Breaking Rank (75 page)

Be docile.
There's no immediate danger of the meek inheriting the earth—quite to the contrary. Passive or
overly polite
people get steamrolled every time they attempt to effect changes in policy. You don't have to be obnoxious about it, but be assertive, stand your ground. Do not relinquish your rights as an American.

Give up.
Journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone, that marvelous warrior for social justice, wrote:

            
The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to win an important major fight 100 years hence, a lot of other people have got to be willing—for the sheer fun and joy of it—to go right ahead and fight, knowing you're going to lose. You mustn't feel like a martyr. You've got to enjoy it.

However much one enjoys being a cop or a police chief—and I loved my three and a half decades in police work—there are moments of unspeakable horror. And sadness. I've seen raped and murdered children, bloodied spouses, the maggot-infested bodies of society's “throwaways.” I've participated in, witnessed, and later punished brutal, racist, or corrupt police behavior. I've attended far too many cops' funerals, choking on the lump in my throat as the “last call” for a fallen officer is broadcast live over the police radio. Labor of love or not, there are times when being a cop just leaves you sick at heart.

But through it all, there is this: There's no other job with greater potential for making a difference in the lives of one's fellow citizens. Police officers stop people from hurting other people. They render assistance when individuals and communities are most in need of it. They save lives.

As I used to tell my officers, misery is optional. If you're able to keep a sense of humor, to rejoice in the humanity of policing and even police politics, you can have a ball being a cop. I know I did.

*
Murton's book, coauthored with Joe Hyams,
Accomplices to the Crime
(1969), became the basis for the 1980 film
Brubaker
, starring Robert Redford.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With endless gratitude to my exceptional Nation Books editor, Ruth Baldwin who, with Carl Bromley, Jerry Gross, Meg Lemke, Sherri Schultz, and my agent, Elizabeth Wales, offered up sound advice, a keen eye, and uncommon patience at every step.

And to Sarah Buel, Adrienne Casey, Steve Casey, Anita Castle, Dr. David Corey, Don Drozd, Jack Mullen, Anne O'Dell, Ann Rule, and Paula Russell whose wisdom and insights added so much to my understanding of their specialties.

And to esteemed SDPD and SPD colleagues who taught me, and often fought me. In
San Diego
: Rulette Armstead, A.D. Brown, Bob Burgreen, Don Davis, Bill Kolender, Ken O'Brien, and Mike Rice. In
Seattle:
Harry Bailey, Janice Corbin, Robin Clark, Jim Deschane, Harv Ferguson, Ed Joiner, Clark Kimerer, Nick Metz, Debbie Nelson, and Lisa Ross.

And to civic, academic, and community leaders who've inspired me and held my feet to the fire for years. In
San Diego
: Rev. Robert Ard, Irma Castro, Dr. Dennis Doyle, Bonnie Dumanis, Jon Dunchack, Scott Fulkerson, Murray Galinson, Maria Garcia, Dr. Stu Gilbreath, Dr. Tom Gitchoff, Dr. Kenji Ima, Ernie McCray, Jack McGrory, Helen McKenna, Sherry Silver, George Mitrovich, Dr. Joyce Ross, Dr. Rick Ross, Dr. Janet Sherman, Andrea Skorepa and Rev. George Walker Smith. In
Seattle:
Aileen Balahadia, Debbie Barnes, Guadalupe Barnes, Robin Boehler, Connie Bown, David Bown, Bert Caoili, Terrence Carroll, Rev. Ellis Casson, Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Dr. Roy Farrell, Dr. Camilo de Guzman, Rebecca Hale, Sheila Hargesheimer, Alma Kern, Anne Levinson, Jan Levy, Dr. Hubert Locke, Lonnie Lusardo, Dr. Sandra Madrid, Roberto Maestes, Dorothy Mann, John Morefield, Mark Murray, Todd Nelson, Vanna Novak, Judy Osborne, Margaret Pageler, Kate Pflaumer, Norm Rice, Deborah Terry-Hays, Richard Wildermuth, Mark Sidran, Harriett Walden, and Jo Ellen Warner.

And to cherished pals who've stuck by me through good times and bad, whose professional expertise, personal mastery, and dedication to social justice is evident in all they do: Lisa Belsky, Joe Brann, Bill Geller, and Nancy McPherson.

