‘Who Replaces Me?’: An Update

<p><em>This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.</em></p><p>Scott Watson — a Black police officer in his hometown, Flint, Mich. — has worked to become a pillar of the community. And he always believed his identity put him in a unique position to discharge his duties.</p><p>After watching the video of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in May, his job became a source of self-consciousness instead of pride.</p><p>Today, we call up Scott once again and ask how he’s been doing and how things have been in his police department.</p><p><br /></p><p>Guest: Scott Watson, a police officer in Flint, Mich.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline" target="_blank">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. You can read the latest edition <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li>Lynsea Garrison <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/podcasts/daily-newsletter-police-reform-belarus.html" target="_blank">wrote about interviewing Scott</a> in an edition of The Daily newsletter.</li><li>Many Black and Hispanic officers in New York City have found themselves caught between <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/nyregion/black-hispanic-officers-nypd-protests.html?searchResultPosition=2" target="_blank">competing loyalties</a> in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p>