Cancelled for COVID | Mike Drop Clip - Episode 141

About this video

A police officer recounts posting a video during COVID-19 criticizing officers for enforcing lockdown orders he believed lacked constitutional authority. He describes questioning the inconsistent designation of “essential” businesses and arguing that police were being used as tools to implement mandates without proper legal basis. When his department ordered him to delete the viral video, he refused, risking his career, and received widespread public support including a GoFundMe raising $500,000 in 48 hours.

Key takeaways

• The guest argues that COVID lockdown enforcement by police lacked constitutional authority because orders came from mayors and governors rather than properly legislated laws
• The guest recounts refusing his supervisor’s order to delete his viral video criticizing lockdown enforcement, saying he would rather lose his job than back down from his stated principles
• The guest claims his willingness to accept consequences stemmed from a mindset developed through exposure to violence and danger, which made him comfortable with mortality and gave him freedom from fear-based control

Episode details: published June 20, 2023 · 5.4K views · 12:46 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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