INDEX

Allen, Dennis,
189–90

Anderson, Edward,
224–25
,
235–38

Armstrong, John Eric,
40

Baldwin, Lola,
113

Belsky, Lisa,
375

Benes, Michael,
122

Bennett, Bud,
207
,
209–11

Blankenship, Betty,
110

Borchers, Connie,
114

Brame, David,
1–16
,
18
,
122
,
251

Bratton, William J.,
285–97

Brown, A. D. “Brownie,”
138

Brown, Rob,
223–24

Brown, Willie,
306–8

Buel, Sarah,
17–18

Burgreen, Bob,
41–45
,
162–65
,
191–92
,
197
,
228
,
314

Burns, James MacGregor,
385–86

Bush, George W.,
24
,
59–60

Cameron, Don,
322

Carberry, Joseph Alan “Joey,”
262–66
,
271

Carberry, Joseph Anthony,
262–66

Carmona, Richard,
152–53

Chessman, Caryl,
56–57

Chouinard, Gene,
365

Churchill, Winston,
110

Cinco, Joselito,
53
,
62
,
196

Clinton, Bill,
23–24
,
60
,
71
,
75
,
332–33

Cochran, Johnnie,
96–97

Coffal, Elizabeth,
110

Colburn, James,
54–55

Coleman, Tom,
26–27

Conlon, Edward,
198

Coolidge, Calvin,
248
,
249

Cora, Joey,
21

Corey, David,
176

Curtis, Edwin U.,
247

Davidson, Alaska P.,
113

Davis, A. B.,
xii

Davis, Angela,
204
,
208–9
,
214

Davis, Jack,
26

Davis, Sonny,
322
,
324

Diallo, Amadou,
91–92

Dixon, Don,
42
,
48–49

Doran, Tommy,
373–76

Douglass, Frederick,
395

Duckstein, Jessie B.,
113

Dukakis, Michael,
60–61

Dumanis, Bonnie,
44–45
,
49

Ebeltoft, Ron,
189

Edwards, Bill,
224–25
,
235–38

Edwards, Melanie and Carl,
17
,
18

Esobedo, Danny,
65

Esteban, Joan,
71

Falk, Winfield,
218

Farrar, Mike,
258
,
259

Fernandez, Melissa,
72

Foley, Tom,
71–72
,
74

Frantz, Pat,
251

Gates, Daryl,
36–37
,
192
,
379–80

Geller, Bill,
375

Gentile, Donne,
46–47
,
48–49

Gideon, Clarence Earl,
65

Giuliani, Rudolph,
276
,
285–94
,
302–4

Gleason, Tag,
375

Goldstein, Lee,
55

Goldwater, Barry,
vii

Gonzales, Alberto R.,
60

Graham, Gary,
60

Graham, John,
313

Grote, Richard C.,
227–28

Hartless, Jerry,
237

Hawkins, Robbie,
368–70

Heatherington, Harry Paul,
121
,
124

Helmick, Jay,
87
,
202–4

Hoobler, Ray,
105
,
109–11
,
115
,
138
,
210
,
356–58
,
363
,
371

Hoover, J. Edgar,
113

Houston, Lenore,
113

Hunt, Ted,
258
,
259

Jacobs, Donovan,
188–89

Jauregui, Bob,
267

Johnson, Kirk,
189

Joiner, Ed,
332
,
337–38
,
343

Jones, Brian Maurice,
49

Kalish, David,
123

Kelly, Dave,
262

Kennedy, John,
144

Kerik, Bernard,
303

Kerlikowske, Gil,
302

Khamisa, Tariq and Azim,
56

Kime, Kristopher,
302

King, Rodney,
105
,
240

Knott, Cara,
122
,
127

Knox, Kathryn,
18
,
19

Kolender, Bill,
42–43
,
47–48
,
49
,
100
,
103–8
,
180
,
191
,
197–98
,
314
,
372

Kristof, Nicholas,
74
,
75

Krosch, Cal,
234–35

Lamond, Larry,
312

Larsson, Stig,
40

Le, Phuong,
376–77

Liptak, Adam,
26

Lloyd, Eddie Joe,
54

Lowe, Wilburt,
67

Maloney, Dennis,
379

Maple, Jack,
296

Mapp, Dollree,
64–65

Marcuse, Herbert,
203–4

Markove, Dawna,
388–89

McGrory, Jack,
197
,
372–73

McKinney, Samuel B.,
236–38

McPherson, Nancy,
372
,
377

Meese, Ed,
164

Mehan, Mike,
375

Merino, Chuck,
313

Michaels, Brian,
42–44

Miller, Ed,
41–42
,
47–48

Miranda, Ernesto,
65–66

Mullen, Jack,
140
,
266

Murphy, Jon,
169–70

Murton, Tom,
392–93

Nadelmann, Ethan,
32–33

Niemöller, Martin,
314

Nixon, Richard,
23
,
27

Noland, Jane,
301

O'Brien, Ken,
202–6
,
210–12
,
261–67
,
269

Ochoa, Craig,
122

Osborne, Judy,
317–18

Owens, Mary,
112

Paymar, Michael,
5
,
8

Pearson, Jack,
94–95

Peel, Sir Robert,
359–60

Penn, Sagon,
188

Pernicano, Frank,
77–81

Petchel, Mike,
258
,
259

Pickton, Robert William,
40