BLM and Race Hustling with Brandon Tatum | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 90

About this video

Brandon Tatum, a former Tucson police officer for 6.5 years and founder of The Tatum Report with 1.84 million YouTube subscribers, joins Mike Ritland to discuss his journey from being a top high school football recruit to policing. Tatum recounts his college football disappointments at the University of Arizona, his transition to law enforcement after missing the NFL draft, and shares candid stories from his time as a patrol officer. He reflects on police training, the challenges of split-second decision-making under stress, and the difficulty of preparing officers for real-life dangerous situations.

Key takeaways

• Tatum describes missing out on an NFL career after the Oakland Raiders promised to draft him but didn’t, leading him to pursue policing to support his son
• Tatum argues that officers don’t become truly efficient until about 5 years on the job because real-life scenarios cannot be fully simulated in training
• Tatum contends that officers in high-crime cities like LA, Phoenix, and Tucson gain more exposure to critical incidents, making them more capable during shootings compared to officers in rural areas who may go 20 years without such exposure
• Tatum recounts that his ride-along with Officer Sean Payne in 2010-2011 changed his perspective on policing, calling it the first time he saw a ‘real hero’ in action

Episode details: published April 15, 2022 · 20.8K views · 1:17:07 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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