1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: The Hammer and Nigel Show. Hello, my name is Nigel 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Jason Hammer right over there with a very special guest 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: on the hotline. I'm fired up. 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 2: We've been waiting to get this guy on for a 5 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: long time. Yes, as you know, we are big supporters 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 2: of law enforcement, which means we are big fans of 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: Sheriff Grady Judd from Polk County, Florida. Yo, my man, 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: how are you, Sheriff? 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 3: It is my honor to be with you. I'm doing good. 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 3: How are you and all the listeners doing in Indianapolis? 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: Man, we're doing great. And you know, Nigel and I 12 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: were talking off the air while we were waiting for 13 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 2: you to connect with us. We're wondering, like, what's working 14 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 2: for you in Polk County from a law enforcement standpoint 15 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: that maybe we could take some notes on here in Indy. 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: I get there's a population difference. I get that, but man, 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: we're having some problems here in Indy. What's working for you, Sheriff? 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 3: Well, there's almost a million people in this county, over 19 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 3: eight hundred and fifty thousand, so we're not small. But 20 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 3: about what works is if you put bad guys in jail. 21 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: Oh sure, well that's a damn good idea. 22 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 3: You know, if they arrest, if they violate the law, 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 3: we arrest them and they have a clear understanding of that. Now, 24 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 3: there's some places in the states, various states, that oh, 25 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 3: you can do a petty theft and we'll give you 26 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 3: a ticket, you promise to show up in court. Well, 27 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 3: in Florida and Polk County, if you do a petty theft, 28 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 3: we put you in handguffs and take you to gen 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 3: let you post a bond to get out. Oh, by 30 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 3: the way, you have to post a bond, and we 31 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 3: don't just let you out. There's expectations you're held responsible 32 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 3: and accountable for your misbehavior here and that makes a 33 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: positive difference. And the rest of the community that behaves, 34 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 3: which is the overwhelming majority of them, really really really 35 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 3: appreciate that. 36 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: Well, Sheriff, here's the difference. I don't know what you're 37 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: really okay, I'll ask you, what's a relationship like with 38 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: the prosecutor's office with the judges in Polk County, because 39 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: it seems a little bit different here in the Midwest 40 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis, and I think you have to have some 41 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: sort you got to be simpatico with the other with 42 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: the other factors here that go into putting somebody in jail. 43 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 3: Sure, well we get along really really well. Our state 44 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 3: attorney here is Brian has He's an elected state attorneys 45 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 3: as I'm an elected sheriff, and we're partners. You know. 46 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 3: Our arrest them, he prosecutes them. So our judges are 47 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 3: elected and or they can be appointed by the governor 48 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 3: if they don't fill a complete term. So some of 49 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 3: them are appointed. But I weigh in on that. I 50 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 3: tell the governor, I said, hey, this is a good 51 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 3: person or this is not a good person. You know, 52 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 3: we don't want people that are spineless, that are judges, 53 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 3: that are prosecutors, that are law enforcement officers. Hey, if 54 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 3: you're into that and be a social work or someplace 55 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: you know, right right. 56 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: Sheriff Brady Judd from Polk County, Florida joining us here 57 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: on the Hammer In Nigel Show. Sheriff is the one 58 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: that taught me the term rolex ugly, by the way, 59 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: which is a clip that we have played multiple times 60 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 2: on this program. 61 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: Yes, Sheriff, let it be known just before I'm sorry, 62 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: I didn't mean to interrupt you. 63 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 3: Hammer. 64 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: We look, we've been playing clips of yours for years 65 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: on this program. You've given us some gold, Sheriff. 66 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 3: Well, I appreciate that. I need all the help I 67 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 3: can get out. How they doing between fifteen and twenty 68 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: million views a week right now? 69 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: Oh that's it? Well, you know, maybe step your game 70 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: up just a little bit, there, Sheriff. Hey, have you 71 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: ever had somebody from like I don't know, a consulting 72 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: wing or some marketing worm or try to tell you, hey, 73 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 2: maybe you need to calm it down just a little bit. 74 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, every now and then you'll have someone from what 75 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 3: I call the woke left, you know, Yeah, the ones 76 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 3: that you know have rubber for spines. Oh, you know, 77 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: you might hurt somebody's feelings. The only person's feelings. I'm 78 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 3: going to hurt the criminal that's violating the law or 79 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 3: maybe his mama or daddy, And if his mama or 80 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 3: daddy make him behave I'll quit bad mouthony. But at 81 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 3: the end of the day, the overwhelming majority of the 82 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 3: people in this county must like what I'm doing. I mean, 83 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 3: I'm in my sixth term of office. I have won overwhelmingly. 