TIMBITS USED IN DRIVE BY
Topic: June 27, 2007
"Car 54, where are you?"
"We're 10-7. I'm debriefing the kid."
"10-4, 54."
"You okay kid?"
"Uh sure, Sarge, I'm okay..."
"Listen kid, you're new to the streets. Something like this will either break you or make you as a cop. You understand?"
"Sure Sarge, sure."
"I mean it kid. It's crap like this that shakes your faith in the thin blue line."
"I'm trying Sarge, but since I graduated from The Academy, it's been a string of disappointments. It's always something."
"For instance?"
"How was I supposed to know you don't field test coke by dipping your finger in it and tasting it?"
"I could have warned you, but the way you learned, you'll remember it forever."
"But I looked stupid."
"We've all been there kid. You got to tough it out."
"Hey, I've seen bad things, car accidents, homicides, domestics, you name it. But why don't they teach you about something like this in The Academy."
"Sometimes they can only teach you to expect the unexpected. You got to turn off your emotions or it'll eat you up inside."
"This doesn't bother you? It's such a waste!"
"Try not to dwell on it, and yes, it bothers me."
"Sarge?"
"Ya?"
"I was thinking... do you think they recovered all those Timbits from the scene?"
"Maybe not..."
"If we hurry over there, maybe we can get to them before the K-9 unit shows up."
"Kid I think you're going to be okay. I can taste them already. Let's roll."