Jason Blaylock – Mississippi – Officer-Involved Shooting

When an officer-involved shooting occurs, we often hear a lot about the victim, but what happens to the person who pulled the trigger?Our Sponsors:Thin Green Line PodcastDon Noyes ChevroletNorth American Game Warden MuseumSovereign Sportsman Solutions“A Cowboy in the Woods” BookHunt of a LifetimeMaine's Operation Game ThiefWildlife Heritage Foundation of NHInternational Wildlife CrimestoppersHere’s what we discuss:·       Officer-involved shooting: no one knew how to handle it·       Systemic problems·       You’re never the same person·       One trauma can be a huge setback·       Fit for duty·       Stigma created by the word “homicide” in media·       Called to investigate a suspected night hunter·       Suspect fired at a citizen·       The chase·       Suspect stops, then rams Blaylock’s truck and flees·       Vehicle does not stop at a roadblock·       Suspect again rams officers’ vehicles·       “I’m not making it home tonight.”·       Less a decision than a reaction·       Driver was a 15-year-old male·       Praying for the driver·       A helpless, solitary feeling·       Driver recovered, and was later convicted only of night hunting·       Officer Blaylock is immediately cleared of wrongdoing·       Months of interviews and uncertainty·       A single counselling session·       “You have to talk about it. You cannot hold it in.”·       Nearly eleven months off work·       Stress and its impacts on the body·       The entire family is affected·       Friends - and even fellow officers - don’t know what to say·       Law enforcement, PTSD and alcoholism·       It’s okay to not be tough·       Subjects went on to commit more felonies·       “We don’t know how to handle needing a helping hand.”·       The importance of being proactive·       Learning what to expect, how to heal, and how to helpCreditsHosts: Wayne Saunders and John NoresProducer: Jay AmmannArt & Design: Ashley HannettResearch / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazonGoogleWaypointStitcherTuneInMegaphoneFind More Here:WebsiteWarden’s Watch / TGL StoreFacebookFaceboo