Things I’ve learned during a half-century in Law Enforcement:
1) Most cops are honest, but not all of them.
2) Most forensic scientists are proficient, but not all of them.
3) Most criminals are stupid, but not all of them.
4) Most prosecutors are skilled, but not all of them.
5) Most defense attorneys want justice to prevail, but not all of them.
6) Some funny things happen in police work when you least expect them.
7) Some tragic things happen that scar you for life.
8) Some people who get into law enforcement are not psychologically equipped to handle what they see and what they must do, and they suffer PTSD and even moral injury.
9) Some of my friends have committed suicide because they fell victim to the horrors of the cruelty of mankind that they were exposed to in criminal investigations.
10) Once a cop, always a cop. You never think like a civilian again once you’ve developed cop instincts.
I post a story on LinkedIn every Sunday before I go to bed so that it is there for my followers on Monday morning to read with their first cup of tea or coffee when they get to work to start their week. LinkedIn limits posts to 3,000 characters, so I must practice brevity. Sometimes, I post in serial fashion because I simply cannot squeeze a story into 3,000 characters.
Sometimes I tell funny stories, sometimes tragic ones. Occasionally, I merely philosophize. I love comments from my readers and reply to most comments, even establishing fairly lengthy dialogs in the comment sections from time to time.