You And The Law Podcast

My guest this week on You And The Law Podcast is a decorated retired police commander, United States Marine Corps veteran, and executive leadership coach who has spent his life leading through chaos. Lieutenant Sean M. Carroll (Ret.) Today, Sean trains law enforcement leaders, executives, and high-pressure decision-makers to adapt under pressure, improvise with confidence, and overcome any challenge using his proven A.I.O. Leadership System. His approach combines battle-tested experience with psychological insight, teaching leaders how to remain calm when others panic, think clearly under pressure, and turn adversity into an advantage.

It is a policing approach focused on understanding how trauma impacts individuals' behaviors, leading to increased empathy, decreased re-traumatization, and improved community trust. Join the host, Chief Virgil Green, and his guest, Eric Threlkeld, who has a robust background in law enforcement operations with a specialized focus on domestic violence prevention. Eric also serves as Detective Captain at the Eddy County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico. Join us as we discuss trauma-informed policing and the importance of training police officers how to recognize trauma's effects, ask open-ended, non-judgmental questions ("What has happened to you?" vs. "What's wrong with you?"), ensure victims' safety, provide resources, and explain procedures to reduce distress and foster cooperation.

A traffic stop is lawful if a police officer has reasonable, articulable suspicion that you are violating a traffic law or engaging in criminal activity, or if there's a warrant for your arrest, or the stop is a regulated safety inspection like a sobriety checkpoint. An unlawful stop occurs when there is no valid legal basis, such as when the officer cannot articulate specific facts to justify the stop, or the stop is based on discriminatory reasons like racial profiling. Join host Chief Virgil Green and his guest, Mark Vermylen, a TikTok influencer, whose traffic stop in Windsor has been viewed over one million times on TikTok, as they discuss what makes a traffic stop lawful or unlawful, and his experience and how he followed through with filing an official complaint against the officer.

Effective policing should be more focused on catching offenders and keeping communities safe, neither of which is accomplished by blurring the line between military and law enforcement roles. Inappropriate and excessive use of the military as domestic law enforcement not only threatens liberty and local control, it also undermines effective crime prevention. Join host Chief Virgil Green and his guest, Monty Bynum, CEO and founder of ADB Training, as they discuss whether this is an effective way to combat crime in urban cities and whether the military is a solution.

Recently in Houston, Texas, a 64-year-old Black woman intentionally crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler. Pulled out a gun and a lawn chair and sat in one of the lanes, sparking an hours-long standoff, and has a history of mental illness. The woman would later surrender, and no one was hurt in the incident. Tune in live Thursday at 6 PM CST with the host of You And The Law Podcast and this week's guest, Helenia ( Candi) Valencino, with Aunt-Mom Basic Tribe Foundation. For a conversation about Women of Color and Mental Health, Black women face significant disparities in mental health care. Understanding why these differences occur requires an appreciation for not only the multiple roles that Black women play in society but also for the racial and social injustices they have historically faced.