The Profession A Thriller

It's out in paper book I say every politician also every police chief Uh and and the rank and file they're so there's so much important in here

In fact, the book now has an epilogue to incorporate the events of January 6th. I felt it's so important to talk about that impact

It's about them. It's about a journey that I took for almost 50 years with them, as one of them, as a leader of them. And there's a lot of cop stories in here.

Two things that cops hate are change and the status quo.

Speaking of cops, too few have been asked to do too much with too little for too long. And it is finally caught up with us. I would divest the police of such social service responsibilities as dealing with the homeless, the mentally ill, the addicted, but only when excellent programs have been designed and are in place at agencies specifically empowered and able to fulfill them. That will cost a lot of municipal money, but if it solves a problem that has expanded crime and exploded disorder, it will have been well worth the investment.

It's not silly. It's stupid. Downright stupid. It is.

Maybe it's because we've all come to see only what we represent instead of who we are. We don't see each other.