Two Cops One Donut

Sgt. Erik Lavigne

Two Cops One Donut is where policing, criminal justice, accountability, and public safety get discussed without the usual echo chamber.Hosted by Erik Lavigne, a working police sergeant with 20 years of law enforcement experience, TCOD brings together cops, attorneys, criminal justice professionals, critics, content creators, and people with firsthand experience to have the conversations that don't fit into a 30-second clip.We talk police accountability, use of force, constitutional rights, police technology, training, criminal justice reform, court decisions, controversial encounters, and the policies shaping modern law enforcement.The goal isn't to defend cops at all costs, and it isn't to bash them either.When police get it right, we'll say so. When they get it wrong, we'll talk about that too. And when an issue lives somewhere in the gray area, that's usually where the best conversation begins.You don't have to agree with the host or the guests to have a seat at the table.Two Cops One Donut exists to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the communities they serve through honest conversation, transparency, accountability, and perspectives you don't normally hear together.New interviews, discussions, and livestream conversations explore the issues affecting policing and the criminal justice system today.Listen. Challenge us. Join the conversation. Views expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not represent their respective employers or organizations.

  1. 4h ago ·  Video

    His Tesla Changed the Case: Police Assumptions & Bodycam Gaps

    Police thought he was fleeing. His Tesla footage helped tell a different story. Could the situation have been sorted out before it became a nearly two-year criminal case? On this solo episode of Two Cops One Donut, Erik Lavigne examines Kevin Finley’s Winter Springs, Florida, arrest and acquittal. Erik explains why he can understand the officer’s initial interpretation while questioning the assumptions behind it—and what should happen when new evidence challenges an officer’s account. We discuss unmarked traffic stops, driver awareness, supervisor review, and how ego can get in the way of reconsidering a decision. Then we turn to Marc Fogle’s death in Clark County, Washington, and his family’s $27 million tort claim. The discussion examines reporting on a struggle over the deputy’s gun, disputed body-camera interruptions, and why evaluating force and preserving evidence are separate responsibilities. Erik also explains how conversations with viewers changed his position on muting body cameras. His preference: record throughout the call and protect sensitive information through redaction afterward. That leads to a debate about accidental shutoffs, officer privacy, and recording an entire shift. In this episode: 00:00 Welcome and show disclaimer 03:47 What would change your mind? Mailbox searches and context 11:09 Bodycam muting versus redaction 19:33 Kevin Finley: the Tesla footage and acquittal 22:34 Should unmarked police cars make traffic stops? 33:06 What supervisors should check after an arrest 40:27 Officer ego and police training 51:22 Reconsidering an arrest before doubling down 59:06 Marc Fogle and the Clark County claim 01:10:37 Camera interruptions: accident or intentional shutoff? 01:13:16 How viewers changed Erik’s position on muting 01:26:11 Recording every call versus recording an entire shift 01:28:30 Requests for a supervisor: policy and follow-through 01:32:22 What a meaningful public explanation should include What evidence would change your mind—and what should a department explain when a case raises serious questions? Watch the full video and join future livestreams on YouTube at Two Cops One Donut. Subscribe and bring your perspective to the conversation. Contains strong language and discussion of fatal violence. The Clark County claim contains allegations, not court findings. Commentary reflects the host’s views and is not legal advice. send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

