not a good idea if he was going to stay as an officer.

So I'm a cop.  I'm black.  I live in Georgia.  I talk to lots of different women.  Race means nothing to me.

So, I used to date this hot girl.  I tried to keep it a secret, but eventually the truth got out.  She's not a bad girl at all.  Admittedly, she will smoke marijuana, and she does party a lot, but that's about it.  Anyway, she's white.  Even though we barely date anymore, she's still my favorite person in the whole world (even if she makes me crazy half the time). 

Being that I live in Georgia, a lot of people don't approve of interracial dating.  I could care less.  Hate me from a distance.  The problem I have is that more than a couple of them work in LAW ENFORCEMENT.  They don't bother me because I'm squeaky clean.  My closet was opened a while back.  The only thing they can find wrong with me is that I talk to a lot of different girls.  Since I'm single now, that's of no consequence to me.  Instead, they target my girlfriends.  One girl in particular has been harrased so much that she refuses to ride through certain parts of town.  Whenever she does, they pull her over and harass her.  A year ago, she was arrested and charged with marijuana possesion.  Her car was towed (and I payed $120 to get it out of impound).  Her bond fee was TRIPLED (and I paid the bondsman $400+) out of my pocket to get her out of jail.  That's all well and good except for one thing:  The chemical and microscopy test showed that what she was arrested for WASN'T EVEN MARIJUANA.  The case was dismissed, but she still has the arrest (but no conviction) on her record.  Cost me almost $600.  At the time, our relationship was supposed to be secret, so I took that loss.

Last night, she near that part of town again.  I told her that if she ever goes down there, make sure that EVERYTHING is in order.  "Don't even have an expired air freshener in your car!",  I said.  Well, they pulled her over.  They searched her car.  She was arrested.  She had 800 milligram Ibuprofen (Tylenol, essentially), in a regular Tylenol bottle.  It was "her time of the month" and she uses it for cramps.  She was charged with carrying perscription medication outside of it's original container.  I'm sure the officer felt much better with that Ibuprofen off of the streets!

She was brought to jail (where I was working on another case).  The officer calls my boss and gets her bond denied.  She has to spend the night.  They said that she can get out in the morning (which has already passed).  I've been trying to call her, but I'm not getting an answer.  I think she's still in jail (most arrestees are released after a couple of hours when they post a bond).  I'm going up there in a little while to see what happened.

I'm also quitting my job.

It takes a certain kind of person to be in law enforcement.  There are things that we see that "decent" people should never see.  There are things we know that "decent" people should never know.  And, there are things we do that "decent" people would NEVER do.  I'm tired of coming home with dirt on my hands.  I'm tired of shaking hands and putting my life in the hands of people that I don't trust OR respect.  I been thinking of quitting for a while now.  Last night was just the last straw.  F**k that job.  F**k the police.  I didn't sign up for this shit.