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EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 58 MIN

Former Cop EXPOSES The Number One Killer Of Police

from Sit Down with Michael Franzese · host Michael Franzese

I grew up hating cops. My father was Sonny Franzese, underboss of the Colombo family, and I spent my whole life on the opposite side of the badge. So when I sat down with Kevin Donaldson — a New Jersey cop who got shot on the job and came home a different man — we got into something most people never see: what that life really does to you. The mob and the badge look like opposite worlds, but the dark truth is what they have in common. The trauma. The things you can’t unsee. The hidden cost nobody warns you about. Kevin will tell you what cops carry that they never talk about, why he says it’s worse than anything I witnessed on the street, and how a man comes back from the edge. Two opposite sides of crime. One conversation. This one stayed with me. Salud. Mafia vs Police: Is One Life More Brutal Than The Other? Former Mob Boss and a Cop EXPOSE the Hidden Cost of That Life Former Cop EXPOSES The Number One Killer Of Police 00:00 - Introduction: The Cop's #1 Killer 01:06 - Welcome and Today's Guest 04:45 - Why Michael Hated Police 06:19 - Pain Into Purpose 07:56 - Suffering as the Path 09:33 - The Book on Jesus 09:47 - Coming Out the Other Side 11:25 - Total Surrender 13:06 - Surrender Means You're Not Alone 14:52 - Suicide: The Silent Epidemic 15:51 - Losing His Partner 16:44 - What Officers Face Daily 18:26 - Don't Compare Your Trauma 22:08 - The Closed Casket 23:14 - How Trauma Rewires the Brain 23:45 - EMDR Explained 24:46 - Judging Yourself Hardest 25:35 - The Domestic Call 26:35 - Trapped and Ready to Die 28:19 - The Aftermath at Home 29:36 - Becoming a Monster 30:09 - Learning to Manage It 30:55 - Why Men Stay Silent 35:08 - The Role of Faith 36:17 - Crying at Church 38:12 - Surviving Without God 39:00 - Finding Your Primary Identity 40:32 - Where to Start 42:38 - The Truth About Defunding Police 44:05 - Wolves, Sheep, Sheepdogs 45:48 - Lord of the Flies 46:50 - A Necessary Evil 48:16 - Morale of Police Today 49:26 - Are We Near the End Times? 51:20 - Closing Reflections Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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