that was about it
even had shotguns but that was about it so as you can tell we were not ready to
so as you can tell we were not ready to
so as you can tell we were not ready to deal with these individuals that we
deal with these individuals that we
deal with these individuals that we encounter the situation took almost an
encounter the situation took almost an
encounter the situation took almost an hour and that was to essentially allow
hour and that was to essentially allow
hour and that was to essentially allow for the SWAT team to arrive and for some
for the SWAT team to arrive and for some
for the SWAT team to arrive and for some of the most innovative officers I’ve
of the most innovative officers I’ve
of the most innovative officers I’ve ever run into they went to a local gun
ever run into they went to a local gun
ever run into they went to a local gun store and obtained some automatic rifles
store and obtained some automatic rifles
store and obtained some automatic rifles to kind of match them and luckily the
to kind of match them and luckily the
to kind of match them and luckily the situation was brought to an end and it
situation was brought to an end and it
situation was brought to an end and it was neutralized we were outgunned and it
was neutralized we were outgunned and it
was neutralized we were outgunned and it was a harsh reality for us as police
was a harsh reality for us as police
was a harsh reality for us as police officers we needed to do something to
officers we needed to do something to
officers we needed to do something to prepare ourselves with this with the bad
prepare ourselves with this with the bad
prepare ourselves with this with the bad guys that were now armed much higher
guys that were now armed much higher
guys that were now armed much higher than we were the introduction of the
than we were the introduction of the
than we were the introduction of the urban police rifle came about pretty
urban police rifle came about pretty
urban police rifle came about pretty much on that day I’ll never forget
much on that day I’ll never forget
much on that day I’ll never forget watching that on television myself more
watching that on television myself more
watching that on television myself more equipment we had to do better tactics
equipment we had to do better tactics
equipment we had to do better tactics how do we deal with that we have to be
how do we deal with that we have to be
how do we deal with that we have to be ready for the bad guys to be doing
ready for the bad guys to be doing
ready for the bad guys to be doing battle they’re not running from us
battle they’re not running from us
battle they’re not running from us anymore they’re coming at us better
anymore they’re coming at us better
anymore they’re coming at us better tactics more equipment better gear into
tactics more equipment better gear into
tactics more equipment better gear into that briefcase except for the rifle of
that briefcase except for the rifle of
that briefcase except for the rifle of course the rifle wouldn’t fit that went
course the rifle wouldn’t fit that went
course the rifle wouldn’t fit that went in the car 1999 Columbine Colorado that
in the car 1999 Columbine Colorado that
in the car 1999 Columbine Colorado that day started like every other day at
day started like every other day at
day started like every other day at columbine high school except it didn’t
columbine high school except it didn’t
columbine high school except it didn’t end the same two students came to school
end the same two students came to school
end the same two students came to school armed with firearms with an intent to do
armed with firearms with an intent to do
armed with firearms with an intent to do harm to the students and the faculty of
harm to the students and the faculty of
harm to the students and the faculty of the school they also came with
the school they also came with
the school they also came with explosives set in the parking lots and
explosives set in the parking lots and
explosives set in the parking lots and different points of the building to take
different points of the building to take
different points of the building to take out the responding police officers as
out the responding police officers as
out the responding police officers as well this was a different situation we
well this was a different situation we
well this was a different situation we had never dealt with something like this
had never dealt with something like this
had never dealt with something like this and the training and the tactics that
and the training and the tactics that
and the training and the tactics that were told to us at that point was to
were told to us at that point was to
were told to us at that point was to contain the suspect get to the area set
contain the suspect get to the area set
contain the suspect get to the area set up a perimeter and let’s wait for SWAT
up a perimeter and let’s wait for SWAT
up a perimeter and let’s wait for SWAT because guess what SWAT has all the
because guess what SWAT has all the
because guess what SWAT has all the tools that are needed we had urban
tools that are needed we had urban
tools that are needed we had urban pro-police rifles at that point but
pro-police rifles at that point but
pro-police rifles at that point but that’s about all we had we had really no
that’s about all we had we had really no
that’s about all we had we had really no training of going after a bad guy in
training of going after a bad guy in