  2. 14h ago ·  Video

    Can You Trust the Story? Patrick Carr on Police, Media & Accountability

    Patrick Carr of The Patrick Carr Show joins Two Cops One Donut for a long-form conversation about police, media, accountability, transparency, and how the public decides which version of a story to trust. Lance Fisher of Thin Blue Lie Audits joins as guest co-host alongside regular co-hosts Zoel Murphy and Banning Sweatland.  can-you-trust-the-story_-_-patrick-carr-on-police,-media-&-accountability-Sep-21-2026-restream.txt We get into the problem with forming conclusions from viral clips before the full record is available, what police departments get wrong when communicating controversial incidents, where traditional media and independent creators fall short, and why being willing to admit you were wrong matters. Patrick explains how he approaches breaking stories when he knows additional facts may still emerge.  can-you-trust-the-story_-_-patrick-carr-on-police,-media-&-accountability-Sep-21-2026-restream.txt A major part of the episode focuses on the death of 92-year-old Milagros Ortiz following a collision with an Orlando police vehicle. We discuss the officer’s driving decision, reported emergency-equipment problems, the department’s response, delayed evidence releases, administrative discipline, and the family’s civil lawsuit. Patrick also explains how his own view of the case evolved as additional information became available.  can-you-trust-the-story_-_-patrick-carr-on-police,-media-&-accountability-Sep-21-2026-restream.txt The conversation then expands into one of the most important distinctions in police accountability: criminal liability, administrative discipline, and civil liability are not the same thing. An officer can avoid criminal charges while still violating policy, and civil responsibility can exist independently of either.  can-you-trust-the-story_-_-patrick-carr-on-police,-media-&-accountability-Sep-21-2026-restream.txt We also challenge ourselves as creators. What happens when outrage performs better than nuance? What does media accountability actually look like? And if somebody publishes something wrong, is the answer punishment, or is the better answer more accurate information and a willingness to publicly correct the record? Patrick gives a particularly strong answer on free speech and a free press near the end of his appearance.  can-you-trust-the-story_-_-patrick-carr-on-police,-media-&-accountability-Sep-21-2026-restream.txt This one is less about picking a side and more about asking a better question: What evidence should you have before you decide who was right? Featuring: Patrick Carr, The Patrick Carr Show Lance Fisher, Thin Blue Lie Audits Zoel “Red Dog” Murphy Banning Sweatland Hosted by Erik Lavigne Explicit: Yes There is frequent adult language throughout the episode. Suggested Buzzsprout chapters 00:00 Intro and disclaimer 02:00 Can You Trust the Story? 05:00 Meet Patrick Carr 07:00 Lance Fisher and Thin Blue Lie Audits 13:00 Why Patrick built independent local media 27:00 Viral clips, incomplete information, and confirmation bias 42:00 What police departments get wrong in the first 24 hours 48:00 What traditional media gets wrong 50:00 What independent creators get wrong 57:00 Officer stress, workload, and supervision 1:04:00 The Milagros Ortiz case 1:14:00 Officer responsibility versus fleet responsibility 1:36:00 What matters most to the public? 1:48:00 Criminal vs. administrative vs. civil accountability 1:55:00 What does accountability actually mean? 1:56:00 Media accountability 1:59:00 Should media face consequences for getting stories wrong? 2:01:00 Patrick’s closing thoughts 2:03:00 Patrick exits, conversation continues 2:06:00 Why police communication problems are often self-inflicted 2:18:00 Building community instead of chasing clicks 2:33:00 Final thoughts and guest plugs 2:37:00 Close send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

  3. 1d ago ·  Video

    Who Checks the Jail? The Bubba Blair Case

    What happens when the government takes complete control over someone's basic needs and the safeguards meant to protect that person fail? In this episode of Two Cops One Donut, Sgt. Erik Lavigne examines the death of Gary “Bubba” Blair, who died while being held at the Chesterfield County Detention Center in South Carolina. Blair had been found incompetent to stand trial and was awaiting competency-restoration treatment when he died. His family's attorney says the autopsy lists profound dehydration due to deprivation of water as the cause of death and homicide as the manner of death.  We break down the allegations surrounding his confinement, the warning signs that reportedly existed before his death, what investigators should be looking for, where individual responsibility may begin and end, and why changing policy after a tragedy is not the same thing as proving accountability.  Then we turn to a very different case with the same underlying question. Former Stamford police officer Zachary Lockwood is on trial following a fatal 2023 crash that occurred while he was responding to a call originally classified as nonemergency. We discuss emergency-response discretion, the difference between violating policy, making a bad decision and committing a crime, and how much risk is justified when an officer decides to upgrade a response.  Two stories. Two very different uses of government authority. One central question: Who owns the consequences when discretion goes wrong? Two Cops One Donut isn't copaganda and it isn't anti-police outrage. We examine the facts, challenge bad police work, recognize good police work, and have the conversations necessary to make policing better. Follow the podcast and join the conversation. send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

  4. 2d ago ·  Video

    Rank or Accountability

    A badge can start a conversation, but it can’t end it. We spend this morning digging into two stories that look unrelated on the surface and land in the exact same place: authority without oversight always turns into a trust problem. First, we break down a report out of Bloomington, Illinois where an off-duty assistant police chief allegedly flashes his badge, follows two young men, and tries to steer responding officers toward cuffs, phone seizures, towing, and jail over a minor parking issue that escalates after he gets flipped off. We talk through why “contempt of cop” isn’t a real charge, why rank is not probable cause, and where off-duty intervention should stop and on-duty accountability should begin. Then we zoom out to Huntsville, Texas and the debate over automated license plate readers (ALPR), including Flock cameras. I’m not anti-ALPR. I’m pro-controls, pro-audits, and pro-consequences when officers misuse powerful databases. The problem is simple: if a department says “we log every search and audit it every weekday,” what meaningful proof can the public see to verify those safeguards are real without exposing personal data or tipping off active investigations? We walk through the FOIA and public records angle, the cost arguments, and a practical middle ground built on redaction and aggregate reporting. We close by tying both stories to the same standard: good policing should benefit from someone asking, “Show me why.” If you want more conversations like this, subscribe, share the show, and leave a review. What’s your non-negotiable safeguard against abuse of authority? send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

  5. 3d ago ·  Video

    Jailed on a Face Match? Who Checks the Evidence?

