January 27, 2006
Overheard at Starbucks
"Is there a fraternal organization, a club, for cops who shot people? ...in the blink of an eye...in the line of duty...it was him or me...taking-out the trash?"
---"In almost every state but in most of these organizations only cops with union-recognized kills can preside as lodge officers."
"A club within a club."
---"Some cities have two lodges, one exclusively for minority shooters. ...There're other clubs, not always affiliated, for cops who shot wives, girl-friends, relatives."
"Are cops who're responsible for, or involved in, accidental or friendly-fire shootings barred from membership?"
---"It depends."