training of going after a bad guy in this type of situation the introduction
this type of situation the introduction
this type of situation the introduction of the term the active shooter came
of the term the active shooter came
of the term the active shooter came about at this point officers waiting for
about at this point officers waiting for
about at this point officers waiting for SWAT to arrive
SWAT to arrive
SWAT to arrive hearing the shots going off in the
hearing the shots going off in the
hearing the shots going off in the building they simply couldn’t wait
building they simply couldn’t wait
building they simply couldn’t wait anymore so they formed up at ad hoc team
anymore so they formed up at ad hoc team
anymore so they formed up at ad hoc team went into the building and luckily
went into the building and luckily
went into the building and luckily cornered the suspects and we know the
cornered the suspects and we know the
cornered the suspects and we know the end result is that they took their own
end result is that they took their own
end result is that they took their own lives so luckily no one else was hurt
lives so luckily no one else was hurt
lives so luckily no one else was hurt past the time that they took the
past the time that they took the
past the time that they took the initiative to move in again we had to
initiative to move in again we had to
initiative to move in again we had to change what we were doing the public sex
change what we were doing the public sex
change what we were doing the public sex expectation was at high school schools
expectation was at high school schools
expectation was at high school schools should be safe what are we doing here
should be safe what are we doing here
should be safe what are we doing here why are we sitting around waiting when
why are we sitting around waiting when
why are we sitting around waiting when someone’s inside doing damage so we took
someone’s inside doing damage so we took
someone’s inside doing damage so we took it upon ourselves to protect them from
it upon ourselves to protect them from
it upon ourselves to protect them from that because again the public expected
that because again the public expected
that because again the public expected that of us more training more gear a lot
that of us more training more gear a lot
that of us more training more gear a lot more gear i’ll tell you at this point
more gear i’ll tell you at this point
more gear i’ll tell you at this point that briefcase it’s gettin kind of full
that briefcase it’s gettin kind of full
that briefcase it’s gettin kind of full isn’t it the last instant I’m we speak
isn’t it the last instant I’m we speak
isn’t it the last instant I’m we speak of that’s occurred during my tenure as a
of that’s occurred during my tenure as a
of that’s occurred during my tenure as a police officer and we all know this one
police officer and we all know this one
police officer and we all know this one was 911 new york city was attacked by
was 911 new york city was attacked by
was 911 new york city was attacked by the threat that we always feared would
the threat that we always feared would
the threat that we always feared would come and it finally did and that was
come and it finally did and that was
come and it finally did and that was foreign terrorists coming into our soil
foreign terrorists coming into our soil
foreign terrorists coming into our soil to attack us this situation stretched
to attack us this situation stretched
to attack us this situation stretched our resources to the very end and i’m
our resources to the very end and i’m
our resources to the very end and i’m not just talking to new york city that’s
not just talking to new york city that’s
not just talking to new york city that’s this was nationwide we were this respond
this was nationwide we were this respond
this was nationwide we were this respond to help them in the city we also
to help them in the city we also
to help them in the city we also immediately were tasked with identifying
immediately were tasked with identifying
immediately were tasked with identifying possible target to that day and the very
possible target to that day and the very
possible target to that day and the very next day where were they going to hit
next day where were they going to hit
next day where were they going to hit next we all know kind of the panic that
next we all know kind of the panic that
next we all know kind of the panic that went across the nation wide on that one
went across the nation wide on that one
went across the nation wide on that one and it was our the expectation was that
and it was our the expectation was that
and it was our the expectation was that local law enforcement was going to take
local law enforcement was going to take
local law enforcement was going to take care of us again more training we had to
care of us again more training we had to
care of us again more training we had to start identifying suspects that were
start identifying suspects that were
start identifying suspects that were within our community that might be
within our community that might be
within our community that might be trying to do us harm and that was a
trying to do us harm and that was a
trying to do us harm and that was a difficult situation difficult task if
difficult situation difficult task if
difficult situation difficult task if you will more training or tactics more
you will more training or tactics more
you will more training or tactics more gear into the suitcase it went these