    Nearly six months in jail. Charges dismissed. Now a federal lawsuit. How does an investigation get that far without somebody stopping to check the evidence? On this episode of Two Cops One Donut, Erik Lavigne breaks down Angela Lipps’ lawsuit against Fargo and a detective after a facial recognition lead connected her to a bank fraud investigation. We discuss the reported identification mistake, her alleged alibi, and the checks that should happen before somebody loses their freedom. A computer giving you a possible match should mean you have more investigating to do. So where were the follow-up questions? Who reviewed the case? And when an investigation goes wrong, is firing somebody enough? Then we get into an NYPD officer accused of burglary and using police databases to monitor the investigation into himself. He has pleaded not guilty. The bigger question: who’s watching what officers do with the information they can access? Along the way, the live chat pushes the conversation into confirmation bias, meaningful consequences, database audits, and why Erik changed his position on muting body cameras. In this episode: • 00:00 Welcome and today’s police accountability discussion • 11:36 Angela Lipps: the Fargo facial recognition case • 30:50 What supervisors should catch before an arrest • 33:06 The lawsuit and why “she eventually got out” isn’t enough • 38:52 Keep facial recognition or ban it? • 41:10 Case numbers, audits, and independent review • 49:22 Useful technology still needs human verification • 51:10 Confirmation bias: looking for evidence or confirming a belief? • 59:45 Erik’s take on consequences for failed investigations • 01:08:34 NYPD officer accused of checking his own investigation • 01:14:01 Police database access: who checks the searches? • 01:21:59 Body cameras: muting versus redacting • 01:25:42 The mental toll of reviewing disturbing footage What would meaningful accountability look like to you? And what safeguards would you require before trusting police with facial recognition? Watch the full video and join future livestreams on YouTube at Two Cops One Donut. Subscribe and bring your perspective to the conversation. The lawsuits and criminal allegations discussed are not findings of guilt. Contains strong language. send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

  6. 4d ago ·  Video

    Arrested for a Facebook Post? Police Power, Bad Orders & Accountability

    hat meaA Facebook post about drinking water leads to a felony arrest. The charge gets dropped. Now the police department is facing a state-ordered shutdown. What went wrong, and does “I was following orders” explain any of it? On this episode of Two Cops One Donut, Erik Lavigne breaks down the Trinidad, Texas controversy and debates what officers should understand before putting someone in handcuffs. Knowing the elements of an offense matters. So does having the backbone to question a bad order. Then we turn to Philadelphia, where an officer’s encounter with a man lying in the roadway raises difficult questions about intervention, personal freedom, and responsibility. What should happen when someone needs help but might refuse it? The live chat also gets into qualified immunity, whether the arrest process can become its own punishment, and what meaningful accountability should look like. We close with Boston’s police drone collision and the safety, privacy, and transparency questions that come with new technology. Calling out bad police work. Giving credit where it’s earned. And making room for people who disagree. In this episode: • 00:00 Introduction and show disclaimer • 05:40 Police training and the pressure to control every scene • 18:16 Trinidad: the Facebook arrest and department shutdown • 23:05 False reports, intent, and knowing the offense elements • 33:47 Otto the Watchdog and the Trinidad controversy • 37:00 Why “following orders” isn’t enough • 51:00 Philadelphia: an officer leaves a man in the roadway • 01:05:31 Professional responsibility versus criminal liability • 01:08:03 When the process becomes the punishment • 01:10:27 Qualified immunity and accountability debate • 01:23:33 Boston’s police drone collision • 01:27:16 Drone privacy, transparency, and public trust • 01:30:12 Final thoughts Watch the full video and join future livestreams on YouTube at Two Cops One Donut. Subscribe and tell us where you agree, where you disagree, and what you think needs to change. Contains strong language and discussion of a fatal incident. ningful accountability should look like. We close with Boston’s send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

