191: NYPD Whistleblower Edwin Raymond Talks About What It's Like To Be "An Inconvenient Cop"

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Light Watkins

Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Education

4.9 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 95 minutes

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In this week’s episode, Edwin Raymond, a former NYPD officer and author of "An Inconvenient Cop," is back to offer an in-depth look at his remarkable journey from a troubled childhood in Brooklyn to becoming a police officer and, ultimately, a courageous whistleblower. Raymond's story is not just a personal narrative; it's a window into the complexities and challenges of policing in New York City. The episode explores Raymond's firsthand experiences with racial profiling, both as a civil...

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0:00.0	I've already been secretly recording supervisors who were pressuring me to engage in this
0:07.6	unlawful type of policing.
0:09.6	I didn't know what I was going to do with the recording style.
0:12.3	The plan honestly was to, I was going to do with the recording style. The plan honestly was to I was
0:14.8	going to pursue but I was also going to go to the media and expose everything. I
0:21.0	thought that I'm going to find me for sure, if not more.
0:24.0	That was the plan. I was under the impression that once people knew this information,
0:29.0	they would take the right actions.
0:32.0	Given the information, this is inside information
0:34.4	I'm confirmed.
0:35.2	One of the beauties about whistleblowers,
0:37.1	we not only concern the things that are speculated.
0:39.6	We let you know what you never even know to ask for. Hey friend, welcome back to the Light Watkins Show, I'm Light Watkins and I have conversations with ordinary folks just like
0:56.2	you and me who have taken extraordinary leaps of faith in the direction of their path, their
1:02.0	purpose, or what they've identified as their mission in life,
1:05.0	and in doing so, they've been able to positively impact and inspire the lives of many other people
1:12.0	who've either heard about their story or who
1:15.1	witnessed them in action or people who've directly benefited from their work.
1:20.4	And my overall goal is to expose you to as many people as possible who found their path and to humanize them.
1:29.0	And then hopefully to inspire you to continue moving in the direction of your path and purpose because
1:35.8	what you'll see is that anyone who has done that has had to overcome many of the same obstacles that you might be dealing with now. And my guest today,
1:46.0	Edwin Raymond, is the epitome of someone who has encountered many obstacles in following his path as a whistleblower in the New York City Police
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