only ever been arrested once
the bomb squad checked the venue for a gay pride march/rally in Dubuque. I had no idea what the officer was looking for, assumed it was a missing kid and asked if I could help.
He looked at me and said, no, not a kid, we're doing a bomb sweep.
Erk. Later on I was told by someone who was there early they checked under all the cars parked in the area too.
had one cop who did not know I was a 12 Stepper tell me he was. I've encountered others at 12 Stepper meetings. Even a gay one.
If what another cop told me was true (and I have come around to believing it finally) I know a guy who was a 'dirty' cop. He's not in law enforcement anymore (salesman now) but when I knew him then I didn't have any trouble with him. My trouble with not believing he was shady was my knowing for sure on one occasion he had been 'set up' for a problem by a county official who was definitely a problem. The cop came through that mess vindicated. But one vindication doesn't exonerate an entire remainder of a career either.
the bomb squad checked the venue for a gay pride march/rally in Dubuque. I had no idea what the officer was looking for, assumed it was a missing kid and asked if I could help.
He looked at me and said, no, not a kid, we're doing a bomb sweep.
Erk. Later on I was told by someone who was there early they checked under all the cars parked in the area too.
had one cop who did not know I was a 12 Stepper tell me he was. I've encountered others at 12 Stepper meetings. Even a gay one.
If what another cop told me was true (and I have come around to believing it finally) I know a guy who was a 'dirty' cop. He's not in law enforcement anymore (salesman now) but when I knew him then I didn't have any trouble with him. My trouble with not believing he was shady was my knowing for sure on one occasion he had been 'set up' for a problem by a county official who was definitely a problem. The cop came through that mess vindicated. But one vindication doesn't exonerate an entire remainder of a career either.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
