Two Cops One Donut
We were asked “what exactly is the point of this show?”Answer: social media is an underutilized tool by police. Not just police, but firefighters, DA’s, nurses, military, ambulance, teachers; front liners. This show is designed to reveal the full potential of true communication through long discussion format. This will give a voice to these professions that often go unheard from those that do it. Furthermore, it’s designed to show authentic and genuine response; rather than the tiresome “look, cops petting puppies” approach. We are avoiding the sound bite narrative so the first responders and those associated can give fully articulated thought. The idea is the viewers both inside and outside these career fields can gain realistic and genuine perspective to make informed opinions on the content. Overall folks, we want to earn your respect, help create the change you want and need together through all channels of the criminal justice system and those that directly impact it. This comes from the heart with nothing but positive intentions. That is what this show is about. Disclaimer: The views shared by this podcast, the hosts, and/or the guests do not in anyway reflect their employer or the policies of their employer. Any views shared or content of this podcast is of their opinion and not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. 2 Cops 1 Donut is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy any of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site or for watching shared on this site or others. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.
Episodes
259 episodes
Abolish The Police? Retired REDDOG Zoel Murphy
A retired Atlanta Police Sergeant shows up with a sentence that stops the room: “We don’t need the police anymore.” Then he does the harder thing, he explains exactly why he believes that and what he thinks should replace the current system. Zo...
Criminal Trespass Warnings Without Forced Identification
The fastest way a normal call turns into a constitutional mess is when someone treats paperwork like it’s the law. We start with the obsession over ID during a criminal trespass warning and lay out the plain-English difference between a civil w...
Damon Darling vs Walmart
A Walmart ban sounds simple until you watch it collide with the Fourth Amendment on a public roadway. We dig into the Damon Darling traffic stop and the bigger legal question underneath it: when a private business wants you gone, who has to tel...
Jay Bandy: Beyond The Thin Blue Line
A rookie cop makes one stupid decision off duty and it follows him for years. Then he becomes the kind of voice the internet rarely expects: blunt about police mistakes, serious about constitutional rights, and willing to say “cops need to do b...
Arkansas Trooper Punch, Tesla Autopilot & Lindsay Clancy | Impromptu Live
An impromptu Two Cops One Donut livestream covering three stories generating a lot of conversation.We break down the viral incident involving an Arkansas State Trooper and an 18-year-old woman, including use of force, what the video appe...
Former Blackwater: Morgan Lerette
“Blackwater” gets used as shorthand for everything people fear or fantasize about in modern war, but the real work was often simpler and darker: move a diplomat through Baghdad and make sure they come back alive. We sit down with Morgan Lorette...
Sean Lozano Breaks His Silence
A lot of people want “police reform,” but they argue about the loudest moments and ignore the everyday mechanics that actually decide whether a community feels safe or targeted. We sit down with Sean Lozano, a Florida cop turned political opera...
Enough To Detain
A car sits at a gas pump a little too long and suddenly it is surrounded. That single moment raises the question everyone argues about online: was this a smart proactive police stop, or an unlawful detention that should never happen in the firs...
The Thin Blue Lie: Deputy Chief Fisher
A retired deputy chief turns whistleblower and suddenly the whole system reacts. Lance Fisher joins us to explain what pushed him from command staff into public accountability work, what he saw in body camera footage and citizen complaints, and...
How Online Predators Groom Kids On Snapchat And Roblox
Your kid doesn’t need to “meet a stranger” anymore to be targeted. A single friend request, a few minutes of flattery, and one impulsive photo can turn into financial sextortion, threats to expose them to classmates, and a level of shame most a...
The Badge Shouldn't Be A Reset Button | The Gray Area
In this episode of The Gray Area, we ask a uncomfortable question:Can a badge become a reset button?We break down how officers can leave one agency under a cloud, resign during an investigation, or get fired for serious misconduct...
Long Island Audit Sean Reyes Live! Arrested By A PBA President?
A police union headquarters. A journalist with a camera. A simple request for comment. Then a trespass arrest happens while the person is still walking away. That’s where our conversation with Sean Paul Reyes, aka Long Island Audit, starts and ...
TCOD x Southern Drawl Law: Senatobia Case Breakdown
A diaper shoplifting allegation should never end with a one-year-old dead, but that is exactly why we felt we had to talk about Senatobia, Mississippi. We sit down with James White from Southern Draw Law, a former cop and attorney who has spent...
Did Defunding the Police Actually Work? | The Gray Area
We ask whether “defund the police” improved public safety and land on a tougher answer: the slogan fails as a plan but succeeds as a warning sign about trust and broken systems. We argue that America keeps treating police as the default respons...
Officer Safety Isn’t a Blank Check | The Gray Area
Officer safety is real, but it cannot be used as a catch-all excuse to control people, skip professionalism, or erase constitutional rights. We lay out what “specific facts” should look like in the real world and why the biggest skill is knowin...
Modern Policing Reality Check
A lot of people talk about “how policing has changed,” but we get specific, from the pre-body-cam days to the modern reality where every call can turn into a viral clip and every mistake gets replayed in slow motion. I walk through what the job...
Why Untrained Cops Use More Force | The Gray Area
We dig into a truth that frustrates both cops and civilians: some excessive force grows out of undertraining, not just bad intent. We argue that better grappling and control skills can reduce panic, create more options, and make constitutional ...
Cops Can Do This...But Should They? | The Gray Area
“Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.” That’s the line running through this straight talk on modern policing legitimacy and why public trust can evaporate even when everything is technically legal. We’re digging into the gap between auth...
Are Police The Real Defenders Of The Constitution
A lot of people think policing is mostly about force, authority, and “taking control.” We see it differently. The real work is staying human while you’re tired, stressed, and surrounded by a culture that sometimes rewards cynicism, ego, and a f...
Modern Policing In Real Life
A neighbor pulls out a phone and starts recording a police call and suddenly the whole scene shifts. We get into why that moment triggers so many bad decisions, how “ego policing” shows up in the real world, and why detaining someone without cl...
How Much Power Should Police Tech Have?
A cop doing 95 pulls over a rider for doing 95, and somehow thinks he’s the moral authority. That clip sets the tone for a wide-open live where we chase the hard questions: what “reasonable and prudent” really means, why small hypocrisy wrecks ...
COPS & COUNSEL: Unfiltered Body Cam Breakdown!
One impulsive grab on a porch. One traffic stop where a cop tries to police “respect.” One sloppy decision that feels small to the officer and massive to the citizen. That’s the thread we pull in this conversation, because the real story isn’t ...
Behind the Camera: Understanding the Audit with Otto the Watchdog
A guy with a sign on a street corner shouldn’t be able to expose a training crisis, but that’s exactly what happens when police misunderstand the First Amendment in public. We bring on Otto The Watchdog, a longtime First Amendment auditor and a...
How Police And First Amendment Auditors Can Get It Right
A calm officer can end an auditor contact in seconds. A triggered officer can turn the same moment into a lawsuit, a viral clip, and a career problem. That tension drives today’s conversation with Sgt Erik Lavigne, Banning Sweatland and Ryan Mo...