Sins of our Fathers
When I was in the Chicago Police academy I had a chance to sit down with one of the training sergeants. His imposing figure was impressive and he carried himself extremely well, not to mention the stories around him as a blue shirt just added to his aura. I remember asking him what books he has read that has helped him as a cop, and he was so impressed by the question he told me to stop by after class and we would talk. That led to multiple meetings, book suggestions which I bought, and loaned me several of his own personal books to read. It was the conversations that really hit things home for me and brought me a lot of perspective. While I was a product of Chicago public schools and City Colleges and had a diverse group of friends, I had never been a cop. I had enough mentors in my life prior to police work that I knew the best way to learn about a field was to find the person that is intimidating and ask them how they think. I knew if I could go into the field with the right me