I Was A Detroit Cop — Then I Became a 1% Outlaw Biker

Manny Vitale was a Detroit police officer and EMT — and then made one of the most unexpected and most broadly alarming career transitions available: leaving law enforcement to ride with a notorious 1% outlaw motorcycle club. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares what the decision to pursue law enforcement actually looked like, what the intensity of the job and its emotional toll actually produced in him, what a strange encounter at a funeral and a stressful situation on a boat and a confrontation and injury actually involved, what the disturbing scenes that triggered his transition to outlaw biker life actually looked like, what the specific challenges of being a former police officer inside a motorcycle club actually require, and what the stories of survival and resilience from both sides of the most unexpected law enforcement to outlaw biker identity transition available actually sound like from the person who lived every stage of it. #biker #cops #police #outlaws #motorcycle Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?h... https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Manny Vitale: https://www.instagram.com/myfightourw... https://www.facebook.com/share/QMTAcm...    / @mannyvitale   Thank you to our sponsor this week: BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/lockedin and get on your way to being your best self plus 10% off your first month Timestamps: 00:00 He Was a Detroit Cop Then Became a 1% Outlaw Biker — His Complete Truth 04:46 The Chaos and Unfinished Business and What Those Dynamics Produced Before His Transition 09:30 A Strange Encounter at a Funeral and What That Moment Actually Involved 18:40 His Decision to Pursue Law Enforcement and What That Career Choice Looked Like 23:16 Breaking Tattoo Rules and What That Moment Inside the Police Department Revealed 27:39 The Intensity of the Job and Its Emotional Toll and What Those Demands Produced 32:03 A Stressful Situation on a Boat and What That Alarming Moment Actually Involved 36:25 A Confrontation and Injury and What That Experience Actually Required of Him 40:59 Drinking on Vacation and What That Chapter Actually Reveals 45:27 The Disturbing Scenes That Triggered His Transition and What Those Moments Looked Like 50:23 The Challenges of Being a Former Cop Inside a Motorcycle Club and What Those Require 54:56 Stories of Survival and Resilience From Both Sides of That Identity Transition 59:32 A Heartbreaking Goodbye and What That Loss Produced in Him 01:04:21 The Miracle Recovery and What That Moment Actually Required 01:09:00 The Power of Relating to Others in Recovery and What That Connection Produces 01:13:47 What More Stories From Both Sides of That Transition Actually Look Like