Coming from the Boston Globe, I have no idea if there is any truth to this story or not, but this I can tell you in all honesty. More and more police departments are hiring men and women with unsavory past.
Could it be that more and more Americans have an unsavory past?
One thing that caught my eye about this story is the tale of my friend's little brother. Growing up, he wasn't exactly what one would call a model young man. Several run-ins with authority, he finally ended up in a youth center. Fell down some steps and ended up in the hospital for quite a while with a closed-head injury.
When he got out of the hospital, he went to live with his momn's ex-boyfriend. Quit school, got busted for MJ, spent 90 days. Got out, bounced around a few jobs. Last year, him and his gf had a baby boy.
He went in the Army about 3 months ago. Not sure if he is -in- Germany, or on his way. He doesn't communicate with family too much - his brother is holding a grudge about how his mom was treated.
I'm hoping he has dropped his whole "anti-authoritarian" schtick (I like the kid and want him to succeed). If anybody can squeeze the uppity out of a young man, the military can do it!