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About Me — Sam Powers
Definitely NOT a Writer
The Cop Years
Yes, that’s a cop wearing a weed hat. We have a forgetful criminal to thank for this picture existing. He left it in the back of my patrol car on the way to jail.
Don’t worry, this isn’t what happens to all property found by cops. Some of it, though. When it can produce results like this.
I quit my job as a deputy. I left for more money. Well, that and the fact that I married into two step-children who — along with their mother — have become my reason for living. It was selfish of me to continue doing a job that could get me killed when I only do that job for fun.
When you ask a cop, “What made you want to be a police officer?” Don’t let them lie to you. We all reply with answers like, “I wanted to help people.” This is true, most of us got into the job because we want to help people, but the more accurate answer is, “I want to do cool shit with cool people.” And the job is just that — at least in the jurisdiction I worked for. I have more stories about chasing stolen cars than most people have stories. And it was fun.
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