Ep. 48: Gunfire, Flight Lines, and the Fourth Amendment with Sgt. Jake Bigelow

Two officer-involved shootings. First on scene to a home invasion at a cop’s house. Task force interdiction. And zero tolerance for bad Fourth Amendment policing. Sgt. Jake Bigelow is a 13-year law enforcement veteran with the Casper Police Department, a former multi-agency drug task force officer, and a legal instructor with Blue to Gold Law Enforcement Training. Before policing, he served in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces and the Army National Guard as a flight medic, with additional experience as a firefighter and paramedic. In this episode, Jake challenges the idea that “good intentions” excuse bad searches, breaks down real-world interdiction mistakes cops still make, and explains why constitutional policing is the difference between locking criminals up—or letting them walk. No fluff. No excuses. Just hard truths from someone who’s lived it. Timestamps:  00:02:30  Jake’s Background 00:08:45  Troubled Upbringing 00:15:30  Mentorship Impact 00:29:45  Pilot Life 00:31:00  Midair Emergency 00:36:25  Fire to Police 00:38:45  Drug Task Force 01:17:35  Shoot or Die 01:24:00  After the Shooting 01:39:35  Acceptance of Death 01:56:00  Mental Health Stigma 02:03:10  Justice Defined If you like what you hear, like, subscribe and follow the Beyond the Barrel podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/beyond_the_barrel_pod/⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices