It must be cool having a cop for a dad. You get to hear his war stories, bring his gun to show-and-tell, and be the first to hear incredibly dirty jokes.
But the best part is that you get the inside scoop on all the dark, private lives of your neighbors – whose dad is a wife beater, which teacher got hit with a DUI, or how many marijuana plants the “retired” dude down the street is growing to “soothe his arthritis.” …
This article appears in Apr 23-29, 2008.