A foot-beat assignment is the quintessential best and worst job in my business.
You make hundreds of contacts that help you, amuse you, and make your life productive and fun.
However, the downside is, you get to arrest the same 87 drunks, idiots, and petty criminals over and over, every day, every night, rain or shine.
Going to the “Chapel”
One afternoon, my partner Mark and I got called into the “Chapel” at Mission Station to see the senior lieutenant.
It was known as the Chapel, because while you were standing inside, you’d always be praying silently under your breath, not knowing if you had screwed up big time, were getting a no-win assignment, or were being tasked to “run an errand” for the District Command Staff.