Tattered: When the Blue Line Frays | 30 Years in Law Enforcement with Rusty Myers
Tattered: When the Blue Line Frays | 30 Years in Law Enforcement with Rusty Myers  
Podcast: Bulletproof True Crime: The Operator Files
Published On: Fri Sep 04 2026
Description: In This Episode: Rusty's journey through 30+ years of law enforcement Going from patrol to investigations and executive leadership Why he chose law enforcement over teaching What has changed most in policing since the 1990s How technology has transformed police work The impact of body cameras Changing public attitudes toward police officers The increasing expectation of “perfection” from law enforcement De-escalation and modern police training Lessons Rusty learned while working patrol The importance of not judging people by appearances His experience leading an interdiction team Why good officers never stop learning The story behind Tattered: When the Blue Line Frays What happens when trust inside a department breaks down The importance of officers supporting one another Rusty's personal battle and reaching rock bottom Why law enforcement officers need to recognize when they or their colleagues are struggling The role of family and fellow officers during a crisis Why the “blue line” didn't completely disappear—it frayed What today's generation of police officers faces that previous generations didn't Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.