LEO Round Table is an internet based law enforcement talk show. This is episode 53, recorded on 06/20/2016, with the following on-air personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host), Bret Bartlett and Mark Hopper. We normally produce two 30 minute shows each week that are released on our YouTube channel Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addition to your host, the other panelists are active or retired law enforcement officers as well.
Topic 1 concerns updates regarding the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida at the Pulse nightclub on 06/12/2016. Terrorist and shooter Omar Mateen had a history of trying to get into law enforcement as a career. The types of military-style equipment used to respond to the attack are also discussed. The U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ) removed radical Islamic references from transcripts and St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara is refusing to place deputies at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce (where Mateen attended). Other people quoted are Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Fox News Contributor John Bolton.
Topic 2 concerns U.S. Army sniper instructor Joseph “Rambo” Hunter being sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to kill a DEA agent. Quoted in the story is U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain.
