To think . . . there are some in Montana who have voiced an opinion that I must be stomped out for giving a child killer a voice. I have done so in an effort to discover what would compel a person to commit such an act. It's where my voice finds its footing. Another example would be found in discussing what it was like to flee a school that was under fire. I listen during these encounters. This was my first novel and one, where you can see, I pursue the truth.
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Lord Acton, a British historian
of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries shared his thoughts about
power. He had deep feelings about power and its ability to corrupt. The
proverb, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” means that whenever a person has
power over other people or things, it makes him/her corrupt. This testament,
for obvious reasons pertains to some police officers. A badge—symbolizing power—is
pinned to their chest and they waddle into society for better or worse. Officer
Francesco Vincent Serpico exposed corruption back in the day. Now, retired Officer
Curt Rude, does the same when he focuses on sexual misdeeds of those who serve
and protect.
The police profession has its
share of individuals who had neither the inclination or ability to fulfill
their desires before becoming police officers. Some were perhaps meek and mild;
the last to be chosen for a team on the playground. After years of perceived
humiliation and frustration they realize formal power can deliver them into an
intitled life. They eagerly settle into a job that involves having others
answer to them. It can be an exhilarating experience that leads to excess and
trouble.
Though
some have readily stated this work is an interesting read, but not plausible,
one only needs to consider the deeds of Minnesota State Trooper Robert Leroy
Nelson. While on duty, he offered eighteen-year-old
Michelle Busha a ride after witnessing her being dropped off by a vehicle
along Interstate 90. Busha was raped, beaten, tortured and
strangled with a ligature. Her fingernails were
removed while she was still alive and her head had been shaved, except for an
area on the back of the head, which was left about an inch long.
It is hoped that an increase in knowledge, regarding issues
some may find disturbing, results in a safer world for all.
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