I'm white. My adoptive parents are Black.
They didn't save me โ they raised me right.
My birth parents were gone early, and I entered foster care young. Moves happened fast, so l learned not to expect much. Stability wasn't part of the plan.
Then Marcus and Denise adopted me from a hard neighborhood.
Marcus became Dad โ clear, fair, consistent.
Denise became Mom - steady, precise, unmovable in the ways that mattered.
The rules were simple. Dinner happened every night. Mistakes came with consequences, not abandonment.
Growing up that way rewired me. Order started to matter. Showing up mattered. Doing the right thing without needing praise stayed with me.
Twenty-five years later, I chose to become a police officer. Not for power โ but to protect structure and fairness the same way Marcus and Denise protected me.
That choice didn't come from nowhere.
It grew from a small home, steady rules, and parents who stayed ๐
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@Bubblebathgirl@CollinRugg Have the names of the involved officers been released? Hope theyโve been placed on admin leave and ordered to take some anger management courses, or โhow not to let your overblown ego make KY cops look like stupid rednecks.โ
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