  7. 5d ago ·  Video

    Cop Shared Her Location? Flock Misuse and Police Accountability

    She reported domestic violence. An officer allegedly used police technology to help the relative she accused find her. How do you rebuild trust after something like that? On this episode of Two Cops One Donut, I break down the reported San Jose Flock misuse case and explain why “we fired him” shouldn’t end the conversation. We discuss the difference between firing an officer, revoking police certification, and pursuing criminal charges, along with what meaningful oversight of license plate readers should look like. Then we turn to Pittsburg, California, where police say two searches missed a concealed weapon before a different officer was wounded inside a booking facility. Was this a failure that training could correct, or should it end a career? We finish with a Waymo ride that led to police responding and passengers being arrested. How private is a driverless ride, and what should companies tell you about what they can see? Along the way, the audience challenges me on whether cops need to memorize laws, trespass warnings and ID, and whether people who finish a prison sentence ever really get a fresh start. We call out bad police work, give credit where it’s earned, and leave room for disagreement. Bring your argument. In this episode: 00:00:00 Opening disclaimer00:00:53 Three stories about responsibility and accountability00:07:39 Deliberate abuse versus dangerous carelessness00:10:27 What Flock and license plate readers actually record00:12:37 The reported San Jose misuse case00:21:44 Betraying a domestic violence survivor’s trust00:37:25 Do cops need to know every law?00:42:08 Trespass warnings and demands for ID00:47:47 Firing, decertification, and criminal prosecution00:52:48 Second chances after a prison sentence00:57:17 Audits, access controls, and meaningful oversight01:11:00 Two searches missed a weapon in Pittsburg01:21:47 Retraining or termination after a serious failure?01:34:37 Why public distrust deserves a real response01:37:51 Waymo, passenger privacy, and police involvement01:46:35 What accountability should accomplishFollow Two Cops One Donut on your podcast app and share this episode with someone who will challenge your take. Watch the full livestream on YouTube by searching Two Cops One Donut and opening the Live tab. Join our Sunday livestreams at 8 PM Eastern. Recorded September 15, 2026. Allegations and case status are discussed as reported at the time. send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

  8. 6d ago ·  Video

    Secret Recordings And Police Accountability

    A whistleblower story gets messy fast when the method becomes the headline. We break down the LAPD Daniel Flores case, where an officer reportedly recorded coworkers in a background investigations unit making racist, sexist, and homophobic remarks, then faced criminal charges tied to those recordings. The core question we wrestle with is simple and brutal: if the recordings reveal real misconduct, does that change how we should judge the way the evidence was obtained, especially under California Penal Code 632 and the idea of “confidential communications” in a secure workplace? We talk through the competing realities: hiring and recruitment roles carry massive public impact, but background divisions also exist to protect sensitive applicant data and controlled access spaces. We also dig into the human side of police culture, including how dark humor shows up in trauma-heavy jobs, and how allegations like selective recording or participating in the same offensive talk can damage credibility. Along the way, we ask what most listeners are already thinking: would you trust an internal complaint to succeed without a recording? Then we zoom out to the bigger policing problems people see every day: qualified immunity confusion, uneven accountability, training gaps, and why small rights violations fuel public anger. We also connect it to modern police tech and surveillance, including Flock license plate readers, data retention concerns, and what good policy looks like when an alert pops. If you care about police accountability, whistleblower protections, constitutional policing, and privacy, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share, leave a review, and tell us in the comments: should exposing misconduct ever change the rules for how evidence is gathered? send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com Support the show Please see our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCopsOneDonut  Join our Discord!! https://discord.gg/BdjeTEAc  *Send us a message! twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com 🔗 Visit us at  TwoCopsOneDonut.com & https://www.thedonut.tv/ 📧 Contact us at twocopsonedonut@yahoo.com  🎧 Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music at “2 Cops 1 Donut” Donate Here: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocopsonedonut  🔔 *Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful discussions on law enforcement and community safety!*   💬 *Join the conversation in the comments below!* #TwoCopsOneDonut #PublicSafety #ErikLavigne #firtsresponders  Our partners:  Ghost Patch: tell them Two Cops One Donut sent you and get free shipping on Flex Shield orders!  GhostPatchCustoms.com  Insight LPR license plate recognition technology provides 24/7 real-time insight for homes, businesses and neighborhoods. Protect what matters most! Visit https://insightlpr.com/  Retro Rifle: Official Clothing of Two Cops One Donut. Hawaiian Shirts, Guns, and Pop-Culture! head to Retro-Rifle.com tell them we sent ya!

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Two Cops One Donut is where policing, criminal justice, accountability, and public safety get discussed without the usual echo chamber.Hosted by Erik Lavigne, a working police sergeant with 20 years of law enforcement experience, TCOD brings together cops, attorneys, criminal justice professionals, critics, content creators, and people with firsthand experience to have the conversations that don't fit into a 30-second clip.We talk police accountability, use of force, constitutional rights, police technology, training, criminal justice reform, court decisions, controversial encounters, and the policies shaping modern law enforcement.The goal isn't to defend cops at all costs, and it isn't to bash them either.When police get it right, we'll say so. When they get it wrong, we'll talk about that too. And when an issue lives somewhere in the gray area, that's usually where the best conversation begins.You don't have to agree with the host or the guests to have a seat at the table.Two Cops One Donut exists to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the communities they serve through honest conversation, transparency, accountability, and perspectives you don't normally hear together.New interviews, discussions, and livestream conversations explore the issues affecting policing and the criminal justice system today.Listen. Challenge us. Join the conversation. Views expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not represent their respective employers or organizations.

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