Hold the Line with Mike Solan is an in depth long form discussion into the politics that surround and impact law enforcement. Mike Solan is a national law enforcement expert and the President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. His reasonable approach to public safety has earned Mike accolades and the trust of law enforcement nationwide.
Episodes
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Eric Stark is a King County Metro Transit operator in the city of Seattle. On March 27, 2019 Eric was shot while on duty driving a Metro Transit bus. After being shot in the chest, Eric still managed to drive the bus full of passengers to safety, saving countless lives. Mike and Eric discuss the incident and the current state of public safety in Seattle. Eric offers some advice for those advocating to defund the police.
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Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Mike takes a deep dive into the chaos that surrounded his re-tweet of independent journalist Andy Ngo on 1/7/21. Despite the factual nature of the tweet, faux outrage and calls for Mike's resignation came from the likes of Scott Lindsay, Carmen Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan.
Mike's Tweet: https://twitter.com/realmikesolan/status/1347435354895179776
Affidavit (download): https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/press-release/file/1354916/download
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Christopher Young is a Detective with the Seattle Police Department and the author of a recent New York Post editorial: A cop debunks four core myths of the #DefundPolice movement. Mike and Chris discuss the state of the “Defund the Police” movement, ANTIFA and the future of public safety.
Chris’ editorial can be found here: https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/a-cop-debunks-four-core-myths-of-the-defundpolice-movement/
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Mike digs into the growing Cal Anderson Park occupation that is quickly becoming The CHAZ 2.0. The pending SPD sweep of the park has the potential to go south.
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Mike digs into the Hypocrisy of Seattle City Council member Lisa Herbold. Lisa is the chair person of the Public Safety Committee and recently voted to defund the Seattle Police Department.
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Victoria Beach is the the chair of the African American Community Advisory Council for the Seattle Police Department. Mike and Victoria discuss racial bias in law enforcement and black on black crime.