How Police And First Amendment Auditors Can Get It Right

About this episode

The episode discusses the dynamics between police officers and First Amendment auditors, highlighting the importance of officer demeanor and accountability.

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 Montero as we dig into First Amendment auditors, police accountability, and the real reason “name and badge number” sometimes flips a switch. We talk through why viewers can get more upset when cops and auditors both do things correctly than when one sid...

People in this episode

Host: Sgt Erik Lavigne

Guests: Banning Sweatland, Ryan Montero

Topics covered

• First Amendment auditors
• police accountability
• law enforcement
• auditor contact
• public perception
• legal implications

Keywords

• First Amendment
• police
• auditors
• lawsuit
• viral clip
• accountability
• name and badge number

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