To protect and serve. That train of thought led him naturally to the Harper verdict, and the influence he'd failed to have on the way the whole thing had come out. Despite his testimony, four out-of-control cops had not only gotten away with murder, they had basically been given a mandate to continue enforcing their random, “me good guy/ you bad guy” kind of justice. And then there'd been the riots ... Jesus.
Waiting ...
He'd tried to prevent that. He'd ignored the warnings of his fellow officers and spilled everything in court. Almost overnight he'd become a hero to the public and a pariah to his own. But he'd kept his job in spite of all the harassment, thanks to the support of a few close friends, all cops, and the watchful eye of the media—which had descended upon the Seattle Police
