So as soon as I turned and started to walk away, the gentleman, I don't even know if we can call him that, but the male half of this incident decided to blindside punch me in the side of the head.

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Well, already, gang, welcome back to the active self-protection podcast.

I am yet again your host, Mike Williver, and I am your favorite.

Say it with me, former Fed.

With us today, with us today, a new friend of mine, Mason Bance, he is in Iowa. He is a single father of one child. And as is relevant to the story, he is formerly a police officer and

currently works armed security and bail enforcement

on the side of that. Mason, how are you, sir? I'm doing well, Mike. How are you? I'm well. And I say to everyone, thank you so much for writing in, being willing to tell your story. If not for people like you, there wouldn't be a show because no one wants to hear me talk for an hour. And furthermore, for those of you watching on the app, this, this is what you asked for.

This is what you asked for. This is what you... because no one wants to hear me talk for an hour. And furthermore, for those of you watching on the app,

this is what you asked for. This is what you get. This is my big, ugly face for an hour. So I hope

you enjoy it. And if you are on the app, thank you so much for subscribing to that and helping

us further the work that we're doing. So talk us through your history. You were a police officer in a local agency. We're not

going to mention any names or towns, but for a time, prior to being in law enforcement, did you have,

was it always a desire of yours to do something like that, something like security or law

enforcement? Absolutely. So since the time I can remember, probably three, four

years old, my mom and dad and family always said, you know, I always had a toy gun or a badge on

my, on my shirt, and was always constantly wanting to be a police officer. Growing up, always loved

the crime shows. And one of my favorites was always Walker, Texas Ranger. I always wanted to win against the bad guys, you know. So it was always a desire. Just like every kid, get into some trouble in your youth, you know, and stuff like that. It teaches you some lessons, some valuable lessons. And from there, after high school, me and my two best friends, the three of us total, and decided to

join in the Marine Corps. I was going to use that as a stepping stone to get to my law enforcement

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