84 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 3: I mean, my smallest win reelection has been like eighty 85 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 3: four percent. You know, I mean I'm doing okay. So 86 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 3: I would suggest that other politicians maybe grow a spine, 87 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 3: tell people the truth, quit lying, quit trying to be 88 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 3: politically correct. Do a job that you're hired to do. 89 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 3: They hired me a sheriff to keep people safe and 90 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 3: put bad guys in jail. That's what my deputies, who 91 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: are the very best, do. 92 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: I would suggest you moved to Indianapolis, run for mayor 93 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: and prosecutor at the same time, and. 94 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: Every member of our city council as well. 95 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 3: But do you know they may be shocked to find 96 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 3: out when they get past the big mouth loud few 97 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 3: people that the overwhelming number of people in Indy believe, 98 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 3: just like the overwhelming people number of people in Florida 99 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 3: and Polk County. But what happens This woke loud left 100 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 3: will get the squalling of hollering, and then people cower 101 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 3: down just to get them to shut up. Well, I 102 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 3: got a better idea. Just tell them to shut up 103 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 3: and keep doing what's right. 104 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: I think one of my favorites was, and it had 105 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: to do with a serious subject, but said something to 106 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: the effect of you come on our school grounds, you 107 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: try to harm, somebody will shoot you. Graveyard dead. 108 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 3: Oh that's a lifetime guarantee. Yeah, yes, you know you're 109 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 3: not going to hurt our children. And we're going to 110 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 3: do our very very best to find you and identify 111 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 3: you long before you step onto a campus with a firearm. 112 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 3: And that's really the key to keeping people secure. If 113 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 3: you hear something or see something or feel something, say something, 114 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: and then law enforcement's got to immediately follow up. All 115 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: of these active shooters, whether it's at schools, churches, businesses, 116 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 3: all of them are giving off indicators in advance. Yes, 117 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 3: but people are in denial or don't follow up on it. 118 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 3: You have to follow up. And if somebody says they're 119 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 3: going to shoot, take them at their word until you 120 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 3: disprove it. 121 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: Sheriff Grady Judd with us, Sheriff, last thing here before 122 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 2: we let you go. And we also want to give 123 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 2: a hat tip to our pal FOP president here in Indy, 124 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 2: Rick Snyder, who was able to connect us so we 125 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: could have this conversation here. But at what point did 126 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: you realize, wait a minute, people actually know who I am. 127 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 2: I'm becoming pop culture, you know, savvy here they're sharing 128 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 2: my clips on TikTok. At what point did you find all. 129 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: That out, do you know? I guess I'm kind of aloof. 130 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 3: I just kind of go through every day doing my thing, 131 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 3: and my thing is to be transparent. And we have 132 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 3: this broad public records loss. So I talk about the 133 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 3: people who are criminals and breaking in so you can 134 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 3: get a look at them. So, and then all of 135 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 3: a sudden, I had someone come up to me in 136 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 3: the street and go, do you know you're a TikTok celebrity? Well, 137 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 3: what is a TikTok celebrity? I don't look at TikTok? 138 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying, Huh. And then the second 139 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:04,119 Speaker 3: one is I was to be in a parade, and 140 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 3: so I had to walk past this group of high 141 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 3: school kids. Right now, when I'm in high school. You're 142 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 3: in high school. You see this guy, you don't even 143 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 3: know if he's the chief or the sheriff, right, and 144 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 3: could care less? Right, he's wearing a uniform. I'll just 145 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 3: stay away. I walked past this group of kids and 146 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 3: they mobbed me. They were hanging on to me, taking 147 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 3: pictures and screaming we love you, and I thought, shazam, 148 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 3: something going on. 149 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: There's really no difference between like Elvis Presley in the 150 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 2: seventies and Sheriff Grady judge when he's doing a parade 151 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 2: in Polk County. That's it, Sheriff. We appreciate you taking 152 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 2: the time. I know you're a busy dude. You see 153 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 2: a lot of stuff down there in Florida, but we 154 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 2: appreciate you taking the time to talk to us here 155 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: in Indy. 156 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 3: Well, just remember what Yogi Bear said a long time 157 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 3: ago to Boo boo, hey booboo. You can see a 158 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 3: lot if you look around, ladies and gentlemen. If you 159 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 3: see something that's not right, call local law enforcement. They'll 160 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 3: make the arrest. Then if the prosecutors and the judges 161 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 3: don't do their job, the mayors don't do their job, 162 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 3: throw them out of office. Period. Love it, and that's 163 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: how you stay safe and have a wonderful, thriving community. 164 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: Love it, love it. 165 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 2: Sheriff Brady Judd, Polk County, Florida, Sheriff, thank you so much. 166 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 2: Be safe, Tell your officers to be safe, and we'll 167 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 2: talk to you soon. 168 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 3: I hope to talk again. Take care, Bye bye. 169 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 2: It's the Hammer and Nigel Show.