SUMMARY
Darrell Rivers is a Corporal in the Vero Beach Florida Police Department. In this episode, Susan Chesnutt interviews this 32-year law enforcement veteran about the changing times, racism, covid-19, and an honest refreshing perspective on how to treat people. He also explains how people should think about bad cops with regards to the entire police force.
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HIGHLIGHTS
[00:47] Susan introduces Darrell Rivers and they talk about a mutual friend that just passed away.
[03:03] Darrell shares a story about joining the police force 20 years ago and being the only black cop.
[05:07] Darrell and Susan discuss the police force and the community during COVID.
[09:05] How can civilians and the police change right now to fix the unrest in this country?
[11:51] Darrell talks about how people can change their views on the whole police force and not focus on a few bad apples.
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QUOTES
2:22 “You can’t stereotype everybody because of one officer’s mistake or whatever bad accident that he made.”
5:40 “I think this year, so far, we’ve had over 29 overdoses and three deaths so far.”
9:41 “You always put yourself in other person’s shoes that you’re dealing with because that could be you tomorrow.”
15:46 “I had a stepdad that’s stepping in as our fathers for all, eight of us, and he only made $125 a week. We stayed in a two-bedroom house, and that was enough to, where I come from to do better and show people that you can be better regardless of your circumstances.”
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RESOURCES
Vero Beach Police Department: https://www.vbpd.org/