gear into the suitcase it went these
gear into the suitcase it went these events and many more that happened over
events and many more that happened over
events and many more that happened over the last 20 years has changed the way
the last 20 years has changed the way
the last 20 years has changed the way law enforcement operates has changed the
law enforcement operates has changed the
law enforcement operates has changed the way that we do our job it has simply
way that we do our job it has simply
way that we do our job it has simply changed that briefcase that I have right
changed that briefcase that I have right
changed that briefcase that I have right here has become obsolete it cannot hold
here has become obsolete it cannot hold
here has become obsolete it cannot hold the things that I need to do the job
the things that I need to do the job
the things that I need to do the job here in the year 2017 sometime along the
here in the year 2017 sometime along the
here in the year 2017 sometime along the way I had to graduate to something like
way I had to graduate to something like
way I had to graduate to something like this this double extra-large reinforced
this this double extra-large reinforced
this this double extra-large reinforced duffel bag that carried all the gear now
duffel bag that carried all the gear now
duffel bag that carried all the gear now that I had to put in my car
that I had to put in my car
that I had to put in my car along with my rifle my shotgun all the
along with my rifle my shotgun all the
along with my rifle my shotgun all the different weapons that were out there I
different weapons that were out there I
different weapons that were out there I mentioned change being a supervisor in
mentioned change being a supervisor in
mentioned change being a supervisor in law enforcement there’s an adage that we
law enforcement there’s an adage that we
law enforcement there’s an adage that we use and it pretty much goes across
use and it pretty much goes across
use and it pretty much goes across nationwide there are two things that
nationwide there are two things that
nationwide there are two things that cops hate cops hate the way things are
cops hate cops hate the way things are
cops hate cops hate the way things are and they hate change so we’re in a bad
and they hate change so we’re in a bad
and they hate change so we’re in a bad situation aren’t we what are we going to
situation aren’t we what are we going to
situation aren’t we what are we going to do but little did the officers know that
do but little did the officers know that
do but little did the officers know that working around us we have changed we had
working around us we have changed we had
working around us we have changed we had to change we had to move things around
to change we had to move things around
to change we had to move things around we had to take on the new jobs at task
we had to take on the new jobs at task
we had to take on the new jobs at task we changed in many ways we went from
we changed in many ways we went from
we changed in many ways we went from writing reports by hand on a piece of
writing reports by hand on a piece of
writing reports by hand on a piece of paper using wite-out and again young
paper using wite-out and again young
paper using wite-out and again young students if you don’t know why it out
students if you don’t know why it out
students if you don’t know why it out look it up on your all right we used
look it up on your all right we used
look it up on your all right we used whiteout we transferred to typing them
whiteout we transferred to typing them
whiteout we transferred to typing them on computers computers that are in our
on computers computers that are in our
on computers computers that are in our cars so remotely we’re typing these
cars so remotely we’re typing these
cars so remotely we’re typing these reports now who’d ever thought that that
reports now who’d ever thought that that
reports now who’d ever thought that that would happen I mentioned it earlier we
would happen I mentioned it earlier we
would happen I mentioned it earlier we went from the right from the revolvers
went from the right from the revolvers
went from the right from the revolvers on our hips to the semi-automatic
on our hips to the semi-automatic
on our hips to the semi-automatic handguns and we also went to automatic
handguns and we also went to automatic
handguns and we also went to automatic weapons that we strapped across our
weapons that we strapped across our
weapons that we strapped across our chest in the form of the urban patrol
chest in the form of the urban patrol
chest in the form of the urban patrol rifle so that’s changed we have cell
rifle so that’s changed we have cell
rifle so that’s changed we have cell phones now didn’t have them back then we
phones now didn’t have them back then we
phones now didn’t have them back then we have GPS locators on our vehicles we
have GPS locators on our vehicles we
have GPS locators on our vehicles we also have cameras not just in our cars
also have cameras not just in our cars
also have cameras not just in our cars but on our person we’re walking around
but on our person we’re walking around
but on our person we’re walking around with cameras on our person smile all
with cameras on our person smile all
with cameras on our person smile all right we’re what we’re filming it
right we’re what we’re filming it
right we’re what we’re filming it technology has allowed us to also take a
