Episode 961: The Unfiltered Truth: Life, Ego, and the Missing Elements in Law Enforcement Training

Street Cop Podcast

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4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this raw and insightful episode of the Street Cop Podcast, Dennis Benigno sits down with Kory Flowers to discuss everything from life updates to the hidden flaws in law enforcement training. Kory opens up about the pressures of reputation and cliques within the force, and how often overlooked cultural issues impact the profession.

The conversation dives deep into the practical knowledge that’s missing from police training, why ego and a lack of self-reflection hold officers back, and how poor decision-making—particularly when it comes to alcohol—can derail careers. They also touch on the importance of physical fitness and how Kory developed his communication skills to become a more effective leader.

To wrap it up, Kory delivers rapid-fire advice for law enforcement officers looking to grow both personally and professionally. If you're ready for an unfiltered discussion about what’s really holding officers back, this episode is for you.

Timestamps:

00:00:00:00 - 00:01:02:06 Teaser 00:01:02:06 - 00:05:20:23 Intro 00:05:20:23 - 00:07:30:07 Life updates with Kory Flowers 00:07:30:07 - 00:11:33:06 Reputation & cliques 00:11:33:06 - 00:23:04:21 Practical knowledge missing from training 00:23:04:21 - 00:26:15:24 Culture 00:26:15:24 - 00:31:13:04 Ego & the lack of self reflection 00:31:13:04 - 00:36:24:08 Alcohol & poor decision making 00:36:24:08 - 00:41:24:13 Physical fitness 00:41:24:13 - 00:43:30:07 How Kory got his communication skills 00:43:30:07 - 01:03:57:15 Rapid fire advice 01:03:57:15 - 01:04:52:05 Outro

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0:00.0	Some of the most unhealthy folks that I've seen are folks that their whole world is very insulated around just cops that they work with.
0:08.2	And that's it. And you rely on them for all of your social. You rely on them for, you know, of course, work excitement.
0:13.6	But then you're hanging out all beauty. You're talking about work all the only and always all the time. You know, it's just not wise because like you said, if you happen to run into a work culture where folks are not taking care of each other outside of the job and you've putting,
0:24.8	you've putting all your eggs in that basket. I mean, you're going to be psychologically in a lot of
0:28.4	pain. I like trying to influence people for good and push people towards what they can be best at.
0:33.1	I read a quote not long ago. It's Charles Schwab, the great investment guru. He said, I consider my greatest asset the fact that I can engender enthusiasm in my people.
0:43.3	Not all of his financial know-how and, you know, spreadsheets and the dollar figure and, you know, interest rates,
0:49.3	but the fact that he could get his people fired up.
1:04.0	Hey guys, welcome this episode of the street cop podcast.
1:05.9	Wait, are we the street cop training podcast?
1:06.4	I don't know.
1:07.4	I interchange them both.
1:08.1	It doesn't matter.
1:15.2	I kind of reverse it for everybody today, but sorry for throwing you off. It just proves that every single time that I record this podcast, it is new.
1:22.5	It's fresh. Guys, the 2025 Street Cup conference is upon us. It is at the Omni, Nashville, Tennessee,
1:27.7	downtown, one block from Broadway. Three days, May 27th through May 29th.
1:29.1	We have a crazy lineup.
1:30.0	It keeps getting crazier.
1:33.5	So here are so far our guest speakers.
1:37.4	We're going to have a ton of social media influencers that you guys love. But we're going to start with the donut operator, Cody Garrett, Kentucky Ballistics,
1:42.0	from YouTube, Scott to Shield, Ray Cash Care, Jay Dobbins,
1:46.5	these guys will be there in person, and on top of it, you are going to be able to hang out
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