Not Entertainment

[LavCat]

We had a problem in our area when a police officer stole a candy bar from the local convenience store.

Next thing ya know, they'll be dealin' out of the trunk of their cruiser. Sometimes the profession attracts the wrong kind of people, mostly those that seek abuse of power in the form of laxness, criminality, or by being overly severe. Much like any position of responsibility.

I had more trouble than I expected searching to discover how this event played out. The best I could find was this. My recollection from the newspaper at the time was that the store eventually dropped the theft charges.

Then again I grew up in Philadelphia, the city where the mayor bombed and burned down a city block and then had a scandal with the rebuilding effort.