My little sister wants to join the police academy

Yes, folks, people still join to police force. It seems kind of crazy to me.

But I guess we need police out there. And preferably college educated ones. However, the more training you give the police squad to be analytical and critical about what's going on in the world, the more difficult it will probably be to get them to respond to orders. That said, I am still not terribly pleased about this news coming from sis, but she's young and it is likely that this will be just one of the many turns in the road for her. I mean, just this summer she wanted to take up forensic photography. Before that, she wanted to be an artist. Who knows what this summer will bring? At least she's got some interesting ideas on her plate. It could be much worse. She could want to work in Human Resources or climb up the data entry ladder.

She's already formed some pretty harsh views about jail administration, according to what she told me last time we talked. She seems to think that city planners are responsible for the unsavory internal management, sanitation, and funding condundra found at the Multnomah County lock up. I tried to convince her otherwise, but she is sort of at an age where she doesn't care what I say. And this despite the fact that I am a student of city planning.

I should send her the series of Police Academy movies. I am quite certain she hasn't seen them. Maybe Steve Gutenberg's tragic performance will cast doubt on this whole scheme.