After a brief hiatus where Emma tried to get her life together, SPEMMA IS BACK! Spemma sat down with Campus Celebrity WUPD officer Casem known widely across campus for telling people to keep track of their items and LABEL THEIR PHONES! You can often see Officer Casem in BD late at night making sure everyone knows to put their student ID number in their phones/laptops. Officer Casem recounts his emotional journey serving as a police officer for the Ferguson police department, and offers up his thoughts on why we shouldn't automatically fear law enforcement. Casem discusses why he joined law enforcement and how he ended up at this crazy land of Wash U, and finally calls out the bird scooters as the ableist commodity they are. (SPEMMA: The Homo Sapien Podcast publicly denounces the bird scooter. They must end.) In summary, Emma hates birds, Sparkle hates birds, Officer Casem hates the birds, and ALL WASH U STUDENTS SHOULD LABEL THEIR PHONES!!
Spemma would like to offer a quick trigger warning for this episode. Towards the end Officer Casem tells the emotional story of Jamyla Bolden, a nine-year-old girl who has shot and killed while she was doing homework in her home. Officer Greg Casem was one of the first responders on the scene and did everything he could to save Jamyla's life. As Team Spemma, we are honored that Officer Casem joined us to share his stories with the Wash U community, but encourage all of our listeners to take care of themselves in whatever ways they can.