LEO Round Table is an internet based law enforcement talk show. This is episode 46, recorded on 05/23/2016, with the following on-air personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host), Luke Lirot (Attorney), Bret Bartlett, Mark Hopper, Bobby Alsip and Charles Humphrey. We produce two 30 minute shows each week that are normally released on our YouTube channel Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addition to your host, the other panelists (except for attorney Luke Lirot) are active or retired law enforcement officers as well.
Topic 1 concerns George Zimmerman auctioning off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin for $120,000.
Topic 2 concerns breaking news about Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero being acquitted of assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in reference to the in-custody death of Freddie Gray. Also referenced in the story is Circuit Judge Barry Williams and fellow Baltimore Police Officer William Porter.
Topic 3 concerns an arms race among weapon manufacturers to gain the business of law enforcement agencies. Highlighted are relationships in Florida between the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Tampa Police Department, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and St. Petersburg Police Department with Sig Sauer, FN, Smith & Wesson and Glock. Quoted in the story is John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Dennis Kenney.
