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September 29, 2008
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Beyond Hope is an excellent book! It was suspenseful, funny, and heartfelt. I have always had admiration for our Police Officers and now I have much empathy for what they do for us everyday, thank you Mike for sharing your story!
Comment by Angela Harris — July 16, 2009 @ 7:18 pm
Angela: Thanks for the comments and the kind words. I’m glad this book touched you.
Comment by admin — July 20, 2009 @ 10:32 am
Thank you for your effort to do good police work. Thank you for all the kindness you have extended to people throughout your career. Thank you for writing your books, and sharing your experience with us.
You were hired, in part, to be a *scapegoat* for this community. We /get/ to scoff at you when things aren’t going right; it’s part of the service you provide for the taxpayers. We get frustrated, too, and you are usually the only one we see when bad trouble hits us. Thank you for letting us express our fear and despair, and we’re sorry after we hurt your feelings. Even your own dog will bite you, you know, when he’s suffering terrible pain.
Please always remember though, that all those hard-faced young men who seem so lost and angry to you - they are our children. They were sweet little boys, not so long ago, and they were all victims before they became thugs. Please be gentle with them. Maybe sometimes when they treat you rudely, they are really looking up to you as a strong father figure and asking with all their heart, “Why didn’t you protect ME when I needed you? Why weren’t you there when I screamed for your help?” They did scream, you know, and nobody came to their rescue…some of their anger is justified. They all have another side, of course; most of the time they are charming and delightful, eager to help out, and just looking for a place in life where they can earn respect and all the things men need. Ninety-nine percent of the time, they’re nice. Really. Truly.
(And gee whiz, learn the (spelling) difference between “in vain” and “in a vein”!)
Best wishes, and good luck in both your writing and your police work.
Zeke
Comment by Zeke — January 30, 2010 @ 10:04 pm