technology has allowed us to also take a
technology has allowed us to also take a step further and policing we’ve gone
step further and policing we’ve gone
step further and policing we’ve gone from the simple task of responding when
from the simple task of responding when
from the simple task of responding when crime occurs and trying to deal with it
crime occurs and trying to deal with it
crime occurs and trying to deal with it afterwards to trying to get ahead of
afterwards to trying to get ahead of
afterwards to trying to get ahead of crime we can take mathematics analytics
crime we can take mathematics analytics
crime we can take mathematics analytics we can take our crime numbers our crime
we can take our crime numbers our crime
we can take our crime numbers our crime histories crime trends from the past and
histories crime trends from the past and
histories crime trends from the past and we can attempt to predict crime before
we can attempt to predict crime before
we can attempt to predict crime before it happens whether it be on holidays
it happens whether it be on holidays
it happens whether it be on holidays whether it be in certain areas of town
whether it be in certain areas of town
whether it be in certain areas of town different times a day we have put forth
different times a day we have put forth
different times a day we have put forth the task to take care of that so what’s
the task to take care of that so what’s
the task to take care of that so what’s known as predictive policing if you’ve
known as predictive policing if you’ve
known as predictive policing if you’ve ever heard that before so that’s
ever heard that before so that’s
ever heard that before so that’s something that we’ve tried to do there’s
something that we’ve tried to do there’s
something that we’ve tried to do there’s also technology available to us for our
also technology available to us for our
also technology available to us for our school resource officers they now have
school resource officers they now have
school resource officers they now have the ability to monitor social posts as
the ability to monitor social posts as
the ability to monitor social posts as they come up live from the students in
they come up live from the students in
they come up live from the students in their schools currently and that isn’t
their schools currently and that isn’t
their schools currently and that isn’t to invade their privacy that’s not what
to invade their privacy that’s not what
to invade their privacy that’s not what we’re trying to do but as what happened
we’re trying to do but as what happened
we’re trying to do but as what happened in Columbine High School
in Columbine High School
in Columbine High School we’re trying we’re making an attempt to
we’re trying we’re making an attempt to
we’re trying we’re making an attempt to try to get out in front of those crimes
try to get out in front of those crimes
try to get out in front of those crimes any type of threat that’s going to come
any type of threat that’s going to come
any type of threat that’s going to come to the school that’s what we’re going to
to the school that’s what we’re going to
to the school that’s what we’re going to do we also may be able to try to
do we also may be able to try to
do we also may be able to try to intervene if we feel that there’s a
intervene if we feel that there’s a
intervene if we feel that there’s a student in distress their posts their
student in distress their posts their
student in distress their posts their blogs are going to tell us that maybe
blogs are going to tell us that maybe
blogs are going to tell us that maybe they might be be hurting and we need
they might be be hurting and we need
they might be be hurting and we need some type of help so we have changed the
some type of help so we have changed the
some type of help so we have changed the job of police officer has changed as
job of police officer has changed as
job of police officer has changed as well because we talked about public
well because we talked about public
well because we talked about public expectations and what the public has
expectations and what the public has
expectations and what the public has asked us to do now is not simply catch
asked us to do now is not simply catch
asked us to do now is not simply catch the bad guys put them in jail make this
the bad guys put them in jail make this
the bad guys put them in jail make this make the area safe we’ve become child
make the area safe we’ve become child
make the area safe we’ve become child counselors we become mediators and
counselors we become mediators and
counselors we become mediators and domestic disputes we’ve become suicide
domestic disputes we’ve become suicide
domestic disputes we’ve become suicide preventers we become sometimes the first
preventers we become sometimes the first
preventers we become sometimes the first responders in a with a mentally ill
responders in a with a mentally ill
responders in a with a mentally ill subject out in public that is having
subject out in public that is having
subject out in public that is having some type of an episode and trying to
some type of an episode and trying to
some type of an episode and trying to help them out we’ve also become number
help them out we’ve also become number
help them out we’ve also become number crunchers I didn’t get into this job to
crunchers I didn’t get into this job to
crunchers I didn’t get into this job to try to crunch numbers but I found myself
try to crunch numbers but I found myself
