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[ADRIAN DIAZ] Every day I'm learning
something new about the job

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and learning something
new about myself.

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I'm Adrian Diaz,

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I am the chief of Police for
the Seattle Police Department.

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♪♪

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Born in Santa Ana, California,
I eventually moved up to

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Mercer Island. I loved it.

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I love the green.

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I love the weather,
the seasons.

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So I've stayed here
ever since.

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There was a time

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where I literally almost said,
“you know,

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maybe this is not the career
that I choose.”

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I was working
in the grocery business.

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I was actually running
grocery stores.

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And then I decided on a whim
and just go into

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into policing.

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And then I was
really going down

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the path of
just being a tactical officer.

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I wanted to go
to all the specialized units

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I wanted to try
maybe the K-9 unit.

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I even tested
for the SWAT team.

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And then the department

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sent me down to work in Peru
for about a month.

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And it really kind of gave me
this perspective of like,

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how do I do
prevention intervention?

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It really kind of
opened up my eyes to something

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completely different,
and you just never know

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what those things are
in your life.

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But clearly just my experience
in Peru really changed

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the path of my career.

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You know,

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I actually read philosophy
every single day.

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If you look into the idea of
Plato's “Republic,” in book two,

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it really talks about kind of

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the development
of a philosopher

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where the philosopher

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that can really kind
of make decisions

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and then adjust and understand

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like how to best
serve the community,

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but also being a warrior
where you can actually swing

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a sword and defend society.

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And it’s that balance,

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that you cannot have one
overcome the other.

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It really just kind of made
my brain think about like,

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how do I develop
that philosopher side of it?

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And really kind of understand

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how I'm constantly
adjusting to communities needs.

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-For the position of...
-The chief of police.

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-The chief of police.

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It's such a proud moment
to have him pin the badge.

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My kids, I mean,

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they're away from me
every single day

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because I work hard,

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but sometimes they don't
get to see that. And

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it's very powerful.

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Like, you know, he gets to be
a part of my experience.

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I want them to understand
what it's about to service.

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What about is helping others,

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not thinking about yourself

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and really focused on
making sure

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that you know, you're doing
everything you can for people.

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And that's
what I do every day.

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♪♪