Its been stuck in my head all day. A few years ago I was called to an inquest (basically a death investigation) for a young girl. I’ve seen dead people before. It is unavoidable if you spend any time as a cop. Gallows humor was common and for years nothing phased me. This one was different. The mother…I can’t get her out of my head. Her tears. Her pleading. I knelt next to her daughter and I was helpless. I was going to try to do CPR until EMS showed up but it only took a moment to understand the truth. Rigor mortis had already […]
I’m writing this down in the hopes that I will get some clarity. Parts of my story have been jumbled around in my head and maybe this will help bring some order.
A year ago my life was great. I had a live-in girlfriend I loved more than anything and hoped to marry. She was my best friend and when things were good between us, life was perfect. I had a stable, good paying job, a small but strong circle of friends and good ties with my family. I was a police officer for 6 years. I was promoted at 26 and spent the last two […]