try to crunch numbers but I found myself in that position to do that to this day
in that position to do that to this day
in that position to do that to this day and then also we were find ourselves on
and then also we were find ourselves on
and then also we were find ourselves on the corner or on the side of the road
the corner or on the side of the road
the corner or on the side of the road being a car mechanic in an attempt to
being a car mechanic in an attempt to
being a car mechanic in an attempt to try to help people out I’ve discussed
try to help people out I’ve discussed
try to help people out I’ve discussed change and change that has gone over the
change and change that has gone over the
change and change that has gone over the past 20-plus years that have been
past 20-plus years that have been
past 20-plus years that have been involved in law enforcement and the and
involved in law enforcement and the and
involved in law enforcement and the and we and we say that officers don’t like
we and we say that officers don’t like
we and we say that officers don’t like that and I’ve also mentioned my suitcase
that and I’ve also mentioned my suitcase
that and I’ve also mentioned my suitcase on my duffle bag that simply isn’t just
on my duffle bag that simply isn’t just
on my duffle bag that simply isn’t just a reality but it’s also a metaphor it’s
a reality but it’s also a metaphor it’s
a reality but it’s also a metaphor it’s a metaphor in the fact that I’m
a metaphor in the fact that I’m
a metaphor in the fact that I’m addressing a crowd here that has quite a
addressing a crowd here that has quite a
addressing a crowd here that has quite a few college students in it and I’ll take
few college students in it and I’ll take
few college students in it and I’ll take this parallel into your into your life
this parallel into your into your life
this parallel into your into your life you’re about to graduate soon to
you’re about to graduate soon to
you’re about to graduate soon to graduate a year or two and whether it’s
graduate a year or two and whether it’s
graduate a year or two and whether it’s going on to a profession or going on to
going on to a profession or going on to
going on to a profession or going on to more studies or just life in general
more studies or just life in general
more studies or just life in general change is going to happen I’m here to
change is going to happen I’m here to
change is going to happen I’m here to tell you you probably have a briefcase
tell you you probably have a briefcase
tell you you probably have a briefcase ready something that you think right now
ready something that you think right now
ready something that you think right now can tackle would your tasks at hand and
can tackle would your tasks at hand and
can tackle would your tasks at hand and what you can do but remember change is
what you can do but remember change is
what you can do but remember change is going to happen five years 10 years 15
going to happen five years 10 years 15
going to happen five years 10 years 15 years down the road it’s an important
years down the road it’s an important
years down the road it’s an important thing that you must understand is going
thing that you must understand is going
thing that you must understand is going to happen I as an old worn-out police
to happen I as an old worn-out police
to happen I as an old worn-out police officer here we would like to task you
officer here we would like to task you
officer here we would like to task you with the fact of identify that change
with the fact of identify that change
with the fact of identify that change embrace it have fun with it but be ready
embrace it have fun with it but be ready
embrace it have fun with it but be ready for it be ready to graduate to that
for it be ready to graduate to that
for it be ready to graduate to that large duffle bag that briefcase isn’t
large duffle bag that briefcase isn’t
large duffle bag that briefcase isn’t going to do you any good if you don’t
going to do you any good if you don’t
going to do you any good if you don’t you will find yourself left with that
you will find yourself left with that
you will find yourself left with that briefcase and left behind
briefcase and left behind
briefcase and left behind I’d like to close with this it’s 2017
I’d like to close with this it’s 2017
I’d like to close with this it’s 2017 it’s January and it’s time for this
it’s January and it’s time for this
it’s January and it’s time for this seasoned veteran has old worn-out
seasoned veteran has old worn-out
seasoned veteran has old worn-out gray-haired guy to hang up his great his
gray-haired guy to hang up his great his
gray-haired guy to hang up his great his belt and retire and that’s what I’m
belt and retire and that’s what I’m
belt and retire and that’s what I’m going to do it’s time for me to hand it
going to do it’s time for me to hand it
going to do it’s time for me to hand it off to the next 23 year old young Ricky
off to the next 23 year old young Ricky
off to the next 23 year old young Ricky ready to make a difference and the only
ready to make a difference and the only
ready to make a difference and the only thing i can tell him is keep your head
thing i can tell him is keep your head
thing i can tell him is keep your head on a swivel and be ready for the change
on a swivel and be ready for the change
on a swivel and be ready for the change I thank you for your time
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