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5 min read“I get this experience of a look that tones up. I look at the others and think, why don't they react? And then I look out again, and I get this experience that it's Jesus who's coming forward.” That is how Danish police officer Vlado Lentz describes the moment, sitting at dinner with his family in 2011, that he felt called back to Christian faith after nearly 40 years away from the church. Lentz is best known in Denmark as the calm, motorcycle-riding patrol officer who became a TV personality on the reality series Politi på arbejde and now co-hosts a podcast. But in this conversation, he explains how he manages the psychological risks of police work, why he believes God had a hand in his TV career, and what it means to be a public role model who also lives by faith.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Introduction & Personal Risk** - Host asks about the danger of Vlado's police work and whether he fears for his life.
- 2 (02:37) **PTSD & Psychological Debriefing** - How the police culture around trauma has changed over 40 years.
- 3 (04:45) **Personal Experience with Guilt** - Vlado's own struggle with "could I have done more?" after a father killed his daughter.
- 4 (07:11) **Macho Culture & Asking for Help** - Has the macho stigma around seeking help disappeared?
- 5 (08:19) **Being a Celebrity Cop** - How fame affects his work and relationships with colleagues and criminals.
- 6 (10:11) **The Double-Edged Sword of Fame** - Could fans cause problems (e.g., speeding to get stopped by him)?
- 7 (11:46) **Role Model Responsibility** - Vlado sees himself as a role model, especially for young people (15-35 on Instagram).
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Show Notes
I dette afsnit fortæller Vlado ikke bare om sit liv i politibetjent, men også om den indre rejse, han er på. Om skyld og skyldfølelse. Om kollegaer, der aldrig kom hjem. Om at blive landskendt og forsøge at være menneske midt i det hele.
En stærk og åben samtale om tro, traumer og tilgivelse.
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