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Peak Points | "I Was Covered in Blood" - Terrifying Moments as a Police Officer

Shawn Ryan Show

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.937.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

We’re revisiting Episode #07 with Ed Calderon, a former police officer in Mexico who dedicated his career to combating cartels and organized crime. This recap highlights Ed's extraordinary insights into survival, security, and the challenges faced on the frontlines of law enforcement in one of the world's most dangerous environments. Shawn Ryan Links: Spotify - Full Episode Apple Podcasts - Full Episode Ed Calderon Links: Website - https://www.edsmanifesto.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/edsmanifesto Please leave us a review on Apple & Spotify Podcasts. Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website | Patreon | TikTok | Instagram | Download Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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How do you cope?

0:31.1

So we just got in a Mexican standoff with them and I was covered in blood.

0:36.5

My clothing was covered in blood.

0:37.7

Why do you think there were no shots fired? We were being hunted. Well, the older guy said,

0:42.4

the body's a gift. Kind of being recruited by the cartel. That's when I realized that there's

0:47.3

no winning here. Not like this. I resigned that day. She said, there's no such things

0:51.9

going back home and either you change on your way back to home or the home you left changes when you're gone and you don't recognize when you come back

0:59.0

How long into your career to your law enforcement career?

1:03.0

Uh, Tijuana did it take for it to become real?

1:08.0

Where I mean as soon as I got out, this isn't a fucking game as soon as I got out probably the second day on

1:13.4

the job uh we were uh we were kind of spread out uh in this uh in in in in in in Baja state

1:22.6

and uh i got to see it immediately the the the uh no fucks given by the cartels.

1:32.7

So I remember me and probably eight other guys moving through downtown Tijuana in full kit,

1:44.0

driving around in some marked vehicles and getting the order

1:48.6

to stop from the lead car that was in front of us and we put and we parked the side and

1:53.9

everybody ran out of the cars and adopted defensive positions and a conv probably, I'd say probably somewhere 15 vehicles just passed right next to us.

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