3 minutes ago - PDF READ Beat Cop,Chicago Blue: Recollections of a Street Grunt Book One | Hollywood makes police work look inspiring and noble News stations heavily edit stories of crime to avoid overly upsetting viewers Courtrooms are full of spun tales that are little better than lies Only the beat cop really knows the gritty truth of dealing with the worst humanity has to offerBeat Cop presents the stories beat cops tell each other an oral history of experiences passed down to rookies in police departments across the nation Each of these tales is true and reveals a harsh world few outside the beat cops world understand Ben Celano, himself a twentytwoyear veteran of the Chicago streets, presents his fellow officers most harrowing and memorable tales Their recollections are not for the weak of heart: these are tales of druggedout lunatics, homicides, shootings, rapes, and bitterly violent domestic disputes These are the streets, as seen from the point of view of the beat cop Some may respond to these stories with outrage or shock, but such responses don't make the