“Jim once told me that he couldn’t...
“Jim once told me that he couldn’t believe he was actually paid to do police work.”
--Los Angeles Police Officer Dave Porras, speaking at the funeral of fellow rookie officer James Beyea, killed while trying to arrest a burglary suspect.
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