Wonderful that you are thanking him. Wonderful that he did his job so well.

Great story.

Hope you're OK.

Yes, hope you are okay. Vertigo is not fun and it sounds like you had a really bad episode.

Not to hijack Bean's or the Chief's apparently well deserved giving and receiving of warm fuzzies but, if another person had an equally innocent experience that went into the negative rather than the positive, (there are a lot of different employees from different places with different attitudes, it certainly could happen if it hasn't already) would you then ask our Mayor to repaint the cars with "To Abuse and Neglect"?

I am glad Betty's experience reinforces what I know of the Chief and most of the officers I have casually interacted with over the years. But I could tell you stories that would not justify a positive repainting of the cars. Those stories all predate this Chief but, I do not know if the officers are still around. My opinion is that it would be best to continue to avoid the rush to judgement. Either way.

Perhaps Tim Burchett could have that painted on the back of McIntyre's car.

Went to an otolaryngologist today, and he told me I am most likely working on a case of Meniere's Disease (which confirms my self-diagnosis).
It has already cost me 40% of my hearing in my left ear, which he says is nerve damage and cannot be restored. He believes he can save what I've got, but I'm going to need a hearing aid for that ear in order to function normally.
That's going to take some getting used to.

I'm also going to have an MRI and a battery of allergy tests to rule out other options (like a brain tumor).

He says there are things he can do to relieve the vertigo attacks, none of which sound very appealing. But you go what you gotta do. Meanwhile, I've lost about 14 lbs since this ordeal started, so there's that.

Meniere's is a tough one. Good luck in getting things straightened out, Betty. I've got two friends who are having a really hard time with it right now.

I've been shocked at how many people have this stuff, Pam. It seems quite epidemic.

Perhaps you should quit driving and not utilize the tax payer support to help you get on your way from now on.

That was in jest mind you. I am glad you had a good experience with KPD and was only providing satire. However, it is a shame that a good fluffy story of good cops come across as slightly condescending to the "rest of us" who have had nothing but negative experiences. Indeed, a few bad apples give the crop a bad name, however in context of protection and serving the bar should be raised to the standard you wrote of.

Best to you, Betty, for a good prognosis and the speediest recovery.

I'm glad Betty had a good experience. If she were a he, not to mention if she were a person of color, she would likely have been arrested for public intoxication and driving while impaired. If she was smart and kept her mouth shut maybe she wouldn't have been beaten and charged with resisting arrest.

Yo, Mr. Tibbs.
Who told you I'm white?

Certainly not my Puerto Rican mama.

Betty, i've seen your photo a thousand times. No matter what your heritage, you look white as rice.

I recently did a DNA test on ancestry ,com. I found out I had african american ancestry in what i only thought was Irish -american roots. Can i start claiming that I've been discriminated against all my life?

Admit it. What you looked like, how you spoke and probably what kind of car you were driving probably had more to do with how you were treated. i guessing you weren't driving a '95 corolla?

i guessing you weren't driving a '95 corolla?

'94 Buick leSabre with the front end bashed in.

Five more years and you can register